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Kerry Co-op members to vote on €500 million dairy business deal today

Dec 16, 2024 08:17 By radiokerrynews
Kerry Co-op members to vote on €500 million dairy business deal today
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Kerry Co-op shareholders will today vote on whether to proceed with a historic €500 million deal to buy the dairy division of Kerry Group.

The details of the deal were announced last month, with two phases proposed.

The first, worth around €350 million, would see the co-op initially acquiring 70% of Kerry Dairy Ireland by the end of next January, with Kerry Group retaining a 30% interest.

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The second phase will see the remaining 30% in Kerry Dairy Ireland transferred to the co-op in the period up to 2035.

The deal would be financed through a share exchange, which would exchange 85% of their shares for Kerry Group shares, with the rest used to finance the acquisition.

Voting takes place at the Gleneagle INEC in Killarney later today.

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