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Kerry Group PLC05 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Kerry Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Ltd 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Shareholder at 2 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Ltd 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired None 6. Percentage of issued class 27.73% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed None 8. Percentage of issued class N/a 9. Class of security A Ordinary Shares of 12.5cent 10. Date of transaction 3 July, 2006 11. Date company informed 4 July, 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 51,958,646 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 28.15% 14. Any additional information As a result of a share buy back programme by Kerry Group plc the amount ofshares issued (excluding treasury shares of 2.8 million) has reduced to184,560,310 from 187,360,310. Thus the percentage shareholding held by KerryCo-Operative Creameries Ltd has increased notwithstanding that no additionalshares were purchased. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Frank Hayes +353 66 718 2304 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Brian Durran, Group Secretary Date of notification 5 July, 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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