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: (      )

 

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): ( Yes, increase following Rights Issue)

 

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

Lloyds Banking Group plc

 

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

See Section 9

 

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

10 MARCH 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 MARCH 2009

 

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

Increase to above 9%

 

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 shares Number of voting 
                                                     Rights           
                                                                      
                                                                      
Ord 10p                                 17,423,264        17,423,264  
                                                                      
GB00B07V4P80                                                          
                                                                      

 

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
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
Ord 10p                            46,494,232  46,494,232 213,503,795 1.68   7.72    
                                                                                     
GB00B07V4P80                                                                         
                                                                                     

 

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           
                                        
                                        
259,998,027            9.40             
                                        

 

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

167,768,901 shares (6.07%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are
under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect
Interests).

 

90,981,000 shares (3.29%) are under the control of Insight Investment
Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment
Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment
Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

 

 

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