Director/PDMR Shareholding

Glanbia PLC
02 November 2006


                                  SCHEDULE 11

    Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
                      Responsibility and Connected Persons


This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the
Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with
section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.


(1)       An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating
to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and
24.


(2)       An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to
the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and
24.


(3)       An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a
director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1
to 3 and 17 to 24.


(4)       An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.



All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters

  1   Name of the Issuer                 2   State whether the notification
                                             relates to:
      GLANBIA plc                            (i) a transaction notified in
                                             accordance with Market Abuse Rules;
                                             (ii) a disclosure made in
                                             accordance with section 53 (as
                                             extended by section 64 of the
                                             Companies Act 1990) or entered into
                                             the issuer's register in accordance
                                             with section 59 of the Companies
                                             Act 1990; or
                                             (iii) both (i) and (ii).
                                             (III) BOTH (I) AND (II)
  3   Name of person discharging         4   State whether notification relates
      managerial responsibilities/           to a person connected with a person
      director                               discharging managerial
                                             responsibilities/director named in
                                             3 and identify the connected person
      PATRICK GLEESON, DIRECTOR
                                             REFERS TO THE PURCHASE OF A JOINT
                                             HOLDING - CONNECTED PERSON:
                                             FIONNUALA GLEESON
  5   Indicate whether the               6   Description of shares (including
      notification is in respect of a        class) debentures or derivatives or
      holding of the person referred         financial instruments relating to
      to in 3 or 4 above or in respect       shares
      of a non-beneficial interest
      NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF          ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.06 EACH
      THE PURCHASE OF 19,000 SHARES BY
      PATRICK GLEESON AND FIONNUALA
      GLEESON
  7   Name of registered shareholder     8   State the nature of the transaction
      (s) and, if more than one,
      number of shares held by each of
      them
      DAVYCREST NOMINEES LIMITED <
      0117072>

                                             THE PURCHASE OF 19,000 SHARES BY
                                             PATRICK GLEESON AND FIONNUALA
                                             GLEESON
  9   Number of shares, debentures or   10   Percentage of issued class acquired
      financial instruments relating         (treasury shares of that class
      to shares acquired                     should not be taken into account
                                             when calculating percentage)
                                             NOT MATERIAL, LESS THAN 1%
                              19,000
 11   Number of shares, debentures or   12   Percentage of issued class disposed
      financial instruments relating         (treasury shares of that class
      to shares disposed                     should not be taken into account
                                             when calculating percentage)
                                             NOT APPLICABLE
      NOT APPLICABLE
 13   Price per share or value of       14   Date and place of transaction
      transaction
      €3.00 PER SHARE                        THURSDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2006
                                             DUBLIN
 15   Total holding following           16   Date issuer informed of transaction
      notification and total
      percentage holding following
      notification (any treasury
      shares should not be taken into
      account when calculating
      percentage)
                                             THURSDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2006
      TOTAL HOLDING/INTERESTS                DUBLIN
      FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION:
      21,423 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.06
      EACH
      PERCENTAGE HOLDING:
      NOT MATERIAL, LESS THAN 1%


If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer, complete the following boxes:

 17   Date of grant                          18   Period during which or date on
                                                  which it can be exercised
 19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant   20   Description of shares or
      of the option                               debentures involved (class and
                                                  number)
 21   Exercise price (if fixed at time of    22   Total number of shares or
      grant) or indication that the price         debentures over which options
      is to be fixed at the time of               are held following
      exercise                                    notification
 23   Any additional information             24   Name of contact and telephone
                                                  number for queries
                                                  JOHN ROCHE
                                                  + 353 56 7772212





Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making
notification
MICHAEL HORAN
DATE OF NOTIFICATION: THURSDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2006




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