Redenomination - Kerry Shares

Kerry Group PLC
30 May 2000

Redenomination and Renominalisation of Kerry Group plc A Ordinary Shares


Further to 9.10 of The Listing Rules, the Board of Kerry Group plc announces
that, at the Company's Annual General Meeting held today, the Authorised and
Issued A Ordinary Share Capital of nominal value IR10p each was redenominated
and renominalised to A Ordinary Shares of nominal value EUR 0.125 each.  This
adjustment will not alter the number of A Ordinary Shares in issue and
existing Share Certificates will continue to be valid.  The authorised share
capital of the Company is now EUR 25,000,000 divided into 200,000,000 A
Ordinary shares of EUR 0.125 each.  As at today's date, 172,047,213 shares are
in issue.



For further information contact 

Frank Hayes
Director of Corporate Affairs
Kerry Group plc
Princes Street
Tralee
Co Kerry

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