Director-Secretary Interests

Glanbia PLC
02 September 2002

Glanbia plc: Notification of Interests of Directors  / Secretary



Share Options granted under the Glanbia plc 2002 Long Term Incentive Plan:



Description of shares:                               Ordinary €0.06

Date of Grant:                                       29 August 2002

Date of Disclosure:                                   2 September 2002

Period during which exercisable:             30 August 2005 - 28 August 2012

Total Amount paid for grant of option:   Nil

Exercise price:                                        €1.55 per share

Nature of Interest:                                    Beneficial



Director:             Geoffrey J. Meagher



Number of shares involved:                                     205,000 shares

Number of shares eligible for Share Award (Note):    20,500 shares

Number of shares over which options held

following this notification (inclusive of Share Award):            350,500
shares



Director:             John J. Moloney

Number of shares involved:                                     290,000 shares

Number of shares eligible for Share Award (Note):     29,000 shares

Number of shares over which options held

following this notification (inclusive of Share Award):    473,593 shares



Director:             William G. Murphy

Number of shares involved:                                     225,500 shares

Number of shares over which options held

following this notification:                                           350,500
shares





Secretary:             Siobhan Talbot

(Section 65 Companies Act 1990)

Number of shares involved:                                     164,000 shares

Number of shares eligible for Share Award (Note):     16,400 shares

Number of shares over which options held

following this notification (inclusive of Share Award):  184,993 shares



Note:  Participant is eligible for a Share Award under Rule 14.2 of the Glanbia
plc 2002 Long Term Incentive Plan of 10% of the Ordinary Shares that he/she
continues to hold following the second anniversary of the exercise of the
Option.









For further information, please contact :-



John J. Roche,

Deputy Group Secretary,

Glanbia plc,

Glanbia House,

Kilkenny.

Telephone : [phone]



2 September 2002

ENDS.








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