Merger Update

26 Oct 2006 15:00

Office of Fair Trading26 October 2006 Merger Clearance: The OFT has decided, on the information currently available to it, not to referthe following merger to the Competition Commission under the provisions of theEnterprise Act 2002: Completed Acquisition by Dairy Crest Group plc of certain assets of Arla Foods UK plc The text of this decision will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading's website at www.oft.gov.uk and will also appear in the Office's Weekly Gazette assoon as is reasonably practicable. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange