18th Apr 2008 14:34
Croda International PLC18 April 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Croda International Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 15 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transactionpossible use ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rightsGB0002335270 6,232,850 6,232,850ORD GBP 0.10 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares Number of Number of voting rights % of votingif possible use ISIN shares rightsCODE Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0002335270 1,080,415 1,080,415 5,856,452 0.79 4.30ORD GBP 0.10 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 6,936,867 5.09% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Name of the Company / Fund Number of % of issued share Shares capital AXA Ireland Pension Fund 1,491 0.00109Indirect AXA Sun Life plc (formerly Axa Equity & Law Life 170,548 0.12523Assurance Society plc)Direct AXA Rosenberg 121,152 0.08896Direct AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund 15,000 0.01101Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund 2,000 0.00147Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities 175,000 0.12849FundIndirect PPP Healthcare Group plc 14,349 0.01054Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 10,000 0.00734Direct Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 104,384 0.07664Direct AXA Rosenberg 92,046 0.06759Direct AXA Insurance UK 56,219 0.04128Direct AXA Rosenberg 5,521,767 4.05439Indirect Sun Life Pensions Management 61,659 0.04527Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity 15,000 0.01101Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share 20,058 0.01473TrackerDirect Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity 115,000 0.08444Direct Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share 122,095 0.08965TrackerDirect AXA Winterthur 35,475 0.02605Direct Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 94,285 0.06923Direct Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 48,145 0.03535Direct AXA Framlington EDF Energy Group 141,194 0.10367Indirect Total Direct 1,080,415 0.79330 Total Indirect 5,856,452 4.30013 TOTAL 6,936,867 5.09343 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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 sharesheld in treasury: 136,192,380 14. Contact name: Louise Scott 15. Contact telephone number: 01405 860551 End This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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