Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3 (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. (2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. (3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. (4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters. 1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R; (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6 R(1), or; (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies act (2006) Cookson Group plc (i) and (ii) 3. Name of person discharging 4. State whether notification relates managerial responsibilities/ to a person connected with a director person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person Jeffrey Lindsay Hewitt In respect of Director named in 3, Jeffrey Lindsay Hewitt 5. Indicate whether the 6. Description of shares (including notification is in respect of a class), debentures or derivatives holding of the person referred or financial instruments relating to in 3 or 4 above or in respect to shares of a non-beneficial interest In respect of Director named in Ordinary £1 Shares 3, Jeffrey Lindsay Hewitt 7. Name of registered shareholders 8 State the nature of the (s) and, if more than one, the transaction number of shares held by each of them Barclayshare Nominees Limited Reinvestment of Dividend 9. Number of shares, debentures or 10. Percentage of issued class financial instruments relating acquired (treasury shares of that to shares acquired class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 237 Ordinary £1 Shares Less than 0.0001% 11. Number of shares, debentures or 12. Percentage of issued class financial instruments relating disposed (treasury shares of that to shares disposed class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A N/A 13. Price per share or value of 14. Date and place of transaction transaction 685.88p 7 June 2011, London 15. Total holding following 16. Date issuer informed of notification and total transaction percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 14,512 Ordinary £1 Shares, 7 June 2011 0.005% If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes 17 Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 19. Total amount paid (if any) for 20. Description of shares or grant of the option debentures involved (class and number) 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time 22. Total number of shares or of grant) or indication that debentures over which options price is to be fixed at the time held following notification of exercise 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Rachel Fell, Deputy Secretary, Cookson Group plc, 020 7822 0000 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification Rachel Fell, Deputy Secretary, Cookson Group plc __________________________________________________________ Date of notification 8 June 2011

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