Kerry Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4526V)

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RNS Number : 4526V

Kerry Group PLC

30 January 2017

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
  Kerry Group plc 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
  [X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [ ] Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
  : 
 Name:                                  City and country of registered 
  The Growth Fund of                     office (if applicable): 
  America ("GFA")                        Irvine, California, USA 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
  : 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
  26 January 2017 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  27 January 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 
  3% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares 
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 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation: 
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                     % of voting        % of voting       Total of        Total number 
                      rights attached    rights through    both in %       of voting 
                      to shares          financial         (9.A + 9.B)     rights of 
                      (total of          instruments                       issuer(vii) 
                      9.A)               (total of 
                                         9.B.1 + 9.B.2) 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             0.0000%            0.0000%          0.0000%      176,010,831 
                       (see section       (see section     (see section 
                            12)                12)              12) 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------- 
 Position                0.0000%            0.0000%          0.0000% 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if applicable) 
                       (see section       (see section     (see section 
                            12)                12)              12) 
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 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
  : 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights(ix)               % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                  Direct              Indirect             Direct                    Indirect 
----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ---------------------------- 
 Ordinary                      5,242,324                                  0.0000% 
 Shares (IE0004906560) 
                                                                        (see section 
                                                                             12) 
----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL                      5,242,324                                  0.0000% 
  A 
                                                                        (see section 
                                                                             12) 
----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) 
  of the Regulations 
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 Type of financial         Expiration           Exercise/          Number of voting                     % of voting 
  instrument                date(x)              Conversion         rights that                          rights 
                                                 Period(xi)         may be acquired 
                                                                    if the instrument 
                                                                    is exercised/converted. 
------------------------  -------------------  -----------------  -----------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                SUBTOTAL B.1 
                                               -----------------  -----------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
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 Type of                 Expiration             Exercise/        Physical                Number         % of voting 
  financial               date(x)               Conversion       or cash                 of voting       rights 
  instrument                                    Period           settlement(xii)         rights 
                                                (xi) 
----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                                 SUBTOTAL 
                                                                  B.2 
                                                                ----------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 10. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation 
 
  [X ] Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer.(xiii) 
 
  [ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
  entity(xiv) : 
 Name(xv)   % of voting       % of voting              Total of both 
             rights if it      rights through           if it equals 
             equals or is      financial instruments    or is higher 
             higher than       if it equals             than the notifiable 
             the notifiable    or is higher             threshold 
             threshold         than the notifiable 
                               threshold 
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 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] 
  will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of 
  [date] 
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 12. Additional information(xvi) : 
  GFA is a mutual fund registered in the United States 
  under the Investment Company Act of 1940. GFA is the 
  legal owner of 5,242,324 shares (2.978% of outstanding 
  shares). 
 
  GFA has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research 
  and Management Company, its investment adviser. 
 
  GFA previously disclosed (as of 4 April 2013) a shareholding 
  of 6,924,324 shares (3.941% of outstanding shares). 
 
  Please note that the notification submitted on behalf 
  of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. dated 26 January 
  2017 included GFA's holdings. 
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Done at Los Angeles, California on 27 January 2017

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