RNS Number : 8439I
Kerry Group PLC
08 July 2013
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULATORY Announcement

08 July, 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:

 

Kerry Co-operative Creameries Limited

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:

 

8 July 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

8 July 2013

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

 

 17.11% - 13.69%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

30,057,906

30,057,906

24,048,456

24,048,456

-

 13.69%

-


 

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






 

 

Total (A+B)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 24,048,456

13.69%

 

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

 

N/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:

 

Calculations based on Total Voting Rights of 175,720,328. 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 20% of the share capital of the latter.

 

 

 

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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