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  968,073

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 2  2,227,440

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 3  3,413,011

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 4  4,295,170

 

Governance for Owners European Focus Fund 5  165,170

 

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

24 August 2010

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 August 2010

 

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                            10,918,864        10,918,864  
                                                                      

 

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                          11,068,864  11,068,864          4.00           
                                                                                     

 

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           
                                        
11,068,864             4.00             
                                        

 

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