Response to OFT Statement

20 Sep 2007 11:53

Dairy Crest Group PLC20 September 2007 20 September 2007 Dairy Crest Group plc ("Dairy Crest") Response to Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") Statement Dairy Crest notes the issue by the OFT today of a Statement of Objections toretailers and dairy processors in its investigation into pricing in the dairyproduce sector. The investigation has been going on for over three years. Dairy Crest hascooperated fully with the OFT's investigation to date and will continue to doso. In the Statement of Objections the OFT explains for the first time since theinvestigation began what evidence it proposes to rely on to support theallegations of infringement of competition law. The next steps for Dairy Crest will be to review the OFT's provisional findingsin detail, and respond accordingly. The OFT has emphasised that it will not bein a position to decide if there has been an infringement of competition lawuntil it has received responses to the Statement of Objections and comments frominterested third parties. For further information: Dairy Crest Group plcWill Shaw, Investors 01372 472477Nicole Lander, Media 01372 472419 BrunswickSimon Sporborg / Laura Cummings 020 7404 5959 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange