RNS Number:1263Q
Cobham PLC
24 September 2003


Letter to Cobham PLC
Dated 22 September 2003

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

In accordance with the provisions of the above Section, on behalf of Zurich
Financial Services and its Group, we would inform you of a notifiable interest
in the shares in your Company, which are held as detailed on the schedule below.

From Threadneedle Asset Management Limited


                                Cobham PLC

Registered                                                  Ordinary 25p Shares

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd           A/c  219077                         3,576
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd           A/c  219078                         3,025
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd           A/c  219059                        61,337
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  02642                        124,506
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  09890                         49,549
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  07199                         17,446
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  07207                        259,697
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  21688                        159,548
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  07205                        185,703
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  11121                          5,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  07198                        155,695
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  02891                      2,234,280
Littledown Nominees Ltd          A/c  03449                        132,333

TOTAL                                                            3,391,695

Notes

Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries:  Allied
Dunbar Assurance plc, Eagle Star Insurance Company Ltd;  Eagle Star Life
Assurance Company Ltd; Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Trustee Ltd; Eagle
Star Executives Pension Trustee Ltd; Eagle Star Securities Ltd; Sceptre Trust 
Ltd; Home & Overseas Insurance Company Ltd; Threadneedle Pensions Ltd; and J.P.
Morgan and Depositary Company Ltd, the Trustee for Eagle Star Unit Managers Ltd
and the Depository to Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC.  It is also a nominee
for various companies not within the ZFS Group.

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Zurich
Insurance Company (UK) Ltd, Zurich Life Assurance Company Ltd and Zurich
International (UK) Ltd.  It is also a nominee for various companies not within
the ZFS Group.

ZFS is Zurich Financial Services, a company incorporated in Switzerland.

This notification is made on behalf of:

Allied Dunbar Assurance plc;

Eagle Star Group Services Ltd, Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd, Zurich
Financial Services UK Pension Trustee Ltd, Eagle Star Executives Pension Trustee
Ltd and Eagle Star Holdings Limited;

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle Pension Ltd and Threadneedle 
Asset Management Holdings Ltd;

Zurich Holdings (UK) Ltd, Zurich Life Assurance Company Ltd and Zurich Insurance
Company (UK) Ltd

Allied Zurich Holdings Ltd, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) Ltd, Zurich Group 
Holding, Zurich Insurance Company and Allied Zurich plc, the intermediate 
holding companies of the aforementioned companies, and Zurich Financial 
Services, their ultimate holding company.

The share could be available for lending and this could lead to a short term
re-registration.

22 September 2003


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