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REG-Cadbury plc: Rule 8.1 - Cadbury plc

Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:55am EST
FORM 8.1                                    

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES          

                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS                  

                (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)                 

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) See attached schedule                          
                                                                               
Company dealt in                Cadbury plc                                    
                                                                               
Class of relevant security to   Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each               
which the dealings being                                                       
disclosed relate (Note 2)                                                      
                                                                               
Date of dealing                 9 November 2009                                

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         See attached schedule See       N/A            
                                attached schedule                              
                                                                               
(2) Derivatives (other than     N/A                             N/A            
options)                                                                       
                                                                               
(3) Options and agreements to   See attached schedule See       N/A            
purchase/sell                   attached schedule                              
                                                                               
Total                           See attached schedule See       N/A            
                                attached schedule                              

(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         N/A                    N/A                     
                                                                               
(2) Derivatives (other than     N/A                    N/A                     
options)                                                                       
                                                                               
(3) Options and agreements to   N/A                    N/A                     
purchase/sell                                                                  
                                                                               
Total                           N/A                    N/A                     

(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)   
                                                                               
See attached schedule                                                          

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,  Long/short (Note  Number of securities     Price per unit (Note 
               6)                (Note 7)                 5)                   
e.g. CFD                                                                       
                                                                               
N/A            N/A               N/A                      N/A                  

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call    Number of securities      Exercise price per unit   
option                                               (Note 5)                  
                                                                               
N/A                        N/A                       N/A                       

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction      Details                   Price per unit (if        
(Note 8)                                             applicable) (Note 5)      
                                                                               
N/A                        N/A                       N/A                       

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.                                                                        
                                                                               
N/A                                                                            

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

Date of disclosure                           10 November 2009                  
                                                                               
Contact name                                 John Mills                        
                                                                               
Telephone number                             01895 615176                      
                                                                               
Name of offeree/offeror with which           Cadbury plc                       
associated                                                                     
                                                                               
Specify category and nature of associate     Category (3) - Directors of       
status (Note 10)                             Cadbury plc Subsidiary Companies  

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

                                   SCHEDULE                                    

                    Form 8.1 Aggregated Dealings Disclosure                    

                          For Category (3) associates                          

Part A - Purchases

Name        Date of    Purchase/sale     Number  Price  Resultant       (%)    
            dealing                      of      £ per  holding of             
                                         shares  share  shares (excl           
                                                        shares under           
                                                        option)                
                                                                               
Chris Van   9 November Purchase under    18      7.58   562,875         0.041  
Steenbergen 2009       the Company's                                           
                       Share Incentive                                         
                       Plan ("SIP"),                                           
                       pursuant to a                                           
                       contract entered                                        
                       into outside of                                         
                       the offer period.                                       
                                                                               
Julian      9 November Purchase under    9       7.58   688             0.00005
Baddeley    2009       the Company's                                           
                       SIP, pursuant to                                        
                       a contract                                              
                       entered into                                            
                       outside of the                                          
                       offer period.                                           
                                                                               
Claire      9 November Purchase under    9       7.58   10,050          0.0007 
Binyon      2009       the Company's                                           
                       SIP, pursuant to                                        
                       a contract                                              
                       entered into                                            
                       outside of the                                          
                       offer period.                                           
                                                                               
Pauline     9 November Purchase under    18      7.58   16,060          0.001  
Caywood     2009       the Company's                                           
                       SIP, pursuant to                                        
                       a contract                                              
                       entered into                                            
                       outside of the                                          
                       offer period.                                           
                                                                               
James       9 November Purchase under    18      7.58   89,942          0.007  
Marshall    2009       the Company's                                           
                       SIP, pursuant to                                        
                       a contract                                              
                       entered into                                            
                       outside of the                                          
                       offer period.                                           
                                                                               
John Mills  9 November Purchase under    9       7.58   111,458         0.008  
            2009       the Company's                                           
                       SIP, pursuant to                                        
                       a contract                                              
                       entered into                                            
                       outside of the                                          
                       offer period.                                           
                                                                               
Alan        9 November Purchase under    18      7.58   153,193         0.011  
Williams    2009       the Company's                                           
                       SIP, pursuant to                                        
                       a contract                                              
                       entered into                                            
                       outside of the                                          
                       offer period.                                           

Part B - Options

Name        Date of    Product/plan name Number  Price  Holding of      (%)    
            grant/                       of      £ per  shares under           
            exercise                     shares  share  option                 
                                                                               
Chris Van   n/a        n/a               n/a     n/a    169,388         0.012  
Steenbergen                                                                    
                                                                               
Julian      n/a        n/a               n/a     n/a    1,140           0.00008
Baddeley                                                                       
                                                                               
Claire      n/a        n/a               n/a     n/a    1,884           0.0001 
Binyon                                                                         
                                                                               
Pauline     n/a        n/a               n/a     n/a    735             0.00005
Caywood                                                                        
                                                                               
James       n/a        n/a               n/a     n/a    3,508           0.0003 
Marshall                                                                       
                                                                               
John Mills  n/a        n/a               n/a     n/a    59,494          0.004  
                                                                               
Alan        n/a        n/a               n/a     n/a    42,709          0.003  
Williams                                                                       



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