Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0716N

Kingspan Group PLC

10 February 2009

 



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):

…6 February 2009…………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

…9 February 2009…………..

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

…5%…………..

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Ordinary Shares (IE0004927939)	9,168,554	9,168,554	Direct	Direct	Indirect 8,100,891	Direct	Indirect 4.8791%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	9,168,554	9,168,554		8,100,891		4.8791%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights
N/A
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 8,100,891	% of voting rights 4.8791%

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:

Lorcan Dowd, Company Secretary……..

15. Contact telephone number:

  00 353 42 9698000………..

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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