Kingspan Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9772V)

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RNS Number : 9772V

Kingspan Group PLC

21 April 2016

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : Kingspan Group PLC 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
  [x ] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [ ] Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
  : 
 Name: Ameriprise Financial,            City and country of registered 
  Inc.                                   office (if applicable): Minneapolis, 
                                         USA 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
  : 
  Vidacos Nominees Ltd 
  Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd 
  Securities Services Nominees Limited 
  State Street Bank & Trust Boston 
  BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited 
  Nortrust Nominees Ltd 
  HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited 
  Please note that the above entities are the nominee 
  companies used by the entities listed in section 10 
  of this form to hold the shares in the issuer. 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 18/04/2016 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20/04/2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 
  4% 
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 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation: 
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                     % of voting        % of voting       Total of       Total number 
                      rights attached    rights through    both in %      of voting 
                      to shares          financial         (9.A + 9.B)    rights of 
                      (total of          instruments                      issuer(vii) 
                      9.A)               (total of 
                                         9.B.1 + 9.B.2) 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached         4.090%             0%                4.090%         177,345,774 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if applicable)    3.929%             0%                3.929 % 
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 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
  : 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type           Number of voting rights(ix)           % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
------------------- 
 
                              Direct            Indirect           Direct                   Indirect 
-------------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------------  ------------------------------ 
 IE0004927939                                7,253,108                           4.090% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  A                                          7,253,108                           4.090% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) 
  of the Regulations 
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 Type of financial     Expiration           Exercise/       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  instrument            date(x)              Conversion      rights that                       rights 
                                             Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                             if the instrument 
                                                             is exercised/converted. 
--------------------  -------------------  --------------  --------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
                        SUBTOTAL B.1 
                       ----------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
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 Type of              Expiration            Exercise/       Physical             Number       % of voting 
  financial            date(x)              Conversion      or cash              of voting     rights 
  instrument                                Period          settlement(xii)      rights 
                                            (xi) 
-------------------  --------------------  --------------  -------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
                                                            SUBTOTAL 
                                                             B.2 
                                                           -------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 10. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please tick the applicable 
  box): 
 
  [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer.(xiii) 
 
  [x ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
  entity(xiv) : 
 Name(xv)                    % of voting            % of voting              Total of both 
                              rights if              rights through           if it equals 
                              it equals              financial instruments    or is higher 
                              or is higher           if it equals             than the notifiable 
                              than the notifiable    or is higher             threshold 
                              threshold              than the notifiable 
                                                     threshold 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Ameriprise Financial, 
  Inc.                              4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Ameriprise International 
  Holdings GmbH                     4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Threadneedle 
  Asset Management 
  Holdings Sàrl                4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Threadneedle 
  Holdings Limited                  4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 TAM UK Holdings 
  Limited                           4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Threadneedle 
  Asset Management 
  Holdings Limited                  4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 TC Financing 
  Limited                           4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Threadneedle 
  Asset Management 
  Limited                           4.090%                                          4.090% 
--------------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] 
  will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of 
  [date] 
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            12. Additional information(xvi) : 
             The chain of control set out in Section 10 of this form 
             represent the controlled entities within the Ameriprise 
             Financial, Inc. group. 
 
             For clarity: 
              *    the entities within the chain of control of which 
                   Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is the ultimate 

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                   subsidiary hold 4.090% of the voting rights in the 
                   issuer. 
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Done at Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Holbrook House, Station Road, Swindon SN1 1HH on 20(th) April 2016.

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