Holding(s) in Company

12th Apr 2012 10:53

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:

GKN plc

2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: Yes

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify): No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc

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:

5 April 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 April 2012

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

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering of shares the triggering t

transaction ransaction if possible

using the Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting ISIN CODE Shares Voting R shares rights rights ights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ordinary 75,195,415 75,195,415 N/A N/A 74,850,995 N/A 4.81% GB0030646508

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial Conversion period rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial price date Conversion p rights rights instrument eriod instrument refers to Nominal Delta CFD 3,330,527 0.21% 0.21% Total (A+B+C)Number of voting % of voting rights rights 78,181,522 5.03%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 78,181,522 (5.03%)

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:

GKN plc is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.

14. Contact name: Kerry Watson, Senior Assistant Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533245

PINX

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Related Shares:

GKN PLC