Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9301P

Kingspan Group PLC

23 February 2016

 

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

 This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer KINGSPAN GROUP PLC	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities GENE MURTAGH
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person NOTIFICATION RELATES TO PERSON NAMED IN 2	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest N/A
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them AWARDS IN THE FORM OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder N/A
7	State the nature of the transaction GRANT OF AWARDS AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired AWARDS OVER 45,790 ORDINARY SHARES
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction N/A
11	Date and place of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016, IRELAND	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries LORCAN DOWD PHONE: [phone]
	Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons.  An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

15	Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2) GENE MURTAGH	16	State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules and ISE LR 6.10 SINGLE TRANSACTION
17	Description of class of share N/A	18	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A
19	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A	20	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1,128,999 ORDINARY SHARES (0.64%)

If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

21	Date of grant 23 FEBRUARY 2016	22	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 23 FEBRUARY 2019 - 23 FEBRUARY 2023
23	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil	24	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them (i)         36,632 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH (ii)        9,158 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH
25	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise (i)         €0.13 EACH (ii)        €0.13 EACH	26	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification (a)  48,115 AWARDED UNDER THE 1998 KINGSPAN GROUP SHARE OPTION SCHEME.  (b)  (i) 482,931 AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. (ii) 84,957 EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
27.  Any other information. (i)         AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. (ii)        EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

 This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer KINGSPAN GROUP PLC	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities GEOFF DOHERTY
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person NOTIFICATION RELATES TO PERSON NAMED IN 2	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest N/A
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them AWARDS IN THE FORM OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder N/A
7	State the nature of the transaction GRANT OF AWARDS AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired AWARDS OVER 26,982 ORDINARY SHARES
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction N/A
11	Date and place of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016, IRELAND	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries LORCAN DOWD PHONE: [phone]
	Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons.  An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

15	Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2) GEOFF DOHERTY	16	State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules and ISE LR 6.10 SINGLE TRANSACTION
17	Description of class of share N/A	18	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A
19	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A	20	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 254,543 ORDINARY SHARES (0.14%)

If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

21	Date of grant 23 FEBRUARY 2016	22	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 23 FEBRUARY 2019 - 23 FEBRUARY 2023
23	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil	24	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them (i)         21,586 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH (ii)        5,396 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH
25	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise (i)         €0.13 EACH (ii)        €0.13 EACH	26	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification  (i) 138,321AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. (ii) 5,396 EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
27.  Any other information. (i)         AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. (ii)        EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

 This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer KINGSPAN GROUP PLC	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities GILBERT McCARTHY
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person NOTIFICATION RELATES TO PERSON NAMED IN 2	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest N/A
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them AWARDS IN THE FORM OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder N/A
7	State the nature of the transaction GRANT OF AWARDS AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired AWARDS OVER 24,439 ORDINARY SHARES
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction N/A
11	Date and place of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016, IRELAND	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries LORCAN DOWD PHONE: [phone]
	Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons.  An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

15	Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2) GILBERT McCARTHY	16	State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules and ISE LR 6.10 SINGLE TRANSACTION
17	Description of class of share N/A	18	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A
19	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A	20	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 247,637 ORDINARY SHARES (0.14%)

If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

21	Date of grant 23 FEBRUARY 2016	22	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 23 FEBRUARY 2019 - 23 FEBRUARY 2023
23	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil	24	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them (i)         19,551 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH (ii)        4,888 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH
25	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise (i)         €0.13 EACH (ii)        €0.13 EACH	26	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification (a)  25,000 AWARDED UNDER THE 1998 KINGSPAN GROUP SHARE OPTION SCHEME.  (b)  (i) 229,989 AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.  (ii) 4,888 EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
27.  Any other information. (i)   AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. (ii) EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

 This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer KINGSPAN GROUP PLC	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities PETER WILSON
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person NOTIFICATION RELATES TO PERSON NAMED IN 2	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest N/A
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them AWARDS IN THE FORM OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder N/A
7	State the nature of the transaction GRANT OF AWARDS AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired AWARDS OVER 23,423 ORDINARY SHARES
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction N/A
11	Date and place of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016, IRELAND	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries LORCAN DOWD PHONE: [phone]
	Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons.  An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

15	Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2) PETER WILSON	16	State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules and ISE LR 6.10 SINGLE TRANSACTION
17	Description of class of share N/A	18	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A
19	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A	20	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 355,712 ORDINARY SHARES (0.20%)

If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

21	Date of grant 23 FEBRUARY 2016	22	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 23 FEBRUARY 2019 - 23 FEBRUARY 2023
23	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil	24	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them (i) 18,738 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH. (ii) 4,685 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH
25	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise (i)   €0.13 EACH (ii)  €0.13 EACH	26	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification (a)  20,462 AWARDED UNDER THE 1998 KINGSPAN GROUP SHARE OPTION SCHEME.  (b)  (i)  138,502 AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.  (ii) 4,685 EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
27.  Any other information. (i)   AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. (ii)  EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

 This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer KINGSPAN GROUP PLC	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities RUSSELL SHIELS
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person NOTIFICATION RELATES TO PERSON NAMED IN 2	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest N/A
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them AWARDS IN THE FORM OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder N/A
7	State the nature of the transaction GRANT OF AWARDS AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired AWARDS OVER 25,229 ORDINARY SHARES
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction N/A
11	Date and place of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016, IRELAND	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries LORCAN DOWD PHONE: [phone]
	Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons.  An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

15	Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2) RUSSELL SHIELS	16	State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules and ISE LR 6.10 SINGLE TRANSACTION
17	Description of class of share N/A	18	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A
19	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A	20	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 368,307 ORDINARY SHARES (0.21%)

If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

21	Date of grant 23 FEBRUARY 2016	22	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 23 FEBRUARY 2019 - 23 FEBRUARY 2023
23	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil	24	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them (i)         20,183 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH (ii)        5,046 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH
25	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise (i)         €0.13 EACH (ii)        €0.13 EACH	26	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification  (i) 114,727 AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.  (ii) 5,046 EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
27.  Any other information. (i)         AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. (ii)        EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

 This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer KINGSPAN GROUP PLC	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities LORCAN DOWD
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person NOTIFICATION RELATES TO PERSON NAMED IN 2	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest N/A
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them AWARDS IN THE FORM OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder N/A
7	State the nature of the transaction GRANT OF AWARDS UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired AWARDS OVER 3,958 ORDINARY SHARES
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction N/A
11	Date and place of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016, IRELAND	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 23 FEBRUARY 2016
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries LORCAN DOWD PHONE: [phone]
	Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons.  An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

15	Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2) LORCAN DOWD	16	State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules and ISE LR 6.10 SINGLE TRANSACTION
17	Description of class of share N/A	18	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A
19	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A	20	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4,178 ORDINARY SHARES (0.002%)

If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

21	Date of grant 23 FEBRUARY 2016	22	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 23 FEBRUARY 2019 - 23 FEBRUARY 2023
23	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil	24	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them 3,958 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.13 EACH
25	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise €0.13 EACH	26	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification 50,918 AWARDED UNDER THE 1998 KINGSPAN GROUP SHARE OPTION SCHEME.
27.  Any other information. AWARDS MADE UNDER THE KINGSPAN GROUP PLC 2008 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN.
Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification LORCAN DOWD Date of notification 23 FEBRUARY 2016

The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

 

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