Pre-close Trading Statement

Yule Catto & Co PLC 14 December 2007 Yule Catto & Co. plc Pre-Close Trading Statement Yule Catto is an international producer of speciality chemicals, supplied to global customers for use in a wide range of industries including pharmaceuticals, FMCG, paints and adhesives Trading conditions for the Group in the second half of the year have been similar to those indicated in the Interim Statement, with results anticipated to be in line with market expectations. Within Polymer Chemicals, steady volume growth and corrective actions to mitigate difficult raw material conditions will deliver a satisfactory improvement in overall profit. As previously advised, second half sales within our Pharma business have been impacted by order phasing, resulting in second half profitability being below that achieved in the first half. Impact Chemicals' trading has been similar to that achieved in the first half of the year. Preliminary results for the 12 months to 31 December 2007 will be released on 12 March 2008. 14 December 2007 ENQUIRIES: YULE CATTO Tel: 01279 442791 Adrian Whitfield, Chief Executive COLLEGE HILL Tel: 020 7457 2020 Gareth David This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange