Rule 8.1- Arla Foods UK plc

RNS Number:0190U
Arla Foods UK PLC
29 March 2007


                                                                 FORM 8.1

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
      (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1. KEY INFORMATION

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Name of person dealing (Note 1)    |Martin Gilbert, Director, Arla Foods UK plc          |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |Colin Lyness, Director, Arla Foods UK plc            |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |John Price, Director, Arla Foods UK plc              |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |Tim Smith, Director, Arla Foods UK plc               |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |Simon Stevens, Director, Arla Foods UK plc           |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |Adrian Thompson, Director, Arla Foods UK plc         |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |Ralph Peter Walker, Director, Arla Foods UK plc      |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |                                                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Company dealt in                   |Arla Foods UK plc                                    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Class of relevant security to which|Ordinary Shares                                      |
|the dealings being disclosed relate|                                                     |
|(Note 2)                           |                                                     |
|                                   |                                                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Date of dealing                    |28 March 2007                                        |
|                                   |                                                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+



2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE


(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|                                   |          Long           |           Short           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|                                   |Number (%)               |Number (%)                 |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(1) Relevant securities            |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(2) Derivatives (other than        |                         |                           |
|options)                           |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(3) Options and agreements to      |                         |                           |
|purchase/sell                      |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|Total                              |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+


(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|Class of relevant security:        |          Long           |           Short           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|                                   |Number (%)               |Number (%)                 |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(1) Relevant securities            |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(2) Derivatives (other than        |                         |                           |
|options)                           |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(3) Options and agreements to      |                         |                           |
|purchase/sell                      |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|Total                              |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+


(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Class of relevant security:        |Details                                              |
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |                                                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|                                   |                                                     |
|                                   |                                                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+



3. DEALINGS (Note 4)


(a) Purchases and sales

+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Purchase/sale                |Number of securities        |Price per unit (Note 5)       |
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Allocation of shares granted |266 shares for each         |Under the All Employee Share  |
|as an award under the Arla   |individual listed in (1)    |Ownership Plan, employees get |
|Foods UK plc All Employee    |above with the exception of |1 free share for every 2      |
|Share Ownership Plan, an all |John Price who was awarded  |purchased. Value of the share |
|employee Share Incentive Plan|211 shares and              |at dealing was 70.75 pence per|
|                             |                            |share                         |
|                             |Tim Smith with 265 shares   |                              |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+



(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+
|Product name,   |Long/short (Note 6)|Number of securities (Note |Price per unit (Note 5) |
|                |                   |7)                         |                        |
|e.g. CFD        |                   |                           |                        |
+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+
|                |                   |                           |                        |
|                |                   |                           |                        |
|                |                   |                           |                        |
+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+
|Product name,  |Writing,     |Number of       |Exercise|Type, e.g. |Expiry  |Option money |
|               |selling,     |securities to   |        |American,  |        |             |
|e.g. call      |purchasing,  |which the option|price   |European   |date    |paid/received|
|option         |varying etc. |relates (Note 7)|        |etc.       |        |per unit     |
|               |             |                |        |           |        |(Note 5)     |
|               |             |                |        |           |        |             |
+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+
|               |             |                |        |           |        |             |
+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+



(ii) Exercising

+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Product name, e.g. call      |Number of securities        |Exercise price per unit (Note |
|option                       |                            |5)                            |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+


(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Nature of transaction (Note  |Details                     |Price per unit (if applicable)|
|8)                           |                            |(Note 5)                      |
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+






4. OTHER INFORMATION


Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



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|Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person          |
|disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities|
|under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future    |
|acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to  |
|on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.                             |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO



+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Date of disclosure                                |29 March 2007                          |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Contact name                                      |John Price                             |
|                                                  |                                       |
|                                                  |Company Secretary                      |
|                                                  |                                       |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Telephone number                                  |0113 382 7000                          |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Name of offeree/offeror with which associated     |Arla Foods UK plc All Employee Share   |
|                                                  |Ownership Plan                         |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Specify category and nature of associate status   |                                       |
|(Note 10)                                         |                                       |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+



Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk




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