Synthomer PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

May 17, 2013

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RNS Number : 0481F

Synthomer PLC

17 May 2013

TR-1:          Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

2:    Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		no
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		no
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		no
Other (please specify):		no

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                          obligation:	Standard Life Investments Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold        is crossed or reached):	16/05/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	17/05/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	12%

8:    Notified Details
## A:   Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share            If possible use ISIN code		GB0009887422
### Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights
40,462,007		40,462,007
### Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
40,862,007	14,223,083	26,638,924	4.185%	7.838 %

## B:   Qualifying Financial Instruments
### Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
### Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
40,862,007	12.022%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Richard Atkinson
15. Contact telephone number:	01279 459512

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