Holding(s) in Company

23rd Sep 2010 15:52

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: 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:

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

See section 9

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

22 September 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 September 2010

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

Direct/indirect holdings decreased to below 7%

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 shares rights rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 10p 112,155,507 112,155,507 11,542,893 11,542,893 97,061,889 0.743% 6.251% shares 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 N/A

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 108,604,782 6.994%

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

106,246,373 shares (6.842%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

GKN plc is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12. Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,552,823,988.

14. Contact name: Tanya Stote, Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533295

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Related Shares:

GKN PLC