Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9885X

Cookson Group PLC

25 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:

AXA S.A. (25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris) and its 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):

24 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 August 2009

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

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
B3WK547	13,031,435		13,031,435

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
B3WK547	1,897,764	1,897,764	12,199,990	0.69	4.41

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
14,097,754	5.10%

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

Name of the Company / Fund	Number of Shares	% of Issued Share Capital
Alliance Capital Management Direct	1,332,647	0.48216
AXA Direct	544,298	0.19693
AXA Financial, Inc Indirect	8,746,164	3.16443
AXA France Indirect	3,168,686	1.14645
AXA IM UK Direct	20,819	0.00753247
AXA IM UK Indirect	282,500	0.10
AXA Rosenberg Indirect	2,640	0.000955172
Total Direct	1,897,764	0.68663
Total Indirect	12,199,990	4.41405
TOTAL	14,097,754	5.10067

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

 

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