Rule 8.3-Arla Foods UK PLC

RNS Number:4119R
UBS AG
16 February 2007

                                                                   FORM 8.3



    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                    UBS AG London Branch

Company dealt in                                    Arla Foods UK Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings    Ord 2p
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                                     15 FEBRUARY 2007



2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

 (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)


                                          Long                  Short
                                          Number       (%)      Number     (%)
(1) Relevant securities                    21,635,254   3.54%       0      0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/
sell
Total                                      21,635,254   3.54%       0      0.00%




(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                  Long               Short
                                             Number       (%)   Number    (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total



(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
 Class of relevant security:      Details




3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)

 (a)       Purchases and sales


      Purchase/sale          Number of securities     Price per unit (Note 5)
           SALE                     33190                    70.5 pence
           SALE                     66810                       70.5
           SALE                     10673                       70.5
           SALE                     78682                       70.5
           SALE                      1744                       70.5
           SALE                      8901                       70.5
           SALE                      672                        70.5
           SALE                      2121                       70.5
           SALE                      6249                       70.5
           SALE                      122                        70.5
           SALE                      127                        70.5
           SALE                      710                        70.5
           SALE                      131                        70.5
           SALE                      126                        70.5
           SALE                      120                        70.5
           SALE                      409                        70.5
           SALE                      426                        70.5
           SALE                      2052                       70.5
           SALE                      142                        70.5
           SALE                      136                        70.5
           SALE                      1094                       70.5
           SALE                      9421                       70.5
           SALE                     25552                       70.5



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
  Product name,   Long/short (Note  Number of securities     Price per unit
    e.g. CFD             6)               (Note 7)              (Note 5)




(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


 Product     Writing,     Number of  Exercise  Type, e.g.  Expiry     Option
name,e.g.    selling,    securities    price   American,    date    money paid/
   call     purchasing,   to which              European             received
  option   varying etc.  the option               etc.               per unit
                           relates                                   (Note 5)
                          (Note 7)




(ii)        Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of securities     Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
call option




(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
  Nature of transaction (Note 8)         Details         Price per unit (if
                                                        applicable) (Note 5)




4.         OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.



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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)        NO




Date of disclosure                                 16 FEBRUARY 2007

Contact name                                       NIMISHA SACHDEV

Telephone number                                   020 7568 9289

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with   N/A
which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection     N/A
(Note 10)



Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk






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