16 Jun 2008 10:38
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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: ( )
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) : ( X ) A change in total voting rights. The issuer has purchased its own shares
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Capital Research and Management Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
12 June 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13 April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
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 shares17,057,650 | Number of voting rights 17,057,650 |
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 | Direct | Indirect17,057,650 | Direct | Indirect10.0015% |
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrumentN/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 rights17,057,650 | % of voting rights 10.0015% |
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:
14. Contact name:
Lorcan Dowd, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
00 353 42 9698000
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