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Kingspan Group PLC 23 January 2008 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 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 place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) 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: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Capital Research and Management Company................. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : ................. 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): ...21 January 2008.............. 6. Date on which issuer notified: ...23 January 2008.............. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ...9%.............. 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transaction use ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights Ordinary Shares 15,097,650 15,097,650 (IE0004927939) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights possible use ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 15,747,650 9.2415% Ordinary Shares (IE0004927939) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rights financial period/date may be acquired (if the instrument instrument exercised/ converted) N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 15,747,650 9.2415% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : ...N/A...... Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: ...N/A........... 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ...N/A.............. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ...N/A.............. 13. Additional information: ................. 14. Contact name: Christopher Aquino, Capital Research and Management Company........ 15. Contact telephone number: 001 (213) 6150469........... For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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