REG-GKN PLC: Holding(s) in Company

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:

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

See section 9

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

20 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 April 2010

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

Direct/indirect holdings decreased to below 7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares the triggering t transaction
ransaction
if possible
using the Number of S Number of V Number of Number of voting % of voting
ISIN CODE hares oting R shares rights rights
ights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ordinary 110,697,858 110,697,858 10,955,146 10,955,146 96,465,426 0.706% 6.213%
GB0030646508

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

N/A

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

107,420,572 6.919%

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

104,290,873 shares (6.717%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

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.
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,552,535,109.

14. Contact name: Kerry Watson, Senior Assistant Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533245

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