Notification of Major Interest in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Kerry Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii:

BlackRock, Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.)iv:

 See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedv:

2 December 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 December 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 Below 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransactionvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transactionviii

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

IE0004906560

7,042,421

7,042,421

N/A

N/A

6,779,051

N/A

3.85%

Subtotal A (based on aggregate voting rights)

6,779,051

3.85%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxiv

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdatexv

Exercise/ConversionPeriod/Datexvi

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

NA

 Subtotal B (in relation to all expiration dates)

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversionperiod

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

6,779,051

6,779,051

3.85%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii:

See Schedule A

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7266I_-2015-12-10.pdf

10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold (number) voting rights as of (date)

 N/A

11. Additional information:

Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc.

Tel no: +353 66 7182000

Email: brian.durran@kerry.ie

Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com