Holding(s) in Company

5th Aug 2009 14:59

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:

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:

4 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 August 2009

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

3%

8. Notified details: Nominee holdings

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 41,727,463 2.69% 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 5,023,051 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 46,750,514 3.01%

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 (33,718,360 2.17%)

HSBC (4,434,683 0.29%)

Merrill Lynch (4,000,000 0.26%)

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd (2,153,397 0.14%)

MELLON BANK NA (1,343,461 0.09%)

State Street Nominees (780,466 0.05%)

Nortrust Nominees Ltd (320,147 0.02%)

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, Assistant Company Secretary, GKN plc

15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533245

vendor

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Related Shares:

GKN PLC