Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8340X

Cookson Group PLC

21 August 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:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

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):

20 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 August 2009

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

5-4%

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
GB00B3WK5475	14,082,512		14,082,512

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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B3WK5475	13,813,102	13,038,193	774,909	4.71	0.28

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
13,813,102	4.99

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

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd

AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

AEGON UK Group of companies

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 -269,410

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

25 August 2009

13. Additional information:

AEGON UK Group of companies - consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd

AEGON ICVC

14. Contact name:

RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

+  44 (0) 20 7822 0000

 

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