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- Disclosure of holdings following the
acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, of HBOS plc. This notification
supersedes any notifications previously issued by Lloyds TSB Group plc and/or
HBOS plc. )

 

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):

16 JANUARY 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 JANUARY 2009

 

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

Direct / Indirect 5%

 

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             
                                                                      
                                                                      
Ordinary Shares                                     N/A               
                                                                      
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
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
Ordinary Shares                       3,648,212   3,648,212 8,347,285 1.716  3.926   
                                                                                     
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           
                                        
                                        
11,995,497             5.642            
                                        

 

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

4,915,025 shares (2.312%) 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).

 

6,919,480 shares (3.254%) 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