Dexter PCB Materials Business Acquired

Cookson Group PLC
22 November 1999


COOKSON ACQUIRES DEXTER PCB MATERIALS BUSINESS

Cookson Group plc ('Cookson'), the international materials technology group,
announces that it has now completed the acquisition of the printed circuit
board materials business of Dexter Corporation for a cash consideration of
US$33 million (£20.3 million), terms of which were previously announced on 22
October.

For further information, please contact :

Stephen Howard
Group Chief Executive
Cookson Group plc
London WC2N 6HJ
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Dennis Millard
Group Finance Director
Cookson Group plc
London WC2N 6HJ
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Ray Sharpe
Chief Executive Officer
Cookson Electronics
Foxborough, MA 02035
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