Holding(s) in Company (0869P)

TIDMKYGA TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 0869P

Kerry Group PLC

28 September 2011

REGULATORY Announcement

28 September, 2011

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying            Kerry Group plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued 
  to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject          Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                   See attached schedule 
  (if different from 3.): (iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                26 September 2011 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                  27 September 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                   See item 13 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type 
  of 
  shares 
  if possible     Situation previous 
  using            to the triggering                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
  the ISIN CODE    transaction                          transaction 
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                                       Number 
                  Number                of 
                   of                   Voting         Number of   Number of voting           % of voting 
                   Shares               Rights         shares       rights                     rights (x) 
-------------    -------------------  --------------  ----------  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                                   Direct          Indirect 
                                                       Direct       (xi)            (xii)     Direct         Indirect 
-------------    ------  ---  ------  -----    -----  ----------  --------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
  IE0004906560        6,016,489          6,016,489     5,388,733     5,379,620     172,665       2.97%           0.10% 
                 -------------------  --------------  ----------  --------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                          Number of voting 
                                                                           rights that may 
                                                                           be 
                                              Exercise/                    acquired if the 
 Type of financial        Expiration           Conversion Period           instrument is                   % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)         (xiv)                       exercised/ converted.            rights 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of                                        Exercise/          Number of voting                 % of voting 
 financial      Exercise       Expiration        Conversion         rights instrument                rights (xix, 
 instrument      price          date (xvii)      period (xviii)     refers to                        xx) 
-------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
-------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------  -------------------------------  -------------  -------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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                            5,388,733                                                       3.07% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Prudential plc (parent Company) 
  M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) 
  M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
  M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G 
  Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                  N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                  N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                   N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:            M&G Securities Limited (wholly 
                                         owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
                                         no longer has a notifiable interest 
                                         - now below 3% 
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         For further information please contact: 
 
 
        Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc. 
         Tel no: [phone] 
         Email: [e-mail] 
         Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com 
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