Shareholding in Company

RNS Number : 2846F

Kerry Group PLC

08 January 2010

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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 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 if different): 

01 January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 January 2010

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

   3%

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
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
IE0004906560 Kerry Group plc  A Ordinary Shares of €0.125 each	8,965,824	8,965,824

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE0004906560 Kerry Group plc  A Ordinary Shares of €0.125 each	8,965,824	0		0%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
8,965,824	0	0%

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

Proxy Voting:

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:  

Effective 1 January 2010, The Growth Fund of America Inc. granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser.

 

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