6th Mar 2009 14:02
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:
COOKSON GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify): ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
FIL Limited (FIL)
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 if different):
3 March 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
5 March 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%, 10%, 11% 8. Notified details:……………..
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the using the ISIN CODE Triggering transaction Number of shares Number of voting Rights ISIN GB00B07V4P80 7,507,073 7,507,073
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of voting using the ISIN CODE shares rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN GB00B07V4P80 24,048,837 24,048,837 11.31 B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be % of financial Date Conversion acquired if the instrument is voting instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting % of voting rights rights 24,048,837 11.31
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
FIL Issue name: Cookson Group plc Current ownership percentage: 11.31% Total shares held: 24,048,837 Issued share capital: 212,607,762
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including
COMPANY FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment
Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset 1,352,865 BNP PARIBAS, FIGEST Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments
PARIS Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension
Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) 1,001,000 BROWN BROS FIL and FIL Investments International (FII), investment
HARRIMN LTD managers for various non-US companies and LUX institutional clients. 2,093,264 JP MORGAN, FII BOURNEMOUTH 2,440 JP MORGAN, FIL BOURNEMOUTH 19,293,368 JP MORGAN, FISL BOURNEMOUTH 305,900 JP MORGAN, FIL BOURNEMOUTH (C) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder:FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
16,541,764
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
3 March 2009
13. Additional information:
Please note that percentages given in this announcement are based on the company's undiluted total number of voting rights pre rights issue of 212,607,762. The company's current total number of voting rights post rights issue is 2,763,900,906. If this holding were calculated on the basis of the company's current total number of voting rights post rights issue, the percentage would be 0.87%.
14. Contact name:
RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC
15. Contact telephone number:
+ 44 (0) 20 7822 0000
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