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Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC

17 January 2012

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Identity of the party to the offer making the disclosure:                              ROBERT WISEMAN DAIRIES PLC 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from      N/A 
 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:    ROBERT WISEMAN DAIRIES PLC 
  Use a separate form for each party to the offer 
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 (d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the offeror or the offeree?            OFFEREE 
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 (e) Date position held:                                                                    17 JAN 2012 
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 (f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in       NO 
 respect 
 of any other party to this offer? 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 
 Class of relevant security: 
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                                                     Interests     Short positions 
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                                                    Number    %      Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:     N/A             N/A 
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 (2) Derivatives (other than options):                N/A             N/A 
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 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:         N/A             N/A 
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                                                      N/A             N/A 
  TOTAL: 
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:    N/A 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   N/A 
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If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

   (c)        Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent 
 
 Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by the party to the offer 
  making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of 
  the Code): 
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  N/A 
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   3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe of any person acting in 
  concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure: 
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  ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH 
   Directors         Total interest   Percentage holding 
                      in Ordinary      of issued share 
                      Shares of        capital 
                      10p each 
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   Robert Wiseman    12,692,696*      17.93% 
   William Keane     29,565           0.04% 
   Martyn Mulcahy    37,802           0.05% 
   David Dobbins     19,400           0.03% 
   Gerard Sweeney    13,074           0.02% 
   Norman Murray     12,100           0.02% 
   Ernest Finch      5,000            0.01% 
   Jack Perry        5,000            0.01% 
 
 
  * The interests of Robert Wiseman shown above include 2,800 shares registered in the name 
  of Lilly Wiseman, Robert Wiseman's daughter, and 12,689,896 shares registered in the name 
  of Paula Wiseman, Robert Wiseman's spouse. In addition, Robert Wiseman is beneficially interested 
  in 127,500 shares held by the trustees of the Robert Wiseman & Sons Pension Scheme. In his 
  capacity as a trustee, Robert Wiseman has a non beneficial interest in 128,009 shares held 
  by the trustees of Robert T Wiseman's Accumulation and Maintenance Trust and a non-beneficial 
  interest in 31,762 shares in Robert T Wiseman's Interest in Possession Trust of which the 
  beneficiaries are members of Robert Wiseman's family. 
 
  Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC Employee Share Ownership Trust: 
                                 Ordinary     Percentage holding 
                                  Shares of    of issued share 
                                  10p each     capital 
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   EES Trustees International 
    Limited                      773,878      1.09% 
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  Persons acting in concert with the Offeree 
 
   Name                       Ordinary     Percentage holding 
                               Shares of    of issued share 
                               10p each     capital 
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   Paula Wiseman              12,689,896   17.93% 
   Alan Wiseman               8,996,314    12.71% 
   Gavin Wiseman              2,000,000    2.83% 
   Margaret Wiseman           1,000,000    1.41% 
   Robert T Wiseman's 
    Accumulation and 
    Maintenance Trust         128,009      0.18% 
   Wiseman & Sons Pension 
    Scheme                    127,500      0.18% 
   Robert T Wiseman's 
    Interest in Possession 
    Trust                     31,762       0.00% 
   Denise Keane               15,850       0.02% 
   Diane Dobbins              11,775       0.02% 
   Pamela Murray              10,000       0.01% 
   Beverley Sweeney           8,166        0.01% 
   Alan Wiseman (junior)      6,814        0.01% 
   Jean King                  6,655        0.01% 
   Eleanor Lamb               5,293        0.01% 
   Lilly Wiseman              2,800        0.00% 
   Iona Wiseman               310          0.00% 
   Laura Wiseman              300          0.00% 
   Luke Wiseman               300          0.00% 
   Stuart Wiseman             300          0.00% 
   Alison King                330          0.00% 
   Megan King                 300          0.00% 
   Angela Mulcahy             50           0.00% 
 
 
 
 
  Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC Employee Share Scheme: Sharesave Scheme 
   Name              Number     Exercise         Exercise   Date of 
                      of         period           price      award 
                      Wiseman                     (p) 
                      Shares 
  ----------------  ---------  ---------------  ---------  -------- 
   William                      01/09/2012                  25 June 
    Keane            1,468       to 01/03/2013   383.50      2007 
                                01/09/2015                  23 June 
                     1,708       to 01/03/2016   387.00      2010 
                                01/09/2012                  25 June 
   Gerard Sweeney    1,178       to 01/03/2013   383.50      2007 
                                01/09/2015                  23 June 
                     1,836       to 01/03/2016   387.00      2010 
                                01/09/2012                  25 June 
   David Dobbins     1,725       to 01/03/2013   383.50      2007 
                                01/09/2015                  23 June 
                     1,580       to 01/03/2016   387.00      2010 
                                01/09/2012                  25 June 
   Martyn Mulcahy    1,895       to 01/03/2013   383.50      2007 
                                01/09/2015                  23 June 
                     1,501       to 01/03/2016   387.00      2010 
 
 
 
  Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC Employee Share Scheme: LTIP 
 
   Name             Number     Date of Award 
                     of 
                     Wiseman 
                     Shares 
  ---------------  ---------  ----------------- 
   William Keane    40,983     24 June 2009 
                    26,606     7 December 2009 
                    57,142     24 June 2010 
                    124,193    23 June 2011 
   David Dobbins    40,983     24 June 2009 
                    20,466     7 December 2009 
                    51,076     24 June 2010 
                    85,870     23 June 2011 
   Martyn Mulcahy   40,983     24 June 2009 
                    23,536     7 December 2009 
                    54,109     24 June 2010 
                    90,967     23 June 2011 
   Gerard Sweeney   20,491     24 June 2009 
                    14,677     24 June 2010 
                    35,511     20 December 2010 
                    70,967     23 June 2011 
 
 
  Under the LTIP, vesting occurs depending on the achievement of certain performance criteria. 
 
 
  Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC Employee Share Scheme: Deferred Bonus Plan 
 
   Name             Number     Date of Award 
                     of 
                     Wiseman 
                     Shares 
  ---------------  ---------  -------------- 
   William Keane    21,918     24 June 2010 
   Martyn Mulcahy   20,743     24 June 2010 
   David Dobbins    19,569     24 June 2010 
 
 
  Under the Deferred Bonus Plan, vesting occurs after 3 years from the date of grant. 
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If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting 
  in concert with it: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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  NONE 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party 
  to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other 
  person relating to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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  NONE 
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   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    17 JANUARY 2012 
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 Contact name:          MAUREEN BURNSIDE 
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 Telephone number:      +44 (0)1355 595357 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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