Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1450T
Cookson Group PLC
01 June 2009
 

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:

BlackRock, Inc

 

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):

28 May 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 June 2009

 

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

Holding has gone above 5% 

 

8. Notified details:

 

 

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction



Number of shares

Number of voting Rights

Ordinary Shares

GBP 1.00

GB00B3WK5475

 

 

 

N/A - Below 5% threshold




N/A - Below 5% threshold 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights



Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GBP 1.00

GB00B3WK547

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

14,868,315

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

5.38%

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date 



Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date 


Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights



N/A

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

14,868,315

5.38%

 

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


BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 14,868,315 (5.38%)

 

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:

020 7822 0000

 


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