RNS Number : 8424B
Kerry Group PLC
08 April 2013
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULATORY Announcement

08 April, 2013

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

  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 the notification obligation:

 

The Growth Fund of America, Inc ("GFA")

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

 


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 

4 April 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

5 April 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

 Below 4%

 

 

 

 

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 

 

IE0004906560

7,234,324

 7,234,324

6,924,324

0


 0%



 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights

 N/A





 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 6,924,324

0%

 

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

N/A

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 N/A

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

 N/A

 

13. Additional information:

 

GFA has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser.

 

Please note that the notification submitted on behalf of The Capital Group Companies, Inc, dated included GFA's holdings.

 

 

 

 

Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc.

Tel no:  +353 66 7182000

Email:  brian.durran@kerry.ie

Kerry Web Site:  www.kerrygroup.com

 


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