Kerry Regulatory News (KYGA)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Kerry Co-operative Creameries Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.): iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

05 October 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05 October 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

22.83 to 17.12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

IE0004906560

40,067,612

40,067,612

30,042,147

30,042,147

17.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial

Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

30,042,147

17.12%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 175,523,366

The transaction is not a sale but a distribution in specie of shares in Kerry Group plc to the shareholders of Kerry Co-operative Creameries Ltd in return for the cancellation of 25% of the share capital of the latter.

For further information please contact:

Media

Frank Hayes, Director of Corporate Affairs

Tel: +353 66 7182304

Email: corpaffairs@kerry.ie

Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com

Investor Relations

Brian Mehigan, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +353 66 718 2253

Email: investorrelations@kerry.ie

Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com