Arla Foods UK PLC

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

ARLA FOODS UK PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

AMVESCAP PLC

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of a
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

SEE LETTER BELOW

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them

SEE LETTER BELOW

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

6) Percentage of issued class

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

no longer hold a notifiable holding

8) Percentage of issued class

9) Class of security

ORDINARY 2 PENCE SHARES

10) Date of transaction

11) Date company informed

30 October 2003

12) Total holding following this notification

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14) Any additional information

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT") - SEE LETTER BELOW

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

U. Ball 0116 281 6273

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification

Date of notification 31 October 2003

LETTER DATED 28 OCTOBER 2003

"SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT")"

We write in accordance with the above Act to advise you that, following the
recent increase in issued share capital INVESCO UK ICVC Series no longer has a
notifiable holding in the Ordinary Shares of 2p each in your Company.

This notification is given by AMVESCAP as agent for the ICVC named above.

*Based on an issued share capital of 609,528,155.