REGULATORY Announcement
2 December, 2013
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
The Capital Group Companies, Inc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
See Schedule A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
27 November 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
29 November 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Above 5% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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IE0004906560 |
8,717,968 |
8,717,968 |
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8,817,968 |
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5.0181% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
8,817,968 |
5.0181% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
See Schedule A |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
13. Additional information:
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Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc. Tel no: +353 66 7182000 Email: brian.durran@kerry.ie Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com |
SCHEDULE A
As of 27 November 2013
KERRY GROUP PLC
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Number of Shares |
Percent of Outstanding |
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings |
8,817,968 |
5.018% |
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: |
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Capital Research and Management Company |
8,817,968 |
5.018% |
The Growth Fund of America |
6,565,824 |
3.736% |
(Direct shareholding that does not exercise its own voting shares. Voting shares are exercised by CRMC.)