Notice of EGM

Cookson Group PLC
19 December 2007

                                                                19 December 2007

                               COOKSON GROUP PLC

                    NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

On 11 October 2007 the boards of Cookson Group plc ('Cookson') and Foseco plc ('
Foseco') announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended
cash offer by Cookson for Foseco (the 'Acquisition') to be implemented by means
of a scheme of arrangement under section 425 of the Companies Act 1985 (and
section 899 of the Companies Act 2006).

Cookson today announces that a shareholder circular, convening an extraordinary
general meeting to be held on 11 March 2008 to approve the Acquisition, is being
posted to holders of ordinary shares in Cookson (the 'Circular').

The Circular will shortly be available to the public for inspection at the UK
Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

The Document Viewing Facility is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on every
weekday except bank holidays.

The Circular will also shortly be available for viewing on Cookson's website at
www.cooksongroup.co.uk.


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