Director Shareholding

RNS Number:9911T
Cobham PLC
08 January 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Cobham plc

2) Name of director

G C Cooper

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non- beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Director named in 2 and spouse

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

G C Cooper - 10 Mrs I A Cooper - 10 (7 - General PEP, 3 - SC PEP)

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
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6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Pep re-investment

G C Cooper - 7 - General PEP, 3 - SC PEP

Mrs I A Cooper - 7 - General PEP, 3 - SC PEP

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

20

8) Percentage of issued class

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

10) Percentage of issued class

11) Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares

12) Price per share

#11.79

13) Date of transaction

22nd December 2003

14) Date company informed

6th January 2004

15) Total holding following this notification

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

23) Any additional information

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J M Pope - 01202 857552

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification....... 8th January 2004 ......................


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