Kingspan Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4674B)

TIDMKGP

RNS Number : 4674B

Kingspan Group PLC

06 January 2015

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:

5(th) January 2015

   6.         Date on which issuer notified:

6(th) January 2015

   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       13,688,194   13,688,194   N/A          N/A      13,952,946   N/A        8.13% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 SUBTOTAL 
  A (based 
  on aggregate 
  voting rights)                                           13,952,946            8.13% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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 
------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
 13,952,946    13,952,946         8.13% 
------------  -----------------  -------------------

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].