Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

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

COOKSON GROUP PLC

 

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (   
)

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

 

Other (please specify) (    )

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A. (25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris) and its group of companies

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

18 DECEMBER 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

     19 DECEMBER 2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%

 

8. Notified details:

……………..

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares if possible         Situation previous to the    
using the ISIN CODE                       Triggering transaction      
                                                                      
                                     Number of     Number of voting   
                                     shares        Rights             
                                                                      
                                                                      
BO7V4P8                              7,290,639     7,290,639          
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if possible     Number of   Number of voting     % of voting    
using the ISIN CODE                  shares      rights               rights         
                                                                                     
                                     Direct      Direct    Indirect   Direct Indirect
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
BO7V4P8                              1,311,048   1,311,048 12,673,205 0.62   5.97    
                                                                                     

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may be   % of    
financial    Date       Conversion     acquired if the instrument is         voting  
instrument              Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.                 rights  
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                      N/A                                            
                                                                                     

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting       % of voting      
rights                 rights           
                                        
                                        
13,984,253             6.58             
                                        

 

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

 

      Name of Company / Fund         Number of  % of issues share    Direct /  
                                      Shares         capital         Indirect  
                                                                               
AXA Ireland Pension Fund            2,400       0.00113            Indirect    
                                                                               
AXA Rosenberg                       222,791     0.10499            Direct      
                                                                               
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global    19,652      0.00926            Indirect    
Growth Fund                                                                    
                                                                               
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK        275,000     0.12959            Indirect    
Opportunities Fund                                                             
                                                                               
AXA Rosenberg                       170,588     0.08039            Direct      
                                                                               
AXA Colonia Konzern                 5,600       0.00264            Direct      
                                                                               
AXA France                          6,695,157   3.15508            Indirect    
                                                                               
AXA Rosenberg                       5,539,296   2.61038            Indirect    
                                                                               
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    12,573      0.00592            Direct      
                                                                               
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    4,500       0.00212            Direct      
                                                                               
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FSE All 35,462      0.01671            Direct      
Share Tracker                                                                  
                                                                               
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FSE All 171,438     0.08079            Direct      
Share Tracker                                                                  
                                                                               
Framlington onshore private clients 21,700      0.01023            Indirect    
                                                                               
AXA Winterthur                      490,775     0.23128            Direct      
                                                                               
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive   126,225     0.05948            Direct      
                                                                               
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive   71,096      0.03350            Direct      
                                                                               
AXA Framlington EDF Energy Group    120,000     0.05655            Indirect    
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                       Total Direct 1,311,048   0.61783                        
                                                                               
                     Total Indirect 12,673,205  5.97222                        
                                                                               
                              TOTAL 13,984,253  6.59004                        
                                                                               

 

 

 

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:

RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+  44 (0)20 7822 0000