TIDMKYGA

RNS Number : 0533S

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 STAN MCCARTHY 
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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 STAN MCCARTHY 
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         State the nature of 
          the transaction 
 
          (1) Acquisition of 
          shares under the terms 
          of the Group's Long                 Number of shares, derivatives 
          and Short Term Incentive            or other financial instruments 
          Plans                                  linked to them acquired 
          (2) Sale of 45,595 
 7        shares                      8                 (1) 23,523 
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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) 45,595            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 2016 
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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        MR STAN MCCARTHY       16                 YES 
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                                         Percentage of issued class 
        Description of class              acquired (treasury shares 
               of share                   of that class should not 
                                            be taken into account 
                                        when calculating percentage) 
          A ORDINARY SHARES 
 17        OF EUR0.125 EACH       18           LESS THAN 0.02% 
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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 taken 
          into account when             into account when calculating 
       calculating percentage)                   percentage) 
 
 19        LESS THAN 0.03%        20      127,105 (Less than 0.08%) 
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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 
           Date of grant                        exercised 
 
 21              N/A             22                N/A 
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         Total amount paid 
         (if any) for grant              Description of shares 
            of the option              involved (class and number) 
 
 23              N/A             24                N/A 
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         Exercise price (if 
       fixed at time of grant) 
         or indication that 
         the price is to be              Total number of shares 
          fixed at the time              over which options are 
             of exercise               held following notification 
 
 25              N/A             26                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: 14 MARCH 2016 
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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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