Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0048Z

Kerry Group PLC

14 July 2008

 



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/EC i

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

       Kerry Group plc

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 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 obligation iii: 

       Invesco Limited

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

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

        7 July 2008

6.    Date on which issuer notified; 9 July 2008

7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%, 3%

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 vi			Resulting situation after the triggering transaction vii
	Number of Shares viii	Number of Voting rights ix		Number of shares x	Number of voting  Rights xi		% of voting rights
				Direct	Direct xii	Indirect xiii	Direct	Indirect
Kerry Group plc IE0004906560	8,707,598	8,707,598		6,984,830		6,984,830		3.99%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	8,707,598	8,707,598		6,984,830	6,984,830		3.99%
B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xiv
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date xv		Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date xvi		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted		% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	6,984,830	3.99%

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are

       effectively held, if applicable xvii: 

       Invesco Hong Kong Ltd - 35,174

       Invesco Asset Management Company (Japan) Ltd - 12,856

       Invesco Asset Management Ltd - 146,025

       Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 20,471

       Invesco Asset Management GmbH & Invesco GT Asset Management - 129,725 Invesco  

       Kapitalanlagegesellschaft GmbH - 10,571

       Invesco GT Asset Management SA - 19,574

       Invesco Asset Management Ltd & Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 3,888

       AIM Funds Management Inc - 6,485,071

       Invesco Asset Management Ltd (Ireland) & Aim Funds Management Inc - 14,543

       AIM Advisors & AIM Funds Management Inc - 7,760

       Stein Roe & Aim Funds Management Inc - 8,040

       Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Ltd & AIM Trimark - 30,779

       Invesco Institutional (N A) Inc - 21,366

       PowerShares Capital Management Ireland - 271

       PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 1,609

       Invesco Institutional (N A) Inc & Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 31,807

       Invesco GT Asset Management SA (Luxembourg) & AIM Funds Management Inc - 5,300

10.  In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

11.  Additional information:

       Done at [place] on [date]

Annex to the Standard Form TR-1 xviii

a)    Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:

       Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

       Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

       Phone number

       Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

b)    Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii:

       Full name

       Noel Moynihan

       Contact address

       Invesco Limited

       Georges Quay Plaza

       43 Townsend Street

       Dublin 2

       Ireland

       Phone number

       [phone]

       Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification

       obligation)

c)    Additional Information

       Head of Compliance

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