Cookson Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (3586L)

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RNS Number : 3586L

Cookson Group PLC

03 September 2012

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:

Standard Life Investments Limited

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

Vidacos Nominees Limited

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 31 August 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 September 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: total dropped below 7% boundary

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE    Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
                                                        Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
 
  GB00B3WK5475                                           19,579,973             19,579,973 
 
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
Class/type of shares  Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
 if possible using 
 the ISIN CODE 
                                        Direct         Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
 
 GB00B3WK5475          19,163,101        11,832,871     7,330,230   4.251%     2.634% 
 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting            % of voting 
  financial     Date         Period/ Date          rights that may             rights 
  instrument                                       be acquired if 
                                                   the instrument 
                                                   is exercised/ converted. 
 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Exercise price   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting 
  financial                      date         period                rights instrument    rights 
  instrument                                                        refers to 
                                                                                        Nominal   Delta 
 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
 
  19,163,101                6.885% 
 
 

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

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:

14. Contact name:

RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

+ 44 (0)20 7822 0000

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