Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5129Y

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:

Generation Investment Management LLP

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:

5%

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 8,385,887	Number of voting rights  8,385,887

	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 8,963,387	Direct	Indirect 8,963,387	Direct	Indirect 5.34%

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 8,963,387	% of voting rights 5.34%

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

N/A

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:

Notification is based on using the total voting rights figure of 167,727,787

14. Contact name:

 Peter Harris

15. Contact telephone number:

 00 44 (0)20 7534 4700

 

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