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Wednesday 22 October, 2003

Express Dairies PLC

Statement re Completion

Express Dairies PLC
22 October 2003

TO: CITY EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                 22 October 2003

   (Not for release, publication or distribution in, into or from the United
                      States, Australia, Canada or Japan)



                        EXPRESS DAIRIES PLC ('EXPRESS')

              COMPLETION OF MERGER WITH ARLA FOODS PLC ('ARLA UK')




Express is pleased to announce that the merger between Express and Arla UK (the
'Merger') has been completed.


Admission of the New Express Shares and re-admission of the Existing Express
Shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and the admission to
trading of the New Express Shares on the London Stock Exchange's market for
listed securities became effective at 8:00 a.m. today.


Express shareholders on the register at 6:00 p.m. on 21 October 2003 (the Record
Date) will be entitled to receive the special dividend of 9.6 pence per share
announced on 27 March 2003, which is expected to be paid on 4 November 2003.


The name of Express will be changed to Arla Foods UK plc later today, and from
23 October 2003 its shares will trade under the symbol 'ARU'.


New share certificates under the name of Arla Foods UK plc will be despatched to
shareholders holding Express shares in certificated form no later than 4
November 2003.




Press enquiries:
Express                     Neil Davidson, Chief Executive              +44 (0)116 281 6210

Hudson Sandler              Michael Sandler                             +44 (0)20 7796 4133

                            Lesley Allan



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