Vesuvius Regulatory News (VSVS)

13 Jun 2006 16:25

Cookson Group PLC13 June 2006 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND/OR CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of the issuer COOKSON GROUP PLC 2) State whether the notification related to: i. a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or with ii. DR 3.1.4 (R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (asextended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or iii. Both (i) and (ii) III 3) Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director ROBERT GEOFFREY BEESTON 4) State whether notification relates to a person connected with a persondischarging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify theconnected person IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN (3) ABOVE, ROBERT GEOFFREY BEESTON 5) Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the personreferred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN (3) ABOVE, ROBERT GEOFFREY BEESTON 6) Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives orfinancial instrument relating to shares ORDINARY 10p SHARES 7) Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of sharesheld by each of them FKI TRUSTEES LIMITED B ACCOUNT 8) State the nature of the transaction PURCHASE OF SHARES 9) Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesacquired 20,000 ORDINARY 10p SHARES 10)Percentage of issued class acquired 0.01% 11)Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesdisposed N/A 12)Percentage of issued class disposed N/A 13)Price per share or value of transaction 459.5p PER SHARE 14)Date and place of transaction 13 JUNE 2006, LONDON 15)Total holding following notification and total percentage holding followingnotification 70,000 SHARES, 0.036% 16)Date issuer informed of transaction 13 JUNE 2006 If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price isto be fixed at the time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held followingnotification 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Rachel Fell, Deputy Secretary, 020 7822 0062 Name of duly authorised officer/official of issuer responsible for makingnotification Rachel Fell, Deputy Secretary Date of notification 13 June 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange