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RNS Number : 4487R

Cookson Group PLC

19 November 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:

Artisan Partners Holdings LP, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investments GP LLC, Artisan Investment Corporation, ZFIC, Inc., Andrew A. Ziegler, Carlene M. Ziegler

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

State Street, State Street Luxembourg, Bank of New York, Mellon Bank, Northern Trust, JP Morgan Chase and Pictet & Cie

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 15/11/2012

6. Date on which issuer notified: 16/11/2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%,

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                                                 9,492,987                  9,492,987

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           14,106,254                    14,106,254         5.1%

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 
 
  14,106,254                5.1%

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

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP"), a U.S. registered investment adviser, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 26, 2009. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investments GP LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 26, 2009. Artisan Partners Holdings LP is the sole member of Artisan Investments GP LLC, and is the sole limited partner of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership. Control of Artisan Partners Holdings LP (formerly named Artisan Partners Limited Partnership) is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investment Corporation. All of the outstanding stock of Artisan Investment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler each own 50% of the voting stock of ZFIC, Inc. APLP, pursuant to advisory contracts, has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and the power to vote for most clients. Persons other than APLP are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, all of the securities reported hereunder.

Artisan International Value Fund ("ARTIV"), is a series of Artisan Partners Funds Inc., a U.S. registered Investment Company. Certain officers and a director of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc. are employees of APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contract with ARTIV has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of ARTIV and to vote for ARTIV. ARTIV, as of November 15, 2012, was interested in 9,591,944 shares, representing 3.4% of the 5.1% disclosed above, of Cookson Group PLC.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

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:

14. Contact name:

RACHEL FELL, DEPUTY SECRETARY, COOKSON GROUP PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

+ 44 (0)20 7822 0000

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