Kingspan Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (2298U)

TIDMKGP

RNS Number : 2298U

Kingspan Group PLC

14 October 2014

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:

10(th) October 2014

   6.         Date on which issuer notified:

13(th) October 2014

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

Holding has gone above 8%

   8.         Notified details: 
 
 A) Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type         Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares          to the Triggering         transaction 
  (if possible       transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE) 
                   ------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                    Number       Number       Number       Number of voting      % of voting rights 
                     of Shares    of Voting    of shares    rights 
                                  rights 
                   -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                              Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
                   -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 IE0004927939       12,235,052   12,235,052   N/A          N/A      14,086,349   N/A        8.21% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 SUBTOTAL 
  A (based 
  on aggregate 
  voting rights)                                           14,086,349            8.21% 
                   -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 B) Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting          % of voting rights 
  instrument          Date         Period/ Date          rights that 
                                                         may be acquired 
                                                         if the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted 
                    -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
                                  SUBTOTAL B 
                                   (in relation 
                                   to all expiration 
                                   dates) 
                                 --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B)   number of voting   % of voting rights 
                rights 
 14,086,349    14,086,349         8.21% 
              -----------------  -------------------

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 14,086,349 (8.21%)

10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].