Directorate Change

Dairy Crest Group plc

Notification of Board Changes

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11 Dairy Crest Group plc (the "Company") makes the following announcement:

1. Howard Mann (Non-executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee), who joined the board of the Company in May 2003 will have completed 9 years' service with the Company in May this year. He informed the board today of his intention, in accordance with the best practice recommendation of the UK Corporate Governance Code, to step down as a Director of the Company at the conclusion of the board's meeting on 18 May 2012.

2. Accordingly, at the conclusion of the board's meeting on 18 May 2012, the following changes to Directors' responsibilities and to the committees of the Company's board shall take effect.

Richard Macdonald shall become Senior Independent Director and a member of the Audit Committee.

Stephen Alexander shall become Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.

Sue Farr shall become a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Andrew Carr-Locke shall step down from the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Anthony Fry, the Company's Chairman said today:

"Howard has given unstinting service to the Company throughout his tenure on the board. He has provided the board with the valuable benefit of his wide-ranging experience and wise counsel, in particular, in FMCG sales and marketing. My colleagues and I wish Howard every success in his other continuing ventures.

We have ensured through careful succession planning that the board continues to have the requisite balance of skills and experience through the most recent appointments of Richard Macdonald, Stephen Alexander and Sue Farr."

Enquiries, please contact:

Dairy Crest Group plc 01372 472236

Arthur Reeves, Corporate Affairs Director

Brunswick 020 7404 5959

Simon Sporborg