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REG-The Vanguard Group Rule 8.3 - Kraft Foods, Inc.

Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:32am EST
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091106005427/en

LONDON--(Business Wire)--


FORM 8.3

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

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1.KEY INFORMATION

 Name of person dealing (Note 1)                                                     The Vanguard Group, Inc.          
 Company dealt in                                                                    Kraft Foods Inc                   
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)    Common Stock - ISIN US50075N1046  
 Date of dealing                                                                     11/05/2009                        


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                        50,428,555      3.42%                     
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)           0                                         
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell    0                                         
 Total                                          50,428,555      3.42%                     


(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)  
 Purchase         5,143                   $27.03                   
 Sell             1,188                   $27.03                   


(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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


(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 money    
 e.g. call option    selling,        securities to    price       American,        date      paid/received   
                     purchasing,     which the                    European etc.              per unit (Note  
                     varying etc.    option                                                  5)              
                                     relates (Note                                                           
                                     7)                                                                      


(ii)Exercising

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


(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.  


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

 Date of disclosure                                                  11/06/2009    
 Contact name                                                        James Conrad  
 Telephone number                                                    610-669-3098  
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected                  
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)                          


Notes

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

The Vanguard Group 

Copyright Business Wire 2009



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