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NUFARM LIMITED M&A Activity 2010

Apr 8, 2010

65453_rns_2010-04-08_f7ba4d05-25c3-4405-9910-214bfb7e5724.pdf

M&A Activity

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9 April 2010

Companies Announcement Office Australian Securities Exchange Limited Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

Dear Sirs

NUFARM LIMITED - NOTICE IN RELATION TO ACCEPTANCE FORMS RECEIVED UNDER TENDER OFFER

We refer to the tender offer (the Tender Offer) by Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (Sumitomo) to acquire up to 20% of the total issued shares in Nufarm Limited (Nufarm).

Set out below is a summary of the total number of acceptances received from Nufarm shareholders under the Tender Offer and the total number of Nufarm shares in which Sumitomo and its associates have a relevant interest. Due to the terms of the Tender Offer, in particular, the maximum purchase condition and the scale back condition (referred to in sections 3.2(d) and 3.3 of the offer document in relation to the Tender Offer), Sumitomo will not acquire more than 20% of the issued shares in Nufarm. It should also be noted that pursuant to relief granted to Sumitomo by ASIC on 2 March 2010, Sumitomo's relevant interest in Nufarm, as a result of acceptances received under the Tender Offer, will not exceed 20%.

ing a shekara ta 1970 Number of Nufarm
Shares*
Percentage of all
Nutam Shares *
Total acceptances received by Sumitomo
where Nufarm shareholders have elected to
accept in respect of more than 20% of their
individual shareholding in Nufarm
65,018,216 ordinary
shares
29.81%
Total acceptances received by Sumitomo
under the Offer
108,643,559 ordinary
shares
49.81%
Total Nufarm shares in which Sumitomo and
its associates have a relevant interest
43,625,343 $20.00^{1}$ %

Yours faithfully

As attorney for Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited

SYI-29345v8

<sup>1 Pursuant to relief granted to Sumitomo by ASIC on 2 March 2010, Sumitomo's relevant interest in Nufarm, as a result of acceptances received under the Tender Offer, will not exceed 20%.