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Cookson Group PLC 05 September 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company COOKSON GROUP PLC 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest DEUTSCHE BANK AG AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES 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 IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them DEUTSCHE BANK AG 5,836,934 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired NOT DISCLOSED 6) Percentage of issued class NOT DISLOSED 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed n/a 8) Percentage of issued class n/a 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11) Date company informed 4 SEPTEMBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 5,836,934 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.03% 14) Any additional information N/A 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC - TEL: 020 7822 0062 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC Date of notification: 5 SEPTEMBER 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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