Holding(s) in Company

Cookson Group PLC
18 February 2002



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

COOKSON GROUP PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

CLERICAL MEDICAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

AS ABOVE

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CMIG2304 - 3,895,694 SHARES

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CMIG2314 - 7,640,487 SHARES

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CMIG2343 - 365,000 SHARES

MORGAN NOMINEES - 1,855,439 SHARES

MORGAN NOMINEES - 1,735,526 SHARES

MORGAN NOMINEES - 78,237 SHARES

MORGAN NOMINEES - 61,873 SHARES

MORGAN NOMINEES - 2,048,714 SHARES

MORGAN NOMINEES - 77,221 SHARES

JRA EXEMPT UK TRACKER - 94,000 SHARES

HSBC GLOBAL NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823 - 1,011,000 SHARES

HSBC GLOBAL NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823 - 1,330,000 SHARES

HSBC GLOBAL NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823 - 1,835,000 SHARES

HSBC GLOBAL NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823 - 120,000 SHARES

PP2450 - 4,000 SHARES

CMI UK TRACKER FUND - 20,210 SHARES


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT DISCLOSED

6) Percentage of issued class

NOT DISCLOSED

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 50 PENCE EACH

10) Date of transaction

04 FEBRUARY 2002

11) Date company informed

15 FEBRUARY 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

22,172,401 SHARES

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.05%

14) Any additional information


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ALAN WALLWORK, ASST COMPANY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC - TEL: [phone]

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

ALAN WALLWORK, ASST COMPANY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC


Date of notification: 18 FEBRUARY 2002


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