Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

COOKSON GROUP PLC

 

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (   
)

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

 

Other (please specify) (    )

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A. (25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris) and its group of companies

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

17 JANUARY 2008

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

     21 JANUARY 2008

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

 

8. Notified details:

……………..

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares if possible         Situation previous to the    
using the ISIN CODE                       Triggering transaction      
                                                                      
                                     Number of     Number of voting   
                                     shares        Rights             
                                                                      
                                                                      
BO7V4P8                              14,373,285    14,373,285         
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if possible      Number of   Number of voting    % of voting    
using the ISIN CODE                   shares      rights              rights         
                                                                                     
                                      Direct      Direct    Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
BO7V4P8                               1,327,554   1,327,554 6,872,340 0.62   3.23    
                                                                                     

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may be   % of    
financial    Date       Conversion     acquired if the instrument is         voting  
instrument              Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.                 rights  
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                      N/A                                            
                                                                                     

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting       % of voting      
rights                 rights           
                                        
                                        
8,199,894              3.86             
                                        

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

       Name of Company / Fund         Number of  % of issues share   Direct /  
                                       Shares         capital        Indirect  
                                                                               
AXA Ireland Pension Fund             2,400       0.00113           Indirect    
                                                                               
AXA Rosenberg                        222,791     0.10481           Direct      
                                                                               
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global     3,553       0.00167           Indirect    
Distribution Fund                                                              
                                                                               
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global     28,000      0.01317           Indirect    
Growth Fund                                                                    
                                                                               
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC            20,000      0.00941           Indirect    
Distribution Fund                                                              
                                                                               
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK         250,000     0.11761           Indirect    
Opportunities Fund                                                             
                                                                               
AXA Rosenberg                        170,588     0.08025           Direct      
                                                                               
AXA Colonia Konzern                  5,600       0.00263           Direct      
                                                                               
AXA Colonia Konzern                  15,192      0.00715           Indirect    
                                                                               
AXA France                           1,961       0.00092           Indirect    
                                                                               
AXA Rosenberg                        6,529,534   3.07181           Indirect    
                                                                               
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     11,073      0.00521           Direct      
                                                                               
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     4,500       0.00212           Direct      
                                                                               
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All 35,462      0.01668           Direct      
Share Tracker                                                                  
                                                                               
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE    171,438     0.08065           Direct      
All Share Tracker                                                              
                                                                               
Framlington onshore private clients  21,700      0.01021           Indirect    
                                                                               
AXA Winterthur                       489,785     0.23042           Direct      
                                                                               
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive    145,221     0.06832           Direct      
                                                                               
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive    71,096      0.03345           Direct      
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                        Total Direct 1,327,554   0.62455                       
                                                                               
                      Total Indirect 6,872,340   3.23309                       
                                                                               
                               TOTAL 8,199,894   3.85763                       
                                                                               

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

     

                       

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

     

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

 

13. Additional information:

 

 

14. Contact name:

RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+  44 (0)20 7822 0000