3rd Aug 2005 10:32
Cookson Group PLC03 August 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company COOKSON GROUP PLC 2) Name of director MICHAEL GUY BUTTERWORTH 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of anon-beneficial interest DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them (if notified) MICHAEL GUY BUTTERWORTH 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connectedwith the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactionsplease indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/nondiscretionary PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH IN COOKSON GROUP PLC 7) Number of shares/amount ofstock acquired 6,000 8) Percentage of issued class LESS THAN 0.01% 9) Number of shares/amountof stock disposed N/A 10) Percentage of issued class N/A 11) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 12) Price per share 339.75 PENCE PER SHARE 13) Date of transaction 2 AUGUST 2005 14) Date company informed 2 AUGUST 2005 15) Total holding following this notification 6,000 ORDINARY 10p SHARES 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification LESS THAN 0.01% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that priceis to be fixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options heldfollowing this notification 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries RACHEL BENJAMIN, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT, COOKSON GROUP PLC - 020 70616565 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification RACHEL BENJAMIN, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT, COOKSON GROUP PLC Date of Notification.................................. 3 AUGUST 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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