Publication Of Circular And Notice Of GM

Dairy Crest Group plc (the 'Company')

27 July 2012

Publication Of Circular And Notice Of General Meeting

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.3, the Company confirms that a copy of the circular and notice of general meeting to be held 10am on 16 August 2012 at Claygate House, Littleworth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9PN in relation to the disposal of St Hubert SAS, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

This document is also available via the Company's website http://www.dairycrest.co.uk/investors/general-meetings/ and from the Company's registered office at Claygate House, Littleworth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9PN.

A hard copy version of the document has been posted to those shareholders who have not opted to receive documents electronically via our website.

For further information please contact:

Andrew Money

Deputy Company Secretary

01372 472316