RNS Number:4843T
Dairy Crest Group PLC
19 December 2003

Mr A S N Murray, the finance director, was today granted an option over 2,506
ordinary shares in the company at a price of 368p per share by virtue of
participating in the fifth phase of the Dairy Crest Sharesave Scheme ('the
Scheme') at the statutory maximum savings rate of #250 per month. The Scheme is
a statutory SAYE share option scheme and this particular phase commences on 1
March 2004 and matures on 1 March 2007.

The three other executive directors of the company are already saving the
statutory maximum amount under the previous phase of the Scheme, which has not
yet matured, and thus did not participate in the fifth phase.


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