Express Dairies PLC: Director Shareholding.

Business Editors

UK REGULATORY NEWS

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2003

                                     SCHEDULE 11

            NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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1. Name of company                                       2. Name of director

   EXPRESS DAIRIES PLC                                       SIR RICHARD PACKER KcB


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3.    Please state whether notification indicates that   4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
      it is in respect of holding of the shareholder         holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if
      named in 2 above or in respect of a                    notified)
      non-beneficial interest or in the case of an
      individual holder if it is a holding of that
      person's spouse or children under the age of 18
      or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

      As 2.                                                            As 2.


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5.    Please state whether notification relates to a     6.  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP
      person(s) connected with the director named in 2       transactions please indicate whether general/single
      above and identify the connected person(s)             co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary /non
                                                             discretionary

      As 2.                                                       PURCHASE

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7.    Number of              8.  Percentage of issued    9.  Number of shares/amount   10.  Percentage of issued class
      shares/amount of           class                       of stock disposed
      stock acquired

      27,000                      0.009                             -                              -
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11.  Class of security       12. Price per share         13. Date of transaction       14.  Date company informed

  Ordinary 2 pence shares                 36.5p                    17.06.03                      20.06.03
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15.   Total holding following this notification          16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                             notification

      27,000                                                           0.009
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
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17.   Date of grant                                      18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


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19.   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20. Description of shares or debentures involved:class,number


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21.   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or      22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options
      indication that price is to be fixed at time of        held following this notification
      exercise
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23.   Any additional information                         24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                             J.P.PRICE       0116-281-6281
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25.   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
      J.P.PRICE

Date of notification: 20 June, 2003
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Short Name: Express Dairies PLC

Category Code: RDS 

Sequence Number: 00006212

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030620T125913+0100