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REGULATORY Announcement
19 October 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
Standard Form TR-1
Voting Rights attached to shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/ECi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | 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 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 obligationiii:
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.)iv:
| See Schedule A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedv:
| 15 October 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 16 October 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Below 5% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransactionvi | Resulting situation after the triggering transactionviii | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary Shares IE0004906560 | 10,128,181 | 10,128,181 | 8,643,284 | 4.914% | |||
Subtotal A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 10,128,181 | 10,128,181 | 8,643,284 | 4.914% | |||
B: Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxiv
| ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdatexv | Exercise/ConversionPeriod/Datexvi | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
NA | ||||
Subtotal B (in relation to all expiration dates) | ||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
| |
Nominal | Delta
| |||||
Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
8,643,284 | 8,643,284 | 4.914% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii: |
See Schedule A |
10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold (number) voting rights as of (date) |
N/A |
11. Additional information:
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Done at Los Angeles, California on 16 October 2015
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As of 15 October 2015
Kerry Group plc
Number of Shares | Percent of Outstanding | ||
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings | 8,643,284 | 4.914% | |
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: | |||
Capital Research and Management Company | 8,643,284 | 4.914% | |
The Growth fund of America | 6,065,824 | 3.449% | |
(Direct shareholding that does not exercise its own voting shares. Voting shares are exercised by CRMC)
-ENDS-
Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc. Tel no: +353 66 7182000 Email: brian.durran@kerry.ie Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com |