22nd Nov 2005 14:10
Cookson Group PLC22 November 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company COOKSON GROUP PLC 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES LIMITED 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of anon-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 AS ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them CHASE NOMINEES LTD (7,421,032 SHARES) 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A 6) Percentage of issued class N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT DISCLOSED 8) Percentage of issued class NOT DISCLOSED 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction 18 NOVEMBER 2005 11) Date company informed 21 NOVEMBER 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 7,421,032 SHARES (LENS INVESTORS(UK)LCC ONLY) 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.91% (LENS INVESTORS (UK)LCC ONLY) 14) Any additional information Lens Investors(UK)LCC is only one of the partners of the various partnershipsmanaged by Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited. Hermes Focus Asset ManagementLimited is in turn a subsidiary of BriTel Fund Trustees Limited. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries RACHEL BENJAMIN, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT, COOKSON GROUP PLC - 020 70616565 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification RACHEL BENJAMIN, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT, COOKSON GROUP PLC Date of notification: 22 NOVEMBER 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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