Holding in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
04 February 2004















Kingspan Group Plc



04 February 2003



Re: Holding in Company



A letter from AIB Group dated 03 February 2004 to Kingspan Group Plc, received
by Kingspan Group Plc on the 04 February 2004.





Mr Dermot Mulvihill

Company Secretary

Kingspan Group plc

Dublin Road

Kingscourt

Co. Cavan









3 February 2004







Dear Mr. Mulvihill



                     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 9,975,249 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                          2,381,471

Ltd 184321                                     Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           67,705

Ltd A/C 184345                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           344,412

Ltd A/C 184315                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           58,622

Ltd A/C 184219                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees                           Ordinary Shares                           152,750

Ltd A/C 184224                                 Euro 13 cents each


AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184201            Ordinary Shares                          3,542,572

                                               Euro 13 cents each
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184316            Ordinary Shares                           89,705

                                               Euro 13 cents each
Bank of New York Nominees Limited                Ordinary Shares                           147,470

                                               Euro 13 cents each
Nortrust Nominees Limited                        Ordinary Shares                           536,498

                                               Euro 13 cents each


Skerries Nominees Ltd                            Ordinary Shares                          2,648,644

                                               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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