Holding in Company

Kerry Group PLC
25 February 2008





Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached: Kerry Group plc

2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):

( )      an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

( )      an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

( )      an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

x Other: Compliance with Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

            The Growth Fund of America, Inc

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

            13 June 2007

6.         Date on which issuer notified; 22 February 2008

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

8.         Notified details:


A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
(if possible using   the Triggering
the ISIN CODE)       transaction
                     Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting      % of voting rights
                     Shares      Voting      shares      rights
                                 rights      Direct      Direct     Indirect   Direct     Indirect
Ordinary             8,965,824   8,965,824   8,965,824   8,965,824                        5.1324%
IE0004906560

SUBTOTAL A (based on 8,965,824   8,965,824   8,965,824   8,965,824             5.1324%
aggregate voting
rights)



B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Expiration Date    Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting       % of voting rights
instrument                             Period/ Date          rights that may be
                                                             acquired if the
                                                             instrument is
                                                             exercised/converted
n/a

                                       SUBTOTAL B (in
                                       relation to all
                                       expiration dates)


Total (A+B)                                           number of voting rights    % of voting rights
8,965,824                                             8,965,824                  5.1324%



9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/
or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: n/a

10.       In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold
(number) voting rights as of (date). n/a

11.       Additional information:

Done at Los Angeles, California on 22 February 2008.




























Annex to the standard form TR-1

a)         Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation:
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)      The Growth Fund of America, Inc
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)   333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles,
                                                         California 90071 USA
Phone number                                             [phone]
Other useful information (at least legal representative  Gina Martinez
for legal persons)
                                                         Email: [e-mail]

b)         Identity of the notifier, if applicable:
Full name                                                Gina Martinez
Contact address                                          333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles,
                                                         California 90071 USA
Phone number                                             [phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship   Fax: [phone]
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)

c)         Additional information













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