TIDMKYGA

RNS Number : 3556I

Kerry Group PLC

24 March 2015

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 
                 Name of the Issuer                      Name of person discharging managerial 
                                                                    responsibilities 
 1                 KERRY GROUP PLC               2                  MR STAN MCCARTHY 
 3           State whether notification          4         Indicate whether the notification 
             relates to a person closely                      is in respect of a holding of 
              associated with a person                       the person referred to in 2 or 
       discharging managerial responsibilities          3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial 
             named in 2 and identify the                                interest 
                  connected person 
                         N/A                                          AS IN 2 ABOVE 
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                                                           Name of registered shareholder(s) 
              Description of shares or                        and, if more than one, number 
           derivatives or other financial                   of shares or derivatives or other 
             instruments linked to them                      financial instruments linked to 
                                                             them, held by each shareholder 
            A ORDINARY SHARES OF EUR0.125 
 5                      EACH                     6                  MR STAN MCCARTHY 
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      State the nature of the transaction 
 
       Three separate transactions 
       being notified comprising:- 
 
       1. Acquisition of shares 
       under the terms of the Group's 
       Long Term Incentive Plan 
       (LTIP) 
       2. Sale of 9,000 shares from                          Number of shares, derivatives 
       allocation at (8)                                     or other financial instruments 
       3. Non market disposal of                                 linked to them acquired 
       5,000 shares from existing 
 7     shareholding                              8                     (A) 26,090 
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 9         Number of shares, derivatives         10        Price per share or derivative 
           or other financial instruments                   or other financial instrument 
             linked to them disposed of                     linked to them or value of transaction 
                      (B) 9,000                             (A) 12.5 CENT 
                      (C) 5,000                             (B) EUR64.38 
                                                            (C) Non-cash 
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           Date and place of transaction 
                                                          Date issuer informed of transaction 
              23 MARCH 2015, TRALEE, CO 
 11                     KERRY                    12                   23 MARCH 2015 
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                                                             Name of contact and telephone 
             Any additional information                            number for queries 
                                                              BRIAN DURRAN + 353 66 7182000 
 13                      N/A                     14           FRANK HAYES + 353 66 7182000 
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        Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making 
        the notification: 
 
 
        Brian Durran, Group Secretary 
 
        Date of notification:24 MARCH 2015 
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Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons. An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

 
                                               State whether the notification 
      Name of director or secretary                  relates to a single 
       (if not required to be stated            transaction being notified in 
                 in box 2)                     accordance with the Market Abuse 
                                                    Rules and ISE LR 6.10 
 15          MR STAN MCCARTHY          16                    YES 
                                             Percentage of issued class acquired 
      Description of class of share             (treasury shares of that class 
                                               should not be taken into account 
                                                 when calculating percentage) 
       A ORDINARY SHARES OF EUR0.125 
 17                EACH                18              LESS THAN 0.02% 
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        Percentage of issued class          Total holding following notification 
         disposed (treasury shares               and total percentage holding 
         of that class should not            following notification (any treasury 
        be taken into account when             shares should not be taken into 
          calculating percentage)            account when calculating percentage) 
 
 19          LESS THAN 0.008%          20         149,177 (Less than 0.09%) 
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If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

 
                                                   Period during which or date on 
               Date of grant                          which it can be exercised 
 
 21                  N/A                 22                      N/A 
         Total amount paid (if any)                Description of shares involved 
           for grant of the option                       (class and number) 
 
 23                  N/A                 24                      N/A 
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 25       Exercise price (if fixed       26      Total number of shares over which 
       at time of grant) or indication         options are held following notification 
           that the price is to be 
        fixed at the time of exercise                            N/A 
 
                     N/A 
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   Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible 
   for making notification: 
 
   Brian Durran, Group Secretary 
 
   Date of notification: 24 MARCH 2015 
 

The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

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