Holding in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
27 August 2007





Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached: Kingspan Group plc

2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):

( x)     an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

( )      an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

( )      an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

            Allianz SE

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

13 August 2007 (end of transitional period under the Transparency Regulation)

6.         Date on which issuer notified; 24 August 2007

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%

8.         Notified details:


A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
(if possible using   the Triggering
the ISIN CODE)       transaction
                     Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting      % of voting rights
                     Shares      Voting      shares      rights
                                 rights      Direct      Direct     Indirect   Direct     Indirect
IE0004927939                                 5,426,550   7,075      5,419,475  0.00%      3.20%

SUBTOTAL A (based on                         5,426,550   5,426,550             3.20%
aggregate voting
rights)



B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Expiration Date    Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting       % of voting rights
instrument                             Period/ Date          rights that may be
                                                             acquired if the
                                                             instrument is
                                                             exercised/converted


                                       SUBTOTAL B (in
                                       relation to all
                                       expiration dates)


Total (A+B)                                           number of voting rights    % of voting rights
                                                      5,426,550                  3.20%



9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/
or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

10.       In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold
(number) voting rights as of (date). N.A.

11.       Additional information:

Disclosure per 13/08/2007 (end of the transitional period under the Transparency
Regulation)





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