25 November 2024
LEI: 635400TLVVBNXLFHWC59
KERRY GROUP PLC
Regulatory Announcement
PUBLICATION OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE
OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Proposed sale of Kerry Dairy Ireland to Kerry Co-Operative
Creameries Limited
Further to the announcement made on 12 November 2024,
Kerry Group plc ("Kerry" or the "Company") has today issued a
shareholder circular (the "Circular") in relation to the proposed
sale of Kerry Dairy Holdings (Ireland) Limited ("Kerry Dairy
Ireland") to Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Limited (the "Co-Op")
(the "Proposed Transaction").
As the Co-Op holds approximately 11% of the issued
share capital of Kerry, the Co-Op is considered to be a substantial
shareholder of Kerry for the purpose of the Irish Listing Rules.
The Proposed Transaction therefore constitutes a related party
transaction for Kerry and is subject to approval by Kerry's
independent shareholders1. The Circular contains a
notice convening an extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM"), at
which such approval (together with approval of other related
matters) will be sought.
The EGM will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 19
December 2024, at the Rose Hotel, Dan Spring Road, Tralee, Co.
Kerry, V92 HKA4, Ireland. The Circular, the Form of Proxy, and
copies of certain ancillary documents (including the Articles
of Association of Kerry in the proposed amended form) are available
for inspection on the Company's website at www.kerry.com/egm
and in physical form at the registered office of Kerry Group plc,
Prince's Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry, V92 EH11, Ireland, at Kerry
Ingredients (UK) Limited, Kerry, Bradley Road, Royal Portbury Dock,
Bristol, BS20 7NZ, United Kingdom and at the offices of Arthur Cox
LLP at Ten Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 T380, Ireland, during
usual business hours from today (Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays excepted) until and including the date of the EGM.
Further information in relation to
the EGM
In accordance with Irish Listing Rule 6.1.59 and UK
Listing Rule 6.4.1, the Circular, the Form of Proxy and the
Articles of Association of Kerry in the proposed amended form will
be submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange t/a Euronext Dublin and
the UK's National Storage Mechanism and will be available for
inspection at:
>
Euronext Dublin:
Companies Announcement Office, Euronext Dublin, 28
Anglesea Street, Dublin 2 and at https://direct.euronext.com/#/oamfiling
> UK
National Storage Mechanism: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Any relevant updates regarding the
EGM, including any changes to the arrangements outlined in the
Circular, will be announced via a Regulatory Information Service
and will be available on www.kerry.com/egm.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5564N_1-2024-11-25.pdf
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5564N_2-2024-11-25.pdf
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5564N_3-2024-11-25.pdf
1 Independent shareholders are
Kerry's shareholders other than the Co-Op and persons who are
associates of the Co-Op for the purposes of the Irish Listing
Rules
