RNS Number : 8381L
Croda International PLC
09 July 2014
 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Croda International Plc

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

P

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

 


 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

MFS Investment Management.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv

MFS invest in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

7 July 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 July 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

Holding has gone below 5% to 4.98%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares of 10p each

 

GB0002335270

 

6,928,937

6,928,937



            6,757,958


4.98%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion
Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights






 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion
period xviii

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,757,958

4.98%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

Entity Holding Percentage Held

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd. 93,052 0.0685%

MFS Investment Management 3,883,459 2.8601%

MFS Heritage Trust Company 511,430 0.3767%

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. 719,663 0.5300

MFS International Ltd. 133,383 0.0982%

MFS International (U.K.) Limited 1,311,451 0.9659

MFS International Management K.K. 105,520 0.0777%

 

Notifiable Interest 6,757,958 4.9771%

 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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 shares held in treasury:  135,781,788

 

14. Contact name:

 Tom Brophy

15. Contact telephone number:

 01405 860551

 

 

 


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