Dairy Crest Group plc ("Dairy Crest")

Dealings by Directors

On 16 December 2014 the following nil-cost options over Dairy Crest Ordinary 25 pence Shares were granted to Dairy Crest's three Executive Directors, Mark Allen, Tom Atherton and Martyn Wilks under the 2012 tranche of the Dairy Crest Long Term, Incentive Share Plan ("LTISP"), the 2013 and 2014 tranches of the Dairy Crest Long Term Alignment Plan ("LTAP") and the 2014 tranche of the Dairy Crest Deferred Bonus Plan 2014.

LTISP


Period during which or date on which exercisable

Total amount paid for grant of the option

Description of shares or debentures involved

Exercise price

Mark Allen

03/07/2015 - 02/07/2022

Nil

6,924 Ordinary Shares1

Nil

Tom Atherton

03/07/2015 - 02/07/2022

Nil

937 Ordinary Shares1

Nil

Martyn Wilks

03/07/2015 - 02/07/2022

Nil

4,632 Ordinary Shares1

Nil

1 Share option awards relate to the value in Ordinary Shares in the Company of the 2013/2014 Final Dividend (calculated by reference to the 2 July 2014 closing mid market price) on initial share options granted to the named PDMRS in 2012 under the LTISP

LTAP


Period during which or date on which exercisable

Total amount paid for grant of the option

Description of shares or debentures involved

Exercise price

Mark Allen

15/08/2017 - 14/08/2023

15/08/2018 - 14/08/2023

16/12/2018 - 15/12/2024

16/12/2019 - 15/12/2024

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

1,314 Ordinary Shares2

1,314 Ordinary Shares2

42,203 Ordinary Shares

42,203 Ordinary Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Tom Atherton

15/08/2017 - 14/08/2023

15/08/2018 - 14/08/2023

16/12/2018 - 15/12/2024

16/12/2019 - 15/12/2024

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

508 Ordinary Shares2

508 Ordinary Shares2

21,198 Ordinary Shares

21,199 Ordinary Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Martyn Wilks

15/08/2017 - 14/08/2023

15/08/2018 - 14/08/2023

16/12/2018 - 15/12/2024

16/12/2019 - 15/12/2024

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

879 Ordinary Shares2

879 Ordinary Shares2

28,232 Ordinary Shares

28,232 Ordinary Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

2 Share option awards relate to the value in Ordinary Shares in the Company of the 2013/2014 Final Dividend (calculated by reference to the 2 July 2014 closing mid market price) on initial share options granted to the named PDMRS in 2013 under the LTAP

DBP


Period during which or date on which exercisable

Total amount paid for grant of the option

Description of shares or debentures involved

Exercise price

Mark Allen

16/12/2017 - 15/12/2024

Nil

33,498 Ordinary Shares

Nil

Tom Atherton

16/12/2017 - 15/12/2024

Nil

13,590 Ordinary Shares

Nil

Martyn Wilks

16/12/2017 - 15/12/2024

Nil

17,998 Ordinary Shares

Nil

Following the above mentioned grant of nil-cost options over Dairy Crest Shares, Dairy Crest's Executive Directors retain the following interests in Shares of the Company.


Total holding following notification

Total percentage holding following notification

Total number of shares over which options held following notification

Mark Allen

167,663

0.122

385,157

Tom Atherton

6,097

0.004

116,573

Martyn Wilks

62,396

0.046

253,173

Robin Miller - Company Secretary & General Counsel

01372 472252


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