Holding(s) in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
26 April 2002

Kingspan Group Plc

26 April 2002

Re: Holding in Company.

A Letter from Jupiter Asset Management Limited dated 25 April 2002 to Kingspan
Group Plc, received by Kingspan Group Plc 25 April 2002.

Notification of holdings pursuant to s.198 Companies Act 1985

Following a transaction on in Ordinary shares of €0.13c each of Kingspan Group
PLC ('the Company')on 24th April 2002, Jupiter Asset Management Limited hereby
notifies you, on behalf of its client Jupiter Split Trust Plc, that it has an
interest in 6,346,000 Ordinary shares in the Company which represents 3.80% of
the Company's Ordianry shares in issue.

Jupiter Asset Management Limited does not hold any shares beneficially, but
holds them as an investment manager acting on behalf of discretionary clients.
The address of the investment manager is 1 Grosvenor Place, London SWIX 7JJ..

Jenny Dickinson

For and behalf of Jupiter Asset Management Limited




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