Director/PDMR Shareholding

Glanbia PLC
09 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:
                                             (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
      GLANBIA plc                            (iii) both (i) and (ii).
                                             (i)

  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

      HUGH MCGUIRE                           NOT APPLICABLE

  5   Indicate whether the                   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          GRANT OF AN OPTION OVER 50,000
      THE GRANT OF AN OPTION OVER            ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.06 EACH UNDER
      50,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.06        GLANBIA plc 2002 LONG TERM
      EACH TO HUGH MCGUIRE UNDER             INCENTIVE PLAN
      GLANBIA plc 2002 LONG TERM
      INCENTIVE PLAN

  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

      NOT APPLICABLE                         GRANT OF AN OPTION OVER 50,000
                                             ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.06 EACH UNDER
                                             GLANBIA plc 2002 LONG TERM
                                             INCENTIVE PLAN

  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 APPLICABLE                         NOT APPLICABLE

 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

      NOT APPLICABLE                         WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 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)

      TOTAL HOLDING/INTERESTS                WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2006
      FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION:

      100,000 OPTIONS UNDER GLANBIA
      plc 2002 LONG TERM INCENTIVE
      PLAN
      PERCENTAGE HOLDING:
      NOT MATERIAL, LESS THAN 0. 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

      WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2006                BETWEEN 9 NOVEMBER, 2009 AND 7
                                                  NOVEMBER, 2016

 19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant   20   Description of shares or
      of the option                               debentures involved (class and
                                                  number)

      €5.00                                       50,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF
                                                  €0.06 EACH

 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

      €2.87                                       100,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF
                                                  €0.06 EACH

 23   Any additional information             24   Name of contact and telephone
                                                  number for queries

                                                  JOHN ROCHE, 056 7772212





Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making
notification

MICHAEL HORAN

Date of notification 9 NOVEMBER, 2006




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