TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
Croda International Plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
P |
|
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
|
|
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
|
|
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
|
|
Other (please specify): |
|
|
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
MFS Investment Management |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv |
MFS invest in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
20 January 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
21 January 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
5.00% |
8. Notified details: |
|||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
|||||||
Class/type of
|
Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|||||
Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
|||
Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
|||
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
GB0002335270
|
6,780,428 |
6,780,428 |
|
|
6,825,511 |
|
5.0268% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
||||
Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
|
% of voting |
|
|
|
|
|
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
||||||
Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights xix, xx
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nominal |
Delta
|
|
|
Total (A+B+C) |
|
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
6,825,511 |
5.0268% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
||
|
|
|
Entity |
Holding |
Percentage Held |
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd. |
89,194 |
0.0657% |
MFS Investment Management |
3,451,789 |
2.5422% |
MFS Heritage Trust Company |
561,103 |
0.4132% |
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. |
878,334 |
0.6469% |
MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
133,019 |
0.0980% |
MFS International (U.K.) Limited |
1,599,172 |
1.1777% |
MFS International Management K.K. |
112,900 |
0.0831% |
|
|
|
Notifiable Interest |
6,825,511 |
5.0268% |
Proxy Voting: |
|
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
13. Additional information: |
Number of Croda International Plc ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury: 135,781,788
|
14. Contact name: |
Tom Brophy |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01405 860551 |