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:
GKN plc
2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached: No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Standard Life Investments Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
30 December 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
31 December 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
13%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares the triggering t
ransaction
if possible
using the Number of S Number of V Number of Number of voting rights % of voting
ISIN CODE hares oting R shares rights
ights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 201,011,164 201,011,164 202,367,513 121,099,182 81,268,331 7.801% 5.235%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial Conversion period rights that may be rights
instrument 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 Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion p rights rights
instrument eriod instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting % of voting rights
rights
202,367,513 13.036%
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:
GKN plc is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.
14. Contact name: Kerry Watson, Assistant Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533245