Result of AGM

Cookson Group PLC
14 May 2004

14 May 2004


Cookson Group plc - Annual General Meeting


Cookson Group plc confirms that each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of
Meeting circulated to shareholders on 13 April 2004 were passed by Shareholders
at today's Annual General Meeting, including the following items of special
business:

      • authority for the Company to incur political expenditure;
      • approval of amendments to the Articles of Association to enable the
        Company to hold treasury shares;
      • approval of a new US Stock Purchase Plan;
      • approval of amendments to the Rules of the Cookson Executive Share
        Option Scheme (1995) and the Cookson Group US Stock Purchase Plan
        (1994); and
      • approval of the new Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Copies of the items of special business will be submitted to the UK Listing
Authority shortly and will be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,
London EH14 5HS.



Cookson Group plc

265 Strand

London WC2R 1DB

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Web:     www.cooksongroup.co.uk


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