TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Synthomer PLC |
2: Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
yes |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
no |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
no |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
no |
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Other (please specify): |
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no |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Standard Life Investments Ltd |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Vidacos Nominees |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): |
12/02/2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
13/02/2014 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
13% |
8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code
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GB0009887422
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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44,264,813
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44,264,813
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of
voting rights |
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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44,162,410
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16,813,748
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27,348,662
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4.947%
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8.047%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/ conversion period/date
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No. of voting rights that may be acquired
(if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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44,162,410 |
12.996% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Richard Atkinson |
15. Contact telephone number:
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+44 (0)1279 459512 |