Holding in Company

Glanbia PLC
11 April 2008


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                 Glanbia plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                       x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                              HBOS plc
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                      See Section 9.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                10 April 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             11 April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                    Direct holdings increase to above 3%
8. Notified details:










A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            the Triggering
                  transaction
 if possible      Number of   Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares      Voting       shares
CODE                          Rights       Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct     Indirect


Ord Euro0.06p     N/A         N/A          9,912,017    9,912,017                 3.378%
Shares

ISIN

IE0000669501


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.


N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights


9,912,017                                          3.379%












9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
*Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Limited - (Direct) 9,911,992 (3.379%)

(* - wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS plc.)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                        N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                    N/A


13. Additional information:                        Notification using the total voting rights figure of

                                                                       293,391,684


14. Contact name:                                 Kenny Melville
15. Contact telephone number:                     0131 243 8671

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           The Irish Stock Exchange.




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