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

GB00B07V4P80

 

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

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( No)

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (  No
  )

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (  No  )

 

Other (please specify): ( Yes: amendment to disclosure submitted on 27 February
2009 )

 

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

UBS Investment Bank

 

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

UBS AG London Branch

 

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

25 FEBRUARY 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 FEBRUARY 2009

 

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

BELOW NOTIFIABLE THRESHOLD

 

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             
                                                                      
                                                                      
GB00B07V4P80                            Below notifiable threshold    
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if   Number of     Number of voting       % of voting rights    
possible using the ISIN   shares        rights                                       
CODE                                                                                 
                                                                                     
                          Direct        Direct        Indirect Direct        Indirect
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
GB00B07V4P80              Below         Below                  Below                 
                          notifiable    notifiable             notifiable            
                          threshold     threshold              threshold             
                                                                                     

 

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           
                                        
                                        
       Below notifiable threshold       
                                        

 

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:

N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

N/A

 

14. Contact name:

RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+  44 (0) 20 7822 0000