Director Shareholding

Glanbia PLC
8 March 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Glanbia Plc

2) Name of director

EP Fitzpatrick


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 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 a
non-beneficial interest

Director

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

N/A

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of Shares - Beneficial

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

18,570

8) Percentage of issued class

Negligible

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

Negligible

11) Class of security

Ordinary €0.06

12) Price per share

€1.39

13) Date of transaction

06 March 2002

14) Date company informed

08 March 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

38,501

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Negligible


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

N/A



23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Roche Ph: 00 353 56 72212

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification John J Roche, Deputy Group Secretary

Date of Notification...08 March 2002 ...............................











                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Glanbia Plc

2) Name of director

M. Parsons


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 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 a
non-beneficial interest

Joint A/C: Director & Spouse

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Davy Nominees Ltd

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of Shares - Beneficial

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

15,000

8) Percentage of issued class

Negligible

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

Negligible

11) Class of security

Ordinary €0.06

12) Price per share

€0.86

13) Date of transaction

30 May 2001

14) Date company informed

08 March 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

26,344

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Negligible


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

N/A



23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Roche Ph: 00 353 56 72212

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification John J Roche, Deputy Group Secretary

Date of Notification...08 March 2002 ...............................





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