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: (      )

 

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): ( Yes, share consolidation of Ord 10p to Ord £1 )

 

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

Lloyds Banking Group plc

 

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

See Section 9

 

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

18 MAY 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 MAY 2009

 

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

Increase to above 6%

 

8. Notified details:

……………..

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the Triggering           
if possible using the  transaction                                    
ISIN CODE                                                             
                                                                      
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
Ordinary Shares        N/A                                            
                                                                      
GB00B3WK5475                                                          
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares  Number of shares   Number of voting rights     % of voting rights  
if possible using the                                                                    
ISIN CODE                                                                                
                                                                                         
                      Direct             Direct     Indirect         Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
Ordinary Shares       2,519,075          2,519,075  16,629,011       0.911     6.017     
                                                                                         
GB00B3WK5475                                                                             
                                                                                         

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

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

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting     % of voting rights 
rights                                  
                                        
                                        
                                        
19,148,086           6.928%             
                                        

 

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

13,686,123 shares (4.952%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are
under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect
Interests).

 

5,259,634 shares (1.903%) are under the control of Insight Investment
Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment
Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment
Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

 

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

N/A

 

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

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

N/A

 

14. Contact name:

RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+  44 (0) 20 7822 0000