European Commission investigation

RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 7531Q

Synthomer PLC

08 June 2018

8^th June 2018 This statement contains insider information

Synthomer plc

European Commission investigation

Synthomer plc ('Synthomer or 'the Company') announces that the European Commission ('the Commission') has recently initiated an investigation into practices relating to the purchase of Styrene monomer by companies operating in the European Economic Area.

Accordingly, Synthomer has been included in this investigation. As part of the process, the Commission has visited Synthomer's London office this week.

The Company takes competition laws very seriously and will continue to fully cooperate with the Commission throughout its investigation.

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Enquiries:

Tim Hughes, Synthomer plc +44 7764 859 147

Charles Armitstead, Teneo +44 7703 330 269

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RNS metadata

Title: European Commission investigation
Time: 08:00:05
Date: 8 Jun 2018
Category: Miscellaneous
ID: 7531Q