Kingspan Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8438W)

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RNS Number : 8438W

Kingspan Group PLC

03 August 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) 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) : 
  Kingspan Group PLC 
 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) : 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) : 
 Name:                                         City and country of registered office (if 
  Baillie Gifford & Co                          applicable): 
                                                Edinburgh, Scotland 
                                              ------------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) : 
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) : 
  26.07.2018 
 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  27.07.2018 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  5% 
 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                           % of voting         % of voting rights   Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached     through financial    in % (9.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total    instruments          9.B)            of issuer(vii) 
                            of 9.A)             (total of 9.B.1 
                                                + 9.B.2) 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               5.00%               N/A                  5.00%           180,099,688 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if applicable)          4.99%               N/A                  4.99% 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 
 
  9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
   threshold was crossed or reached(viii) : 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                        % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                         Direct                   Indirect                    Direct                      Indirect 
                                      ------------------------------ 
 IE0004927939                                              9,005,134                          5% 
                   -----------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL A                                      9,005,134             5% 
                   -------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations 
 Type of            Expiration         Exercise/                       Number of voting       % of voting rights 
  financial          date(x)            Conversion Period(xi)          rights that may 
  instrument                                                           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 
 Type of            Expiration         Exercise/                       Physical or            Number of        % of voting 
  financial          date(x)           Conversion                      cash settlement(xii)   voting rights    rights 
  instrument                           Period (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 rights      % of voting rights     Total of both if 
                       if it equals or         through financial      it equals or is 
                       is higher than the      instruments if it      higher than the 
                       notifiable threshold    equals or is higher    notifiable threshold 
                                               than the notifiable 
                                               threshold 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Baillie Gifford 
  & Co 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Baillie Gifford 
  Overseas Limited    3.73%                   N/A                    3.73% 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to 
  hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date] 
 
 12. Additional information: 
 

Done at Edinburgh on 27.07.2018.

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