Holding(s) in Company

Synthomer PLC

10 October 2023

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BNTVWJ75

Issuer Name

SYNTHOMER PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad

City of registered office (if applicable)

Ipoh

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Malaysia

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad	Ipoh	Malaysia
KL-Kepong International Ltd.	Grand Cayman	Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

10-Oct-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

10-Oct-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	27.001871	0.000000	27.001871	6,309,474
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	26.252126	0.000000	26.252126

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0009887422	6,309,474	0	27.001871	0.000000
Sub Total 8.A	6,309,474		27.001871%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad	Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad	5.429288	0.000000	5.429288%
KL-Kepong International Ltd.	Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad	21.572583	0.000000	21.572583

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Percentages have been calculated based on the Issuer's ordinary share capital of 23,366,803 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each (excluding any nil paid shares) as per its announcement of 26 September 2023, and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Issuer attributable to such Ordinary Shares, of 23,366,803.

In addition to the ordinary shares described in section 7 and 8, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad's group holds 37,676,844 Nil paid rights relating to ordinary shares in the Issuer.

12. Date of Completion

10-Oct-2023

13. Place Of Completion

Malaysia

 

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