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):

17 September 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 September 2009

 

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

Indirect holdings crossed 5%

 

8. Notified details:

……………..

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
if possible using the                                                 
ISIN CODE                                                             
                                                                      
                      Number of shares       Number of voting Rights  
                                                                      
                                                                      
B3WK547               14,660,554               14,660,554             
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares  Number of shares   Number of voting rights     % of voting rights  
if possible using the                                                                    
ISIN CODE                                                                                
                                                                                         
                      Direct             Direct     Indirect         Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
B3WK547               1,895,164          1,895,164  14,459,527       0.69      5.23      
                                                                                         

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

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

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting     % of voting rights 
rights                                  
                                        
                                        
16,354,691           5.92%              
                                        

 

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

 

 Name of the Company /       Number of Shares        % of Issued Share    
          Fund                                            Capital         
                                                                          
Alliance Capital         1,332,647                0.48216                 
Management                                                                
                                                                          
Direct                                                                    
                                                                          
AXA                      544,298                  0.19693                 
                                                                          
Direct                                                                    
                                                                          
AXA Financial, Inc       11,105,701               4.01813                 
                                                                          
Indirect                                                                  
                                                                          
AXA France               3,168,686                1.14645                 
                                                                          
Indirect                                                                  
                                                                          
AXA IM UK                18,219                   0.00659177              
                                                                          
Direct                                                                    
                                                                          
AXA IM UK                182,500                  0.066029864             
                                                                          
Indirect                                                                  
                                                                          
AXA Rosenberg            2,640                    0.000955172             
                                                                          
Indirect                                                                  
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
            Total Direct        1,895,164                 0.68568         
                                                                          
          Total Indirect        14,459,527                5.23156         
                                                                          
                   TOTAL        16,354,691                5.91725         
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          

 

 

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