Synthomer PLC Holding(s) in Company (9403A)

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RNS Number : 9403A

Synthomer PLC

01 October 2015

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1: Identity of the issuer          Synthomer 
  or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached: 
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 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     no 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with         no 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights       no 
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 Other (please                                          no 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)            Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the notification          (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  obligation:                          Company) -8.891% comprised 
                                       of: 
                                       Standard Life Investments 
                                       Limited - 8.86% 
                                       Ignis Investment Services 
                                       Limited - 0.031% 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)        Vidacos NomineesHSBC 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction           28/09/2015 
  (and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached): 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:    29/09/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                 9% 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of share If           GB0009887422 
  possible use ISIN code 
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 Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares                 Number of voting rights 
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 30,596,643                       30,596,643 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares    Number of voting rights      Percentage of 
                                                  voting rights 
-----------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
                      Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 30,220,892         17,151,568    13,069,324    5.046    3.845 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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   Type of     Expiration    Exercise/         No. of voting       Percentage 
  financial       date       conversion         rights that         of voting 
  instrument                 period/date      may be acquired        rights 
                                                  (if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                            exercised/converted) 
------------  -----------  -------------  ----------------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
 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     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    voting        rights 
                                              period        rights 
                                                            instrument 
                                                            refers 
                                                            to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                         Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
 30,220,892                8.891 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  Company) -8.891% comprised of: 
  Standard Life Investments Limited - 8.86% 
  Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.031% 
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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:              Richard Atkinson 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                       01279 775 210 
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