Holding(s) in Company

GKN PLC - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire

London, January 4

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MA JOR 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: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No

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:

29 December 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 December 2015

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

Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Total (A+B+C)

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

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: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name: Katie Lewis

15. Contact telephone number: 01527 53 3383