ARYZTA AG - Ex-dividend date

ARYZTA AG shares were marked ex-dividend on different dates on the SIX Swiss
Exchange and on the Irish Stock Exchange.  ARYZTA' s primary listing is on the
SIX Swiss Exchange where ARYZTA shares were marked ex-dividend on 7 December
2009. The shares were marked ex-dividend on the Irish Stock Exchange on 2
December 2009 reflecting the dividend timetable submitted to the ISE. Thus a
situation has arisen whereby the shares were marked ex-dividend on the Irish
Stock Exchange for three trading days prior to the actual ex-dividend date on
the SIX Swiss Exchange, where the Company has its primary listing.


Transactions in ARYZTA shares through the Irish Stock Exchange during the period
2-4 December 2009 (inclusive) ("the Relevant Period") should be treated as
cum-dividend. Likewise, transactions in ARYZTA shares through the Irish Stock
Exchange during the period 7-9 December 2009 should be treated as ex-dividend
(reflecting the actual record date of 9th December 2009). Parties who have
transacted in ARYZTA shares through the Irish Stock Exchange during the Relevant
Period should contact the broker through which the transaction was effected for
further information.




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