Blk Listing Six-Monthly Ret

Cookson Group PLC
8 January 2001




Schedule 5 - Block Listing Six-Monthly Return

1   Name of company:
Cookson Group plc

2   Name of Scheme:
Cookson Group Executive Share Option Schemes

3   Period of Return - From:
01/07/2000

To:
31/12/2000

4   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt security) not issued
under scheme at the end of last period:
2,074,694

5   Number of shares issued/allotted under scheme during period:
499,527

6   Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted under scheme at end of
period:
1,575,167

7   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt securities) originally
listed and the date of admission: 
3,500,000 (March 1998) Ref RA/Cookson Group plc/00001-0002

Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period in
order for us to update our records:
725,939,836

Contact name for queries:
Julia Bagguley

Contact telephone number:
020 7766 4537

Contact address:
The Adelphi
1-11 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6HJ

Name of person making return:
Julia Bagguley

Position of person making return:
Assistant Company Secretary




Schedule 5 - Block Listing Six-Monthly Return

1   Name of company:
Cookson Group plc

2   Name of Scheme:
Cookson Employee Share Savings Schemes

3   Period of Return - From:
1/7/2000

To:
31/12/2000

4   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt security) not issued
under scheme at the end of last period:
1,110,230

5   Number of shares issued/allotted under scheme during period:
140,734

6   Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted under scheme at end of
period:
969,496

7   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt securities) originally
listed and the date of admission: 
1,500,000 (Feb 1996) Ref A/367/1996

Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period in
order for us to update our records:
725,939,836

Contact name for queries:
Julia Bagguley

Contact telephone number:
020 7766 4537

Contact address:
The Adelphi
1-11 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6HJ

Name of person making return:
Julia Bagguley

Position of person making return:
Assistant Company Secretary



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