Holding(s) in Company

23rd Jul 2009 16:32

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: No

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: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify): Issued Share Capital changed

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

Ignis Investment Services Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

22 July 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 July 2009

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

3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

ransaction if possible using the Number Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting ISIN CODE of S Voting R shares rights rights hares ights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 36,775,725 2.37% 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. CFD's 5,010,754 0.32%

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 Total (A+B+C)Number of voting % of voting rights rights 41,786,479 2.69%

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

Pearl Group Limited

Impala Holdings Limited

Pearl Group Holdings (No.1) Ltd

Ignis Asset Management Ltd

Ignis Investment Services Ltd (indirect)

Vidacos Nominees Ltd (30,320,410 4.30%)

HSBC (2,959,221 0.42%)

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd (1,682,712 0.24%)

MELLON BANK NA (996,701 0.14%)

State Street Nominees (579,159 0.08%)

Nortrust Nominees Ltd (237,522 0.03%)

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:

Melanie Hall, Senior Secretarial Assistant

15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533383

vendor

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Related Shares:

GKN PLC