Kerry Group plc http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Kerry_Group_plc-1009349 Saturday, October 11, 2008 3:18:53 AM 1009349 Kerry Group plc en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 US - Symrise GmbH & Co KG (SG) agreed to acquire Manheimer Fragrances, a manufacturer of fragrances, from Kerry Group PLC. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval. Concurrently, SG acquired International Fragrances.9/30/2008 2:39:39 PM87064J56313L87064J49245QSymrise GmbH & Co KGManheimer FragrancesSymrise GmbH & Co KGKerry Group PLChttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symrise_GmbH_Co_KG_acquires_Manheimer_Fragrances_from_Kerry_Group_PLC-2015366020sdc/20153660202015366020Copyright © 2008, Thomson Financial, All Rights ReservedFrankfurtSoaps, Cosmetics, and Personal-Care ProductsGermanyPerfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations2844FFForeignPublicSY12844:Perfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations2869:Industrial organic chemicals, nec2899:Chemicals and chemical preparations, nec2844:Perfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations2869:Industrial organic chemicals, nec2899:Chemicals and chemical preparations, necSoaps, Cosmetics, and Personal-Care ProductsUnited StatesPerfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations2844NJNew JerseySubsidiary911153002Mnfr aroma chemProduce processed foodsUnspecifiedAssets1043184001Sep 30 20080.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000EUR30 Jun 080.000000.89000166.529000.000002031.756002881.86600EURO0.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.0000012.0000013.0000014.0000015.00000Symrise GmbH & Co KG, locatedin Holzminden, Germany,manufactures aroma chemicalssuch as perfume oils,fragrance bases andspecialties, cosmetic rawmaterials and activeingredients, plant extracts,standardized aroma chemicalsand flavorings, flavoringsubstances, fruit powders,fruit preparations, flavoringcompounds for beverages,seasonings. It was founded inMay 2003.Symrise GmbH & Co KG, located in Holzminden, Germany,manufactures aroma chemicals such as perfume oils, fragrancebases and specialties, cosmetic raw materials and activeingredients, plant extracts, standardized aroma chemicalsand flavorings, flavoring substances, fruit powders, fruitpreparations, flavoring compounds for beverages, seasonings.It was founded in May 2003.Symrise GmbH & Co KG, located in Holzminden, Germany, manufactures aroma chemicals such as perfume oils, fragrance bases and specialties, cosmetic raw materials and active ingredients, plant extracts, standardized aroma chemicals and flavorings, flavoring substances, fruit powders, fruit preparations, flavoring compounds for beverages, seasonings. It was founded in May 2003.1.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.00000Manheimer Fragrances, locatedTeterboro, New Jersey,manufactures fragrances forcandles and air fresheners.The company was founded in1984.Manheimer Fragrances, located Teterboro, New Jersey,manufactures fragrances for candles and air fresheners. Thecompany was founded in 1984.Manheimer Fragrances, located Teterboro, New Jersey, manufactures fragrances for candles and air fresheners. The company was founded in 1984.0.000000.000000.000000.00000Y25 Sep 08Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 ESTDate Announced: 09/25/2008Date Effective:Acq. of AssetsFriendly0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Price/Share0.0000000.000000.0000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.0000000.00000N0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000100.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000002048.883000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.00000US - Symrise GmbH & Co KG (SG)agreed to acquire ManheimerFragrances, a manufacturer offragrances, from Kerry GroupPLC. The transaction wassubject to regulatoryapproval. Concurrently, SGacquired InternationalFragrances.US - Symrise GmbH & Co KG (SG) agreed to acquire Manheimer Fragrances, a manufacturer of fragrances, from Kerry Group PLC. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval. Concurrently, SG acquired International Fragrances.US - Symrise GmbH & Co KG (SG) agreed to acquire Manheimer Fragrances, a manufacturer offragrances, from Kerry Group PLC. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval.Concurrently, SG acquired International Fragrances.US - Symrise GmbH & Co KG (SG) agreed to acquire Manheimer Fragrances, a manufacturer of fragrances, from Kerry Group PLC. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval. Concurrently, SG acquiredInternational Fragrances.US - Symrise GmbH & Co KG (SG) agreed to acquire Manheimer Fragrances, a manufacturer of fragrances, from Kerry Group PLC. Thetransaction was subject to regulatory approval. Concurrently, SG acquired International Fragrances.Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin1.00000$ 0.000 - Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin - Adv0.00000Pending637.92500105.696001289.555001829.120000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Status:Pending-999.00000np0.00000-999.00000np0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000002844:Perfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations911153002FrankfurtGermany2844ForeignPublicSY12038:Frozen specialties, nec2099:Food preparations, nec2869:Industrial organic chemicals, nec107227001LondonIreland-Rep2099ForeignPublicKYGA0.000000.000000.000000.00000Deal InformationTF Mergers & Acquisitionshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1911743ccbn/T1911743norm... - Kerry Group Plc - Director Corporate Affairs ... immediately after the presentations and then hand it over to the outside participants in the conference. So now I will hand you over to our Chief Executive, Stan McCarthy. ... 8/26/2008 12:07:00 PMKerry Group plc54.0000FinalInterim 2008 Kerry Group plc Earnings Presentation and Conference Call TranscriptKYG.L9:00am UKTTranscriptT1911743Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1779686ccbn/T1779686norm... - Kerry Group plc - Head, IR Good afternoon, everybody. Michael Ryan, Head of Investor Relations for Kerry Group. With me I have Stan McCarthy, CEO. And I'd just like to explain the absence of Brian Mehigan. Brian had a bereavement in the family and, unfortunately, cannot be with us.Before I hand over to Stan, I'd just like to read the Safe Harbor statement. This presentation will contain forward-looking statements which reflect management expectations based on currently available data. However, actual results will be influenced by macroeconomic conditions, food industry supply and demand issues, foreign exchange fluctuations and other, as of today, unknown factors and results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.And with that technicality out of the way, I'll hand you over to Stan McCarthy. ... 2/26/2008 3:05:00 PMKerry Group plc54.0000FinalPreliminary 2007 Kerry Group plc Earnings Conference Call TranscriptKYG.L2:30pm UKTTranscriptT1779686Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1762958ccbn/T1762958norm... - Kerry Group plc - CEOGood morning, everybody, and welcome. I am very pleased this morning to announce the financial results for Kerry Group for ####. I am joined by my colleagues, Denis Cregan on my right, and also with [Roland DC] and Michael Ryan up here in the front. With that, I'd like to maybe just kick right into the highlights of ####. Needless to say, #### was a very satisfactory year for Kerry, where we had very solid top line growth of #.#%, bringing in sales of EUR#.#b. We achieved, for the first time across the -- or met the EUR###m threshold at EBITDA level. And all of that cascaded down to a #.#% growth in trading profit and a #.#% growth in earnings per share of EUR#.###. Very challenging environment, and I'll talk a little bit more about that, but also worth pointing out here at this point in time is that we did get ## basis points improvement in our operating margin. I think more important about that figure is the fact that it did not fall in the environment that we're... 2/26/2008 1:05:00 PMKerry Group plc54.0000FinalPreliminary 2007 Kerry Group plc Earnings Presentation TranscriptKYG.L9:00am UKTTranscriptT1762958Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEvents