Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6500X
Cookson Group PLC
17 February 2012
 

 

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:

CEVIAN CAPITAL II G P LIMITED

 

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): 15th February 2012

 

6. Date on which issuer notified: 17th February 2012

    

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14%

 

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



GB00B3WK5475

Number of shares

37,906,459

 

Number of voting Rights

37,906,459




 

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



GB00B3WK5475



38,906,459

Direct

38,906,459

   Indirect


Direct

14.07%

Indirect








 

B: Qualifying 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





 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument


Exercise price

Expiration date




Exercise/Conversion period



Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights









Nominal

Delta


 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

38,906,459

% of voting rights

14.07%



 

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

 

Cevian Capital II GP Limited acts as general partner for Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP

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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