Director Shareholding

Kerry Group PLC
12 September 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1) Name of company

Kerry Group Plc

2) Name of director

Denis Brosnan

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Director named at 2

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Denis Brosnan



5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Exercise of option

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

360,000

8) Percentage of issued class

Less than 0.01%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

A Ordinary 12.5c

12) Price per share

IR£6.30

13) Date of transaction

11 September 2001

14) Date company informed

11 September 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

668,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Less than 0.01%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

N/A

23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

N/A

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification Brian Durran, Secretary

Date of Notification...12 September 2001 ...............................