Holding in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
18 September 2003


Kingspan Group Plc

18 September 2003

Re: Holding in Company

A letter from AIB Group  dated 18 September 2003 to Kingspan Group Plc, received
by Kingspan Group Plc on the 18 September 2003.


18 September 2003



                     SECTIONS 67 TO 80, COMPANIES ACT 1990

                                  
This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of Euro 13 cents each in the
capital of Kingspan Group plc (the 'Company') and is given in fulfilment of the
obligations imposed by sections 67 to 71 and otherwise by Chapter 2 of Part IV
of the Companies Act, 1990.

We write to inform you that immediately after the time when the obligation to
make this notification arose Allied Irish Banks plc ('AIB') and its subsidiaries
had a total notifiable interest (as defined in the above mentioned sections of
the Act) in 11,477,204 shares in the capital of your Company.

A breakdown of that interest between registered holders (as required by Section
71 (3) of the Act) to the extent known to us, is attached.


Yours sincerely


_____________

Evelyn Carroll

Group Compliance Officer

Regulatory Compliance & Business Ethics



Kingspan Group plc





                                        Schedule of Registered Holders




   Registered Holder                            Class of Security                    No. of shares Held


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                          2,753,242
Ltd 184321                                     Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           516,970
Ltd A/C 184345                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           392,548
Ltd A/C 184315                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           61,336
Ltd A/C 184219                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           180,801
Ltd A/C 184224                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184201            Ordinary Shares                          3,746,449
                                               Euro 13 cents each

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184316            Ordinary Shares                           101,474
                                               Euro 13 cents each

Bank of New York Nominees Limited                Ordinary Shares                           155,570
                                               Euro 13 cents each

Nortrust Nominees Limited                        Ordinary Shares                           651,534
                                               Euro 13 cents each

Goodbodys Stockbrokers                           Ordinary Shares                           221,812
                                               Euro 13 cents each

Skerries Nominees Ltd                            Ordinary Shares                          2,683,252
                                               Euro 13 cents each

Nutraco Nominees Ltd                             Ordinary Shares                            6,816
                                               Euro 13 cents each

AIB Trust Company (Isle of Man)                  Ordinary Shares                            5,400
Limited A/C 119
                                               Euro 13 cents each




This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                           the Irish Stock Exchange.


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