Kingspan Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1307G)

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RNS Number : 1307G

Kingspan Group PLC

27 February 2015

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 
      Name of the Issuer                              Name of person discharging managerial 
                                                       responsibilities 
 1     KINGSPAN GROUP PLC                        2     PETER WILSON 
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 3    State whether notification                 4    Indicate whether the notification 
       relates to a person closely                     is in respect of a holding of 
       associated with a person                        the person referred to in 2 or 
       discharging managerial responsibilities         3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial 
       named in 2 and identify the                     interest 
       connected person 
       NOTIFICATION RELATES TO PERSON 
       NAMED IN 2                                      NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF 
                                                       HOLDING OF PERSON REFERRED TO 
                                                       IN 2 
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                                                      Name of registered shareholder(s) 
      Description of shares or                         and, if more than one, number 
       derivatives or other financial                  of shares or derivatives or other 
       instruments linked to them                      financial instruments linked to 
                                                       them, held by each shareholder 
       ORDINARY SHARES OF EUR0.13 
 5     EACH                                      6     PETER WILSON 
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 7    State the nature of the transaction        8               Number of shares, derivatives 
                                                                  or other financial instruments 
       EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER                                  linked to them acquired 
       THE KINGSPAN GROUP 1998 SHARE 
       OPTION SCHEME & 2008 PERFORMANCE                           72,384 
       SHARE PLAN AND IMMEDIATE 
       DISPOSAL OF THE SHARES ISSUED 
       THEREUNDER. 
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 9         Number of shares, derivatives         10        Price per share or derivative 
            or other financial instruments                  or other financial instrument 
            linked to them disposed of                      linked to them or value of transaction 
 
            1. 11,884 OPTIONS UNDER THE 
            1998 SHARE OPTION SCHEME                        1. EXERCISE PRICE: EUR10.90 SALE 
            EXCERCISED AND DISPOSED OF.                     PRICE: EUR17.30 
            2. 60,500 OPTIONS UNDER THE                     2. EXERCISE PRICE: EUR0.13 SALE 
            2008 SHARE OPTION SCHEME                        PRICE: EUR17.30 
            EXCERCISED AND DISPOSED OF. 
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      Date and place of transaction                   Date issuer informed of transaction 
 
 11    26 FEBRUARY 2015, DUBLIN                  12    27 FEBRUARY 2015 
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                                                      Name of contact and telephone 
                                                       number for queries 
      Any additional information 
                                                       LORCAN DOWD 
 13    N/A                                       14    PHONE: [phone] 
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        Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making 
        the notification 
        LORCAN DOWD 
 
        Date of notification 27 FEBRUARY 2015 
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Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons. An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

 
                                            State whether the notification 
                                             relates to a single 
      Name of director or secretary          transaction being notified in 
       (if not required to be stated         accordance with the Market Abuse 
       in box 2)                             Rules and ISE LR 6.10 
 
 15    PETER WILSON                    16    YES 
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                                            Percentage of issued class acquired 
                                             (treasury shares of that class 
      Description of class of share          should not be taken into account 
                                             when calculating percentage) 
       ORDINARY SHARES OF EUR0.13 
 17    EACH                            18    0.042% 
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      Percentage of issued class            Total holding following notification 
       disposed (treasury shares             and total percentage holding 
       of that class should not              following notification (any treasury 
       be taken into account when            shares should not be taken into 
       calculating percentage)               account when calculating percentage) 
 
 19    0.042%                          20    268,812 (0.16%) 
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If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

 
                                              Period during which or date on 
                                               which it can be exercised 
 
      Date of grant 
 21    N/A                               22    N/A 
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      Total amount paid (if any) 
       for grant of the option 
 
                                              Description of shares involved 
                                               (class and number) 
 
 23    N/A                               24    N/A 
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 25   Exercise price (if fixed           26   Total number of shares over which 
       at time of grant) or indication         options are held following notification 
       that the price is to be fixed           N/A 
       at the time of exercise 
       N/A 
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   Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible 
   for making notification 
 
   LORCAN DOWD 
 
   Date of notification: 27 FEBRUARY 2015 
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The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

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