Director / PDMR Shareholding

Name

No. of Options Exercised Over Ordinary 25p Shares of Dairy Crest Group plc

No. of Ordinary 25p Shares of Dairy Crest Group plc retained

Mark Allen

2,393

2,393

Tom Atherton

4,787

4,787

Adam Braithwaite

2,393

2,393

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Mark Allen

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR (Chief Executive)

b)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Dairy Crest Group plc

b)

LEI

213800NPR9YDSBO86U08

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Dairy Crest Group plc Ordinary 25p shares

ISIN: GB0002502812

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise by Mr Allen of options granted in 2014 under the Company's statutory SAYE share option scheme.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-09-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London, outside a trading venue

2

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Tom Atherton

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR (Group Finance Director)

b)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Dairy Crest Group plc

b)

LEI

213800NPR9YDSBO86U08

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Dairy Crest Group plc Ordinary 25p shares

ISIN: GB0002502812

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise by Mr Atherton of options granted in 2014 under the Company's statutory SAYE share option scheme.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-09-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London, outside a trading venue

3

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Adam Braithwaite

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR (Group Commercial Director)

b)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Dairy Crest Group plc

b)

LEI

213800NPR9YDSBO86U08

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Dairy Crest Group plc Ordinary 25p shares

ISIN: GB0002502812

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise by Mr Braithwaite of options granted in 2014 under the Company's statutory SAYE share option scheme.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-09-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London, outside a trading venue