Kerry Group Plc — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 1, 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

IE0004906560

Issuer Name

KERRY GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

BlackRock, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington

Country of registered office (if applicable)

USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

27-Aug-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

31-Aug-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.960000	0.040000	5.000000	8858478
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A	N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
IE0004906560		8776098		4.960000
Sub Total 8.A	8776098		4.960000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
American Depository Receipt			4287	0.000000
Sub Total 8.B1			4287	0.000000%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
CFD			Cash	78093	0.040000
Sub Total 8.B2				78093	0.040000%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

1. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
	BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
	BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.
	BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
	BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)

	Trident Merger, LLC
	BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
	BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
	BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited
	BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited
	BlackRock Group Limited
	BlackRock Finance Europe Limited
	BlackRock Investment

	Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 4)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
	BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
	BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
	BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited
	BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited
	BlackRock Group Limited
	BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 6)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
	BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
	BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 7)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
	BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
	BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
	BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 8)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 9)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
	BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
	BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
	BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
	BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited

	BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited
	BlackRock Group Limited
	BlackRock Finance Europe Limited
	BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 11)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
	BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
	BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC

	BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 12)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
	BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
	BlackRock Cayman 1 LP

	BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited
	BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited
	BlackRock Group Limited
	BlackRock Finance Europe Limited
	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 14)
	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
	BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
	BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 15)

Trident Merger, LLC
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Amethyst Intermediate, LLC
Aperio Holdings, LLC
Aperio Group, LLC

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

James Michael

020 7743 3650

12. Date of Completion

31st August 2021

13. Place Of Completion

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K