Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Kerry Group plc has announced the purchase of 39,864 of its own A ordinary shares on Euronext Dublin for a volume-weighted average price of €75.0913 per share, with the highest price paid being €76.0499 and the lowest €74.4000. These shares will be cancelled and form part of the company's buyback programme, which aims to repurchase shares up to a total value of €300 million by December 31, 2026. Following this transaction, Kerry Group will have 160,502,646 ordinary shares in issue.

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Kerry Group PLC
18 February 2026
 

18 February 2026

 

LEI: 635400TLVVBNXLFHWC59

 

KERRY GROUP PLC

Regulatory Announcement

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Kerry Group plc ("Kerry" or the "Company") announces that on Tuesday, February 17, 2026  it purchased the following number of its A ordinary shares of €0.125 each (the "Ordinary Shares") on Euronext Dublin from J&E Davy. The Ordinary Shares purchased will be cancelled.


Euronext Dublin

 

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased: 

39,864

 

Highest price paid per Ordinary Share:

€76.0499

 

Lowest price paid per Ordinary Share:

€74.4000

 

Volume weighted average price paid per Ordinary Share:

€75.0913

 



 

The Ordinary Shares purchased form part of Kerry's intention to buyback Ordinary Shares of a total value of up to €300 million in the period up to 31 December 2026 at the latest ("Buyback Programme"). This Buyback Programme was announced on 17 February 2026 and formally commenced on 17 February 2026.

Following settlement of the above transactions and subsequent share cancellation Kerry will have  160,502,646 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the "Market Abuse Regulation") (including as it forms part of retained EU law in the United Kingdom ('UK') from time to time and, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by J&E Davy as riskless principal on behalf of Kerry on Euronext Dublin as part of the Buyback Programme for subsequent repurchase by the Company is scheduled to this announcement.

 

 

 

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

 

 




 

 

Group Secretary

 

 

 

Ronan Deasy

 

 

 


+353 66 7182000 | TraleeCoSec@kerry.ie


 

 




 

 

Website

 

 

 

www.kerry.com

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 



 

Issuer name:


Kerry Group plc


 

 

LEI


635400TLVVBNXLFHWC59


 

ISIN:


IE0004906560


 

Intermediary name:

J&E Davy


 

Intermediary code:

DAVYIE21



 

Time zone:


GMT



 

Currency:


EUR


 






 

Aggregated Information

 






 

Trading venue

Currency

Volume Weighted Average Price

Aggregated volume

 

Euronext Dublin

EUR

75.0913

39,864

 






 

Euronext Dublin

 






 

Number of
Shares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchID

 

1503

75.25

Euronext Dublin

 08:06:00

00045857861TRLO0-1

 

4320

76.05

Euronext Dublin

 08:15:34

00045857986TRLO0-1

 

4455

76.00

Euronext Dublin

 08:25:30

00045858149TRLO0-1

 

4722

74.95

Euronext Dublin

 11:32:53

00045859256TRLO0-1

 

4421

74.90

Euronext Dublin

 14:33:25

00045861043TRLO0-1

 

8430

74.90

Euronext Dublin

 14:34:07

00045861065TRLO0-1

 

4800

74.90

Euronext Dublin

 14:49:42

00045861455TRLO0-1

 

3012

74.60

Euronext Dublin

 15:10:02

00045862046TRLO0-1

 

4201

74.40

Euronext Dublin

 15:56:55

00045863003TRLO0-1

 

 

 

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