Purchase of Ordinary Shares

Kingspan Group PLC
4 October 2001


KINGSPAN GROUP PLC

PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES


4th October 2001


Kingspan Group plc announces that, on Thursday 4th October 2001, it purchased 
250,000 of its own Euro0.13 ordinary shares, at a price of Euro2.45.  The shares
will be held as Treasury Shares.



For further information:

Dermot Mulvihill     Group Finance Director     Phone: [phone]