Director Shareholding

RNS Number:2392M
Dairy Crest Group PLC
12 June 2003


DAIRY CREST GROUP plc

Directors' Shareholdings

Dairy Crest Group plc ("the Company") has been informed of the following
transactions on 11 June 2003 by directors of the Company:

Drummond Hall exercised 152,846 options granted under the Company's Long Term
Incentive Share Plan ("LTISP") for nil consideration. He then sold 104,000
shares at a price of #4.06 per share. This brings his current total holding in
the Company to 171,704 shares (0.14%).

Ian Laurie exercised 152,846 options granted under the LTISP for nil
consideration. He then sold 84,000 shares at a price of #4.06 per share. This
brings his current total holding in the Company to 204,219 shares (0.17%).

Mark Allen exercised 86,506 options granted under the LTISP for nil
consideration. He then sold 41,000 shares at a price of #4.06 per share. This
brings his current total holding in the Company to 46,848 shares (0.04%).

Peter Thornton exercised 58,238 options granted under the LTISP for nil
consideration. He then sold 58,238 shares at a price of #4.06 per share. This
brings his current total holding in the Company to 2,230 shares (0.002%).


12 June 2003

Enquiries:   Roger Newton, Company Secretary 020 8910 4000


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