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Kerry Group Plc AGM Information 2020

Mar 30, 2020

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AGM Information

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Attendance Card

KERRY GROUP plc ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Brandon Hotel, Tralee, Co Kerry on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 2pm

Registration opens at 1.30pm. Please bring this with you and present it personally to gain admittance to the meeting.

SRN:
IMPORTANT: Above is your address as it appears on the register of members. If this information
is incorrect please contact Kerry Group plc Share Registration Department on +353 66 7182000.
PIN:
To vote online Go to www.kerrygroup.com/proxy
To view the notice and related documents online go to www.kerrygroup.com/agm
You will be asked to enter your Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) and PIN. You will also be asked to agree to certain terms and conditions.
Form of Proxy (Return this section of the form only)
registered in my/our name(s). Please tick here only if this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being mad
Mark with a tick inside the box as shown in this example

N
Ordinary Business
1 To receive and consider the Financial Statements
F
For
Against
O
Withheld
O
TI
A
for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Company convened for the Brandon Hotel, Tralee, Co Kerry on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 2pm and
at any adjournment thereof. I/We direct my/our proxy to vote on the resolutions set out in the Notice convening the Meeting as instructed and in respect of other
M
resolutions that may arise at the Meeting as the proxy thinks fit. This proxy may be exercised in respect of all/______ (see note 4 overleaf) shares
R
(see note 6 overleaf)
O
For Against Withheld
and the Directors and Auditors Reports thereon 4
Authority to determine the Auditors remuneration
I
2 To declare a final Dividend
Y
Special Business
R
O
3
To re-elect the following Directors
L
N
5
Consideration of Directors' Remuneration
(a) Mr Gerry Behan Report (excluding Section C)
F
(b) Dr Hugh Brady
O 6
Authority to issue Ordinary Shares
(c) Mr Gerard Culligan 7
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
(d) Dr Karin Dorrepaal 8 Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
for an additional 5% for specified transactions
(e) Ms Joan Garahy 9 Authority to make market purchases
(f)
Ms Marguerite Larkin
of the Company's own shares
(g) Mr Tom Moran
(h) Mr Con Murphy
(i)
Mr Christopher Rogers
(j) Mr Edmond Scanlon
(k) Mr Philip Toomey

Signature Date

In the case of a body corporate, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or officer duly authorised, stating their capacity (e.g. director, secretary).

Explanatory notes:

    1. This form is issued only to the addressee(s) and is specific to the unique designated account printed hereon. This personalised form is not transferable between different (i) account holders; or (ii) uniquely designated accounts. Kerry Group plc accepts no liability for any instruction that does not comply with these conditions.
    1. A shareholder who is entitled to attend, speak, ask questions and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy of their choice who need not be a shareholder, to exercise all or any of his/her rights, to attend, speak, ask questions and vote on their behalf at the meeting.
    1. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman, please insert his/her name and address in the space provided and delete "the Chairman of the meeting OR" and initial the changes.
    1. If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter into the space provided the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement or if this Form of Proxy has been issued in respect of a designated account for a shareholder, the full voting entitlement for the designated account.
    1. If this form is signed but without any indication as to how the person appointed proxy shall vote he/she will exercise his/her discretion as to how he/she votes and whether or not he/she abstains from voting. Where a poll is taken at the meeting, a shareholder, present in person or proxy, holding more than one share is not required to cast all their votes in the same way.
    1. A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy to attend and vote at the meeting provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares held by that shareholder. To appoint more than one proxy, please contact the Share Registration Department, Kerry Group plc, Prince's Street, Tralee, Co Kerry (+353 66 718 2000) for additional proxy forms. Please indicate in the space provided the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.
    1. To be effective, the completed Form of Proxy together with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is executed, or a notarially certified copy thereof, must be deposited with the Company before the deadline set out below. A shareholder wishing to appoint a proxy by electronic means may do so on www.kerrygroup.com/proxy. Details of the requirements are set out overleaf. A shareholder who wishes to appoint more than one proxy by electronic means must contact the Company by sending an email to [email protected].
    1. To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by Kerry Group plc (ID No: 7RA87) not later than 2pm on 28 April 2020. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the CREST system) from which Kerry Group plc is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Companies Act 1990 (Uncertificated Securities) Regulations 1996 (as amended).
    1. The vote 'Withheld' option overleaf is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. However it should be noted that a 'Withheld' vote is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
    1. Pursuant to Section 1105 of the Companies Act 2014 and Regulation 14 of the Companies Act 1990 (Uncertificated Securities) Regulations 1996, entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at close of business on 28 April 2020 or in the case of an adjournment as at 48 hours before the time of the adjourned meeting. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
    1. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote whether in person or by proxy shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members in respect of the joint holding.
    1. The completion and return of the Form of Proxy (or the submission of proxy instructions electronically) will not preclude a member from attending the meeting and voting in person.
    1. Any alterations made to this Form of Proxy should be initialled.
    1. Kerry Group plc is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data and it is only used for the purpose for which it is provided. For details on how we use your personal data please refer to Kerry's Shareholder Privacy Policy on https://www.kerrygroup.com/help/kerry-group-shareholder//

To be effective, votes must be lodged with Kerry Group plc, Share Registration Department, Prince's Street, Tralee, Co Kerry or via the website or through CREST not later than 2pm on 28 April 2020.