Holding(s) in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
15 February 2002

Kingspan Group Plc

15 February 2002

Re: Holding in Company

A Letter from Kingspan Plc Group dated 15 February 2002 to the Irish Stock
Exchange , received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 15 February 2002.

Further to our telephone call I attach copy letter received from AIB together
with enclosure therein referred to disclosing their shareholding in Kingspan
Group Plc.



Amanda McManus

Kingspan Group Plc



SECTIONS 67 TO 80, COMPANIES ACT 1990

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of Euro13 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 and its subsidiaries ('AIB')
had a total notifiable interest of 15,489,130 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.



Evelyn Carroll

Manager, Group Compliance

AIB Group

Kingspan Group Plc

                         Schedule of Registered Holders


REGISTERED HOLDER                   CLASS OF SECURITY                  NO.OF SHARES HELD
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd          Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 134,334
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 11   Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 3,925,137
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd 1215     Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 463,310
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 2254 Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 976,770
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 12   Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 516,970
Citibank Nominees (Ireland) Ltd     Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 2,186,765
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C      Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 3,753,191
184201
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C      Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 88,945
184219
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C      Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 192,210
184224
Skerries Nominees Ltd               Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 1,595,875
Chase Nominees Ltd                  Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 1,225,000
Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd A/C    Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 420,500
NRI
Nutraco Nominees Ltd                Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 10,123





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