Blocklisting - Interim Review

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Date: 4 January 2010 Name of applicant: Cookson Group plc Name of scheme: Cookson Group Executive Share Option Schemes (CGESOS) Cookson Group Employee Share Savings Scheme (CGESSS) Period of return: From: 1 July 2009 To: 31 December 2009 Balance of unallotted securities under CGESOS - 138,771 ordinary £1 shares scheme(s) from previous return: CGESSS - 51,060 ordinary £1 shares Plus: The amount by which the block Nil scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): Less: Number of securities issued/ CGESOS - 1,841 ordinary £1 shares allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G): CGESSS - Nil Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not CGESOS - 136,930 ordinary £1 shares yet issued/allotted at end of period: CGESSS - 51,060 ordinary £1 shares Name of contact: Rachel Fell Telephone number of contact: 020 7822 0000 Name of person making return: Rachel S Fell, Deputy Secretary, Cookson Group plc

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