TIDMKYGA

RNS Number : 0517S

Kerry Group PLC

14 March 2016

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 BRIAN MEHIGAN 
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          State whether notification             Indicate whether the notification 
              relates to a person                    is in respect of a holding 
              closely associated                       of the person referred 
           with a person discharging                   to in 2 or 3 above or 
          managerial responsibilities              in respect of a non-beneficial 
            named in 2 and identify                           interest 
             the connected person 
 3                    N/A                  4               AS IN 2 ABOVE 
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                                                 Name of registered shareholder(s) 
            Description of shares                      and, if more than one, 
            or derivatives or other               number of shares or derivatives 
             financial instruments                 or other financial instruments 
                linked to them                        linked to them, held by 
                                                          each shareholder 
             A ORDINARY SHARES OF 
 5               EUR0.125 EACH             6              MR BRIAN MEHIGAN 
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                State the nature of 
                  the transaction 
 
              (1) Allocation of 11,098 
                share options under 
              the terms of the Group's             Number of shares, derivatives 
                Long and Short Term                or other financial instruments 
                  Incentive Plans                     linked to them acquired 
                 (2) Sale of 11,098 
 7                     shares              8                    N/A 
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                                                     Price per share or derivative 
           Number of shares, derivatives              or other financial instrument 
                 or other financial                      linked to them or value 
                 instruments linked                          of transaction 
                to them disposed of                           (1) 12.5 cent 
 9                   (2) 11,098            10                 (2) EUR79.08 
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        Date and place of transaction                 Date issuer informed of 
                                                            transaction 
            11 MARCH 2016, TRALEE, 
 11                CO KERRY                12              11 MARCH 2016 
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                                                   Name of contact and telephone 
                                                         number for queries 
          Any additional information                   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:14 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                 relates to a single 
          secretary (if not              transaction being notified 
        required to be stated              in accordance with the 
              in box 2)                    Market Abuse Rules and 
                                                 ISE LR 6.10 
 15       AS PER NO 2 ABOVE       16                 YES 
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                                            Percentage of issued 
        Description of class              class acquired (treasury 
               of share                     shares of that class 
                                          should not be taken into 
                                          account when calculating 
          A ORDINARY SHARES                      percentage) 
 17        OF EUR0.125 EACH       18                 N/A 
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                                          Total holding following 
        Percentage of issued               notification and total 
       class disposed (treasury         percentage holding following 
         shares of that class            notification (any treasury 
         should not be taken                shares should not be 
          into account when                taken into account when 
       calculating percentage)             calculating percentage) 
 
 19              N/A              20                 N/A 
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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 which it 
                                            can be exercised 
 
                                           LTIP: 11/03/2016 - 
                                           10/03/2023 (9,618 
                                                options) 
                                           STIP: 11/03/2016 - 
           Date of grant                   10/03/2021 (1,480 
 21         11 MARCH 2016        22             options) 
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                                           Description of shares 
                                             involved (class and 
                                                   number) 
       Total amount paid (if 
        any) for grant of the               (1) 11,098 A ORDINARY 
               option                        SHARES OF EUR0.125 
 23              N/A             24                 EACH 
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         Exercise price (if 
       fixed at time of grant) 
         or indication that             Total number of shares 
         the price is to be                over which options 
        fixed at the time of               are held following 
              exercise                        notification 
 25           12.5 CENT          26              64,164 
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   Name and signature of duly designated officer 
   of issuer responsible for making notification: 
 
   Brian Durran, Group Secretary 
 
   Date of notification: 14 MARCH 2015 
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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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