CBRY Cadbury

 
TIDMCBRY 
 
28 January 2010 
 
        Cadbury plc - Clarification in Relation to the Special Dividend 
 
In response to investor inquiries, Cadbury plc ("Cadbury") would like to 
clarify that the special dividend of 10 pence (net) per Cadbury Share (the 
"Special Dividend") will be paid to all Cadbury Shareholders on the register at 
the close of business on the date on which the recommended final offer (the 
"Final Offer") by Kraft Foods Inc. ("Kraft Foods") becomes or is declared 
wholly unconditional (the "Existing Shareholders Record Date"). This is 
currently expected to be 2 February 2010. The Special Dividend will be paid to 
both Cadbury Shareholders who have accepted the Final Offer prior to the time 
at which the Final Offer becomes or is declared wholly unconditional and 
Cadbury Shareholders who have not accepted the Final Offer by that time 
(regardless of whether or not such Cadbury Shareholders subsequently accept the 
Final Offer). 
 
As announced on 27 January 2010, the ex dividend date for the Special Dividend 
will be two business days following announcement by Kraft Foods of the Final 
Offer becoming wholly unconditional if announced before 8.00 a.m. (London 
time), or three business days if announced after 8.00 a.m. (London time). It is 
currently expected that the ex dividend date will be Friday 5 February 2010. 
 
Accordingly, Cadbury Shareholders on the register at the close of business on 
the Existing Shareholders Record Date will receive the Special Dividend from 
Cadbury. However if those Cadbury Shareholders sell their Cadbury Shares in the 
market prior to the ex dividend date, then the purchaser of those shares will 
have a market claim against the relevant Cadbury Shareholder for the value of 
the Special Dividend. 
 
Ends 
 
For Further Information: 
 
Cadbury plc                                      +44 1895 615000 
 
                                                 http://www.cadbury.com 
 
Capital Market Enquiries                         +44 1895 615124 
 
John Dawson, Michelle Rees and Basak Kotler 
 
Media Enquiries 
 
Cadbury                                          +44 1895 615011 
 
Trevor Datson 
 
Finsbury                                         +44 20 7251 3801 
 
Rollo Head 
 
Finsbury US                                      +1 212 303 7600 
 
Andy Merrill and Jeremy Fielding 
 
 
About Cadbury 
 
Cadbury is one of the world's largest confectionery businesses with number one 
or number two positions in over 20 of the world's 50 biggest confectionery 
markets. It also has the largest and most broadly spread emerging markets 
business of any confectionery company. With origins stretching back nearly 200 
years, Cadbury's brands include many global, regional and local favourites 
including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Flake, Creme Egg and Green & Black's in 
chocolate; Trident, Dentyne, Hollywood and Bubbaloo in gum; and Halls, Cadbury 
Eclairs, Bassett's and The Natural Confectionery Co. in candy. 
 
Forward Looking Statements 
 
Except for historical information and discussions contained herein, statements 
contained in these materials may constitute "forward looking statements" within 
the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 
Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward 
looking statements are generally identifiable by the fact that they do not 
relate only to historical or current facts or by the use of the words "may", 
"will", "should", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", 
"intend", "project", "goal" or "target" or the negative of these words or other 
variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward looking statements 
involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors 
that could cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, 
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, 
levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such 
forward looking statements. These forward looking statements are based on 
numerous assumptions regarding the present and future strategies of each 
business and the environment in which they will operate in the future. In 
evaluating forward looking statements, you should consider general economic 
conditions in the markets in which we operate, as well as the risk factors 
outlined in our Form 20-F filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission 
and posted on Cadbury plc's website www.cadbury.com. These materials should be 
viewed in conjunction with our periodic half yearly and annual reports and 
other filings filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, copies of which are available from Cadbury plc, Cadbury House, 
Uxbridge Business Park, Sanderson Road, Uxbridge UB8 1DH, UK and from the 
Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Cadbury plc does 
not undertake publicly to update or revise any forward looking statement that 
may be made in these materials, whether as a result of new information, future 
events or otherwise. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements 
attributable to Cadbury plc or any person acting on their behalf are expressly 
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. 
 
Publication on Cadbury Website 
 
A copy of this announcement will be made available for inspection on Cadbury's 
website (www.cadbury.com) free of charge. 
 
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