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Cookson Group PLC 26 March 2001 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company COOKSON GROUP PLC 2) Name of director DENNIS MILLARD 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest DIRECTOR NAMED 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 (if notified) N/A 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10) Percentage of issued class N/A 11) Class of security N/A 12) Price per share N/A 13) Date of transaction N/A 14) Date company informed N/A 15) Total holding following this notification N/A 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification N/A If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes 17) Date of grant 23 MARCH 2001 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 23 MARCH 2004 - 22 MARCH 2011 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number AN OPTION OVER 239,544 ORDINARY SHARES OF 50 PENCE EACH IN COOKSON GROUP PLC 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 131.5 PENCE EACH 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 1,477,958 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries BEN MATHEWS, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC - 020 7766 4537 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification BEN MATHEWS, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC Date of Notification..................................26 MARCH 2001

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