Company statement of recognised income and expense and cash flow statement

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 3 January 2009

1.General information

Glanbia plc ('the Company') and its subsidiaries (together 'the Group') is an international dairy, consumer foods and nutritional products group with operations in Ireland, Europe, Canada, China, the USA and Nigeria.

The Company is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in Ireland. The address of its registered office is Glanbia House, Kilkenny, Ireland. The Group is controlled by Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited ('the Society'), which holds 54.6% of the issued share capital of the Company and is the ultimate parent of the Group.

The Company shares are quoted on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges.

These consolidated financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 3 March 2009.