3rd Jul 2006 17:49
Cookson Group PLC03 July 2006 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Date: 3 July 2006 Name of applicant: Cookson Group plc Name of scheme: Cookson Group US Stock Purchase Plan Period of return: From: 01/01/2006 To: 30/06/2006 Balance under scheme from previous return: 448,379 Ordinary 10p Shares The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, -if the scheme has been increased since the date of thelast return: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during 263,331period: Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 185,048 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod Number and class of securities originally listed and the 2,500,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (January 2004)date of admission 2,500,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (January 2005) 448,379 Ordinary 10p Shares (May 2005)Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 192,715,468 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod Name of contact: Rachel Fell Address of contact: Cookson Group plc 165 Fleet Street London EC4A 2AE Telephone number of contact: 020 7822 0000 Name of person making return: Rachel S Fell, Deputy Secretary, Cookson Groupplc. BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Date: 3 July 2006 Name of applicant: Cookson Group plc Name of scheme: Cookson Group Executive Share Option Schemes Period of return: From: 01/01/2006 To: 30/06/2006 Balance under scheme from previous return: 4,073,444 Ordinary 10p SharesThe amount by which the block scheme has been increased,if the scheme has been increased since the date of thelast return: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during 1,977,784 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod: Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 2,095,660 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod Number and class of securities originally listed and the 3,500,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (March 1998)date of admission 2,500,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (January 2005) 185,778 Ordinary 10p Shares (May 2005) 4,000,000 Ordinary 10p Shares (December 2005) Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 192,715,468 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod Name of contact: Rachel Fell Address of contact: Cookson Group plc 165 Fleet Street London EC4A 2AE Telephone number of contact: 020 7822 0000 Name of person making return: Rachel S Fell, Deputy Secretary, Cookson Groupplc. BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Date: 3 July 2006 Name of applicant: Cookson Group plc Name of scheme: Cookson Employee Share Savings Scheme Period of return: From: 01/01/2006 To: 30/06/2006 Balance under scheme from previous return: 1,235,491 Ordinary 10p Shares The amount by which the block scheme has been increased,if the scheme has been increased since the date of thelast return: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during 124,059 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod: Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 1,111,432 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod Number and class of securities originally listed and the 1,500,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (February 1996)date of admission 2,500,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (January 2005) 290,612 Ordinary 10p Shares (May 2005) 1,500,000 Ordinary 10p Shares (December 2005) Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 192,715,468 Ordinary 10p Sharesperiod Name of contact: Rachel Fell Address of contact: Cookson Group plc 165 Fleet Street London EC4A 2AE Telephone number of contact: 020 7822 0000 Name of person making return: Rachel S Fell, Deputy Secretary, Cookson Groupplc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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