Kerry Regulatory News (KYGA)

8 May 2018

Kerry Group

Regulatory Announcement

Directorate Changes

The following amendment has been made to 'Directorate Changes' announcement released on 8 May 2018 at 16:27 under RNS No 4104N.

Christopher Rogers was appointed a non-Executive Director of HMV Group plc in September 2006 and left HMV Group plc in June 2012. HMV Group plc was put into administration in January 2013 and was subsequently placed into creditors' voluntary liquidation in July 2014.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

As announced on 3 May 2018, the Board of Kerry Group appointed Mr. Christopher Rogers as a non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 8 May 2018. The Board also agreed to appoint Mr. Rogers as Chairman of the Audit Committee in succession to Mr. Philip Toomey who was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors following the Group's Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2018.

Mr. Rogers' current non-Executive positions include Senior Independent Director at Travis Perkins plc and non-Executive Director at Walker Greenbank plc and at Vivo Energy plc. A current member of the Audit Committee at Travis Perkins plc, he was previously Chairman of the Audit Committee at HMV Group plc. Mr. Rogers also served as an Executive Director of Whitbread Group plc from 2005 to 2016.

As announced on 3 May, the Board also agreed the appointment of Ms. Joan Garahy as Senior Independent Director in succession to Mr. Toomey. Ms. Garahy joined the Board in January 2012 and is currently Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Christopher Rogers was appointed a non-Executive Director of HMV Group plc in September 2006 and left HMV Group plc in June 2012. HMV Group plc was put into administration in January 2013 and was subsequently placed into creditors' voluntary liquidation in July 2014.

The Company confirms that there are no other matters requiring disclosure in relation to Rule 6.6.7(1) to (6) of the Euronext Dublin Stock Exchange Rules. 

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