Holding in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
30 August 2000


Kingspan Group plc ('Kingspan') was informed on 29 August 2000 that in
accordance with the Companies Act 1990, Hibernian and Norwich Union Investment
Managers had a total notifiable interest in 6,973,285 shares in Kingspan
representing 4.14% of Kingspan's share capital.

For further information contact:

Gordon Murphy                          Tel.: [phone]
Company Secretary
Kingspan Group plc