Major interests in shares

Kerry Group PLC
05 July 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Kerry Group plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Ltd



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or 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



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 Ltd



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


None



6. Percentage of issued class


27.73%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


None



8. Percentage of issued class


N/a



9. Class of security


A Ordinary Shares of 12.5cent



10. Date of transaction


3 July, 2006





11. Date company informed


4 July, 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


51,958,646



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


28.15%



14. Any additional information


As a result of a share buy back programme by Kerry Group plc the amount of
shares issued (excluding treasury shares of 2.8 million) has reduced to
184,560,310 from 187,360,310.  Thus the percentage shareholding held by Kerry
Co-Operative Creameries Ltd has increased notwithstanding that no additional
shares were purchased.



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Frank Hayes

[phone]



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Brian Durran, Group Secretary



Date of notification


5 July, 2006



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