Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5101Y

Kingspan Group PLC

07 July 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):

2 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 July 2008

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

8%

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 12,028,538	Number of voting rights  12,028,538

	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 Indirect    13,500,382	Direct	Indirect 13,500,382	Direct	Indirect 8.05%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument N/A	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 13,500,382	% of voting rights 8.05%

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

Invesco Asset Management Ltd -  77,275

Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 8,826

Invesco Asset Management Limited  Dublin - 29,198

Invesco Asset Management Ltd & Invesco GT Asset Management Ltd - 998,000

AIM Funds Management Inc - 10,253,823

PowerShares Capital Management Ireland - 14,357

PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 702,287

AIM Advisors & AIM Funds Management Inc - 471,400

Other - 945,216

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:

 Noel Moynihan

15. Contact telephone number:

 00 353 1 439 8260

 

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