24 November 2021

LEI: 635400TLVVBNXLFHWC59

KERRY GROUP

Kerry announces €750 million Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2031

Kerry Group plc, the global taste & nutrition company, today announces that it has successfully priced the issue of €750 million 0.875% Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2031 issued through its subsidiary Kerry Group Financial Services Unlimited Company and which are guaranteed by Kerry Group plc (the "Notes").

The proceeds from the issuance of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of indebtedness and the funding of acquisitions in the ordinary course of business.

The Notes are expected to be assigned ratings of BBB+ by S&P and Baa2 by Moody's, respectively. The Notes will be admitted to the Official List of Euronext Dublin and admitted to trading on the Global Exchange Market.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute a prospectus or offering memorandum or an offer to acquire any securities and is not intended to provide the basis for any credit or any other third party evaluation of the Notes or the transaction (the "Transaction") and should not be considered as a recommendation that any investor should subscribe for or purchase any of the Notes. Neither this announcement nor any other documentation or information (or any part thereof) delivered or supplied under or in relation to the Transaction or the Notes shall be deemed to constitute an offer of or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, exchange or transfer any Notes and is not soliciting an offer to purchase, exchange or transfer any Notes in any jurisdiction where such offer, sale, exchange or transfer is not permitted or is unlawful.

Any investment decision made in connection with the Notes issue must be based solely on the information contained in the final Offering Circular relating to the Notes published by Kerry Group Financial Services Unlimited Company.

Disclaimer: Intended Addressees

Relevant stabilisation regulations including FCA/ICMA apply. The manufacturer target market (MiFID II and MiFIR Product Governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No EU PRIIPs or UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as the Notes are not available to retail investors in EEA or in the UK.

This announcement does not constitute an offering of securities for sale in any jurisdiction and is not for distribution in or into the United States.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any relevant securities laws of any state of the United States and, subject to certain exceptions, the Notes may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act. No public offering of the Notes is being or will be made in the United States of America or any other jurisdiction.

In member states of the EEA, this announcement is directed only at persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.

In the UK, this announcement is directed only at persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law of the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

This communication is being distributed to, and is directed only at, persons in the United Kingdom in circumstances where section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 does not apply.

A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organisation.