Holding in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
19 December 2003



KINGSPAN GROUP PLC



19th December 2003



Re: Holding in Company





A Letter from Kingspan Group plc dated 17th December 2003, received by the Irish
Stock Exchange on the 19th December 2003















17th December 2003.





Dermot Mulvihill, Esq.,

Secretary,

Kingspan Group plc,

Dublin Road,

Kingscourt,

Co. Cavan.







Sections 67 to 80, Companies Act, 1990 ('THE ACT')



Dear Mr Mulvihill



The notification relates to issued ordinary shares of €0.13 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 AIB Investment Managers Limited had a total
notifiable interest of 7,989,170 ordinary 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

For and on behalf of

AIB Investment Managers Limited







C. R. Lucas

Compliance Manager



















              AIBIM Total Holdings by Stock and Registered Holder







Kingspan Group plc Ordinary €0.13

Schedule of Registered Holders





Rundate                                          17.12.2003







Sedol   Asset Name                                     Book
                    Nominal





4491235     KINGSPAN GROUP, ORD EURO. 13        AIB Custodial Nominees Limited A
/c 184321           2,731,167


           AIB Custodial Nominees Limited A/c 184345                85,865


           AIB Custodial Nominees Limited A/c 184315              392,548


           AIB Custodial Nominees Limited A/c 184219                65,043


           AIB Custodial Nominees Limited A/c 184224              180,801


           AIB Custodial Nominees Limited A/c 184201           3,633,268


           AIB Custodial Nominees Limited A/c 184316              101,474


           Nortrust Nominees Limited
651,534



           Bank of New York Nominees Limited                           147,470




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                7,989,170











This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange
































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