Holding(s) in Company

Cookson Group PLC
05 September 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

COOKSON GROUP PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC AND THE PUTNAM ADVISORY COMPANY, LLC

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

NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

NOT DISCLOSED


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT DISCLOSED (SEE PARA 14 BELOW)

6) Percentage of issued class

N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH

10) Date of transaction

30 AUGUST 2002

11) Date company informed

5 SEPTEMBER 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

32,012,015 SHARES

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

1.69%

14) Any additional information

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS PRIMARILY DUE TO TAKE UP OF RIGHTS AND INCREASE IN SHARE
CAPITAL FIGURE


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ALAN WALLWORK, ASST COMPANY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC - TEL: [phone]

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

ALAN WALLWORK, ASST COMPANY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC


Date of notification: 5 SEPTEMBER 2002


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