Holding(s) in Company

Kingspan Group PLC
19 September 2002

Kingspan Group Plc

19 September 2002

Re: Holding in Company

A letter from AIB Group dated 16 September 2002 to Kingspan Group Plc, received
by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 19 September 2002.


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 11,460,841 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 109,320
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 11  Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 4,158,000
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd 1215    Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 463,310
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C     Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 888,131
2254
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C 12  Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 516,970
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C     Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 3,763,314
184201
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C     Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 74,339
184219
AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C     Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 195,675
184224
Skerries Nominees Ltd              Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 1,277,700
Nutraco Nominees Ltd               Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 8,682
AIB Trust Company (Isle of Man) A/ Ordinary Shares Euro 13 cents each 5,400
C 119


This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                           the Irish Stock Exchange.





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