Holding(s) in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
07 August 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Kingspan Group Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Allied Irish Bank

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
Notification is in respect of shareholder named in 2 above.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184321- Holding : 4,126,879

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184345 - Holding: 516,970

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/.C 184315 - Holding: 463,310

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184314 - Holding: 888,131

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184219 - Holding: 74,339

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184224 - Holding 195,675

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184201 - Holding 3,817,281

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 184316 - Holding 109,320

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/a

6. Percentage of issued class
N/a

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
1,226,387

8. Percentage of issued class
0.72%

9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares

10. Date of transaction


11. Date company informed
6th August 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
10,191,905

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.98%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Amanda McManus + 353 42 9698008

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Amanda McManus

Date of notification
7th August 2002


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