Notification of Major Interest in Shares

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

RNS Number : 6926C

Kerry Group PLC

19 October 2015

REGULATORY Announcement

19 October 2015

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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/ECⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:

Kerry Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
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

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationⁱⁱⁱ:	The Capital Group Companies, Inc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.)^iv:	See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached^v:	15 October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	16 October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below 5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction^vi		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction^viii
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares IE0004906560	10,128,181	10,128,181			8,643,284		4.914%

Subtotal A (based on aggregate voting rights)	10,128,181	10,128,181		8,643,284		4.914%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction^xiv
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^xv	Exercise/ Conversion Period/Date^xvi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
NA

		Subtotal B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
8,643,284	8,643,284	4.914%

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

See Schedule 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 16 October 2015

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As of 15 October 2015

Kerry Group plc

		Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings	8,643,284		4.914%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Research and Management Company	8,643,284		4.914%
The Growth fund of America	6,065,824		3.449%