Standard Form TR-1
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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[x] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
16th December 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17th December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone below 8%
8. Notified details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)
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Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting rights
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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IE0004927939 |
14,086,349 |
14,086,349 |
N/A |
N/A |
13,688,194 |
N/A |
7.98% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
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13,688,194 |
7.98%
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B) Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
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Total (A+B) |
number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
13,688,194 |
13,688,194 |
7.98% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 17th December 2014