Director Shareholding

RNS Number:1313Z
Dairy Crest Group PLC
25 July 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

Dairy Crest Group plc

2)  Name of director
      J W D Hall


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
      Director's holding


4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
      J W D Hall


5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
      Director


6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary


Reinvestment of dividends in general and single company PEP


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

        3

8)  Percentage of issued class
      0

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security
      Ordinary shares of 25p each


12) Price per share
      2 shares - £4.42 (16 July 2002)

1 share - £4.08 (23 July 2002)

13) Date of transaction

16 and 23 July 2002


14) Date company informed

24 July 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

111,270 ordinary shares

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.09%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

    22 July 2002

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    22 July 2005 - 22 July 2012

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

    Nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


    Options over 86,476 ordinary shares of 25p each granted under Executive
Share Option Scheme following Mr Hall's promotion to Chief Executive


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

   £4.15 per share

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification


86,746 (Executive Share Option Scheme)



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Roger Newton, Company Secretary

020 8910 4049


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification
      R J Newton

Company Secretary
    Date of Notification....25 July 2002..............................


 SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

Dairy Crest Group plc



2)  Name of director
      W J Houliston


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest
      Director's holding


4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
      Mrs H Houliston (spouse)


5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
      Director's wife


6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary


Reinvestment of dividend for single company PEP




7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired


Mrs H Houliston - 1


8)  Percentage of issued class
      0


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security
      Ordinary shares of 25p each


12) Price per share
        £4.42


13) Date of transaction
      16 July 2002


14) Date company informed
      24 July 2002

15) Total holding following this notification
       W J Houliston and Mrs H Houliston


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Roger Newton, Company Secretary

020 8910 4049


Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
      R J Newton

Company Secretary


Date of Notification     25 July 2002..............................








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