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: ( No
)
 

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

 
Other (please specify): ( No)
 

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

 
Governance for Owners LLP
 

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

 
Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 1  3,216,643

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 2  1,850,226

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 3  2,615,474

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 4  3,319,408

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 5  125,632



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

3 September 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 September 2009
 

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

4%
 

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          
                                                                      
Ordinary                                                              
                                                                      
GB00B3WK5475                              8,520,436          3,082%   
                                                                      

 

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     Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                                     
Ordinary                                                                             
                                                                                     
GB00B3WK5475                          11,127,383  11,127,383          4.026          
                                                                                     

 

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           
                                        
11,127,383             4.026            
                                        
 

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

 

See Section 4

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:
 

See Section 3
 

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