Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 7123P

Kerry Group PLC

06 October 2011

 



REGULATORY Announcement

6 October, 2011

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1.		Name of listed company KERRY GROUP PLC				2.	Name of shareholder with a major interest KERRY CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES LIMITED
3.		Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 SHAREHOLDER AT 2 ABOVE				4.	Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them KERRY CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES LIMITED
5.		Number of shares/amount of stock acquired	6.	Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)		7.	Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10,025,465				8.	Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 5.71 %
9.	Class of security  A ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.125 EACH				10.			Date of transaction 5 OCTOBER 2011		11.			Date listed company informed 5 OCTOBER 2011
12.		Total holding following this notification 30,042,147				13.			Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 17.12%
14.		Any additional information THE TRANSACTION IS NOT A SALE BUT A DISTRIBUTION IN SPECIE OF SHARES IN KERRY GROUP PLC TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF KERRY CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES LIMITED IN RETURN FOR THE CANCELLATION OF 25% OF THE SHARE CAPITAL OF THE LATTER.				15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries FRANK HAYES      [phone] BRIAN MEHIGAN [phone]
16.		Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the  listed company responsible for making this notification BRIAN DURRAN
Date of notification  6 OCTOBER 2011

For further information please contact:

Media Frank Hayes, Director of Corporate Affairs Tel:  [phone] Email: [e-mail] Kerry Web Site:  www.kerrygroup.com

Investor Relations Brian Mehigan, Chief Financial Officer Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Kerry Web Site:  www.kerrygroup.com

 

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