Director / PDMR Shareholding

Name

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

Mark Allen

60,550

Tom Atherton

36,762

Adam Braithwaite

27,572

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

Grant to Mr Allen of nil-cost options in relation to the 2017 award under the Dairy Crest Group plc Long Term Alignment Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-25

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

Grant to Mr Atherton of nil-cost options in relation to the 2017 award under the Dairy Crest Group plc Long Term Alignment Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-25

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

Grant to Mr Braithwaite of nil-cost options in relation to the 2017 award under the Dairy Crest Group plc Long Term Alignment Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-25

f)

Place of the transaction

London, outside a trading venue