10th Aug 2006 16:11
Croda International PLC10 August 2006 Croda International Plc Posting of Shareholder Circular Proposed Acquisition of Uniqema from ICI The Board of Croda International Plc ("Croda") announced on 29 June 2006that it had reached an agreement to acquire Uniqema, a division of ImperialChemical Industries Plc, for a total consideration of £410m on a cash anddebt free basis (the "Acquisition"). A Circular containing further information on the Acquisition has beenposted to shareholders today. Copies of this Circular have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority andwill be available shortly for inspection by the public at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at: FinancialServices Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS(Tel: 020 7066 1000) during normal business hours on any weekday(Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) until the Acquisitioncompletes. Approval for the Acquisition and the exceeding of the current borrowing limit inCroda's articles of association is being sought through a resolution at anextraordinary general meeting to be held at 2.00 p.m. on 29 August 2006 at theoffices of Croda at Cowick Hall, Snaith, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9AA. For further information, please contact: Croda International Plc Tel: +44 1405 860 551 Mike HumphreySean Christie Merrill Lynch Tel: +44 207 628 1000 Lars IngemarssonKen McLarenSimon Fraser (Corporate broking)Andrew Fairclough (Corporate broking) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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