Director Shareholding

8 Feb 2005 16:16

Dairy Crest Group PLC08 February 2005 Dairy Crest Group - Director Shareholding Dairy Crest Group plc (the "Company") has been informed today that theshareholding in the Company owned beneficially by Mr P W Thornton, a director ofthe company, increased by 25 shares by virtue of the automatic reinvestment ofthe dividend recently paid by the Company to the manager of an ISA held in MrThornton's name. The reinvestment was effected by the ISA manager at 445p pershare on 31 January 2005. As a result of this transaction Mr P W Thornton nowbeneficially owns 23,136 shares in Dairy Crest (representing 0.02% of the issuedshare capital of the Company). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange