Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7515C

Kingspan Group PLC

04 September 2008

 



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:

Invesco Limited……………..

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):

1 September 2008…………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 September 2008…………..

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

7.94%…………..

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Ordinary Shares (IE0004927939)	Number of shares 13,500,382	Number of voting rights  13,500,382

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Ordinary Shares (IE0004927939)	Direct    13,179,029	Direct	Indirect 13,179,029	Direct	Indirect 7.94%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	13,179,029		13,179,029		7.94%

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 13,179,029	% of voting rights 7.94%

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

Invesco Asset Management Ltd - 60,135

Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 6,726

Invesco Asset Management Limited Dublin - 23,028

Invesco Asset Management Ltd & Invesco GT Asset Management Ltd - 800,536

AIM Funds Management Inc - 10,217,023

PowerShares Capital Management Ireland - 14,201

PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 800,748

AIM Advisors & AIM Funds Management Inc - 471,400

Other - 785,232

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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