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:

LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC

 

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

PERRY NOMINEES LTD

BOLTRO NOMINEES LTD

WARD NOMINEES LTD

LLOYDS BANK (PEP) NOMINEES LTD

STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD

 

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

18 DECEMBER 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

     19 DECEMBER 2007

 

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

FALLEN BELOW 3%

 

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                              6,622,871     6,622,871          
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if possible using Number of   Number of voting   % of voting    
the ISIN CODE                          shares      rights             rights         
                                                                                     
                                                   Direct  Indirect   Direct Indirect
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
BO7V4P8                                6,362,506           6,362,506         2.998   
                                                                                     

 

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           
                                        
                                        
6,362,506              2.998            
                                        

 

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

 

46,361 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

 

6,761 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

 

426 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

 

25,232 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB
Group Plc.

 

6,283,726 Shares 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 Investment Partnership Group 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 TSB Group Plc.

 

 

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