Share Change For Cookson Group In The S&P European Indices

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Tuesday 16 October 2007:

• Cookson Group (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B07V4P8, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20105010), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, shares will increase to 212,148,000, following the placing of new shares to partly finance its acquisition of Foseco PLC.