Kingspan Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (6251V)

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RNS Number : 6251V

Kingspan Group PLC

24 July 2018

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:                                  City and country of registered 
  Baillie Gifford & Co                   office (if applicable): 
                                         Edinburgh, Scotland 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
  : 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
  23.07.2018 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  24.07.2018 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  5% 
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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         4.99%              N/A               4.99%          180,099,688 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if applicable)    5.00%              N/A               5.00% 
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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                                                9,002,962                       4.99% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  A                                                9,002,962             4.99% 
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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 it      rights through           if it equals 
                       equals or is      financial instruments    or is higher 
                       higher than       if it equals             than the notifiable 
                       the notifiable    or is higher             threshold 
                       threshold         than the notifiable 
                                         threshold 
-------------------  ----------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Baillie Gifford 
  & Co 
-------------------  ----------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Baillie Gifford 
  Overseas Limited    3.73%             N/A                      3.73% 
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 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: 
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Done at Edinburgh on 24.07.2018.

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