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The Ebro Puleva Group posted a net profit of 40 million euro for the first three months of 2010, 24% more than in the first quarter of 2009

Madrid, 30 March 2010. Ebro Puleva (www.ebropuleva.com) and Lactalis (www.lactalis.fr) have signed the sale and purchase agreement of the Ebro Puleva dairy division. As announced on 8 March, the transaction is valued at ¿630 million and its ultimate conclusion is subject to approval by the European anti-trust authorities.

The directors of Ebro Puleva (www.ebropuleva.com) and the Lactalis Group (www.lactalis.fr) have reached an agreement in principle to sell the Ebro Puleva dairy business for 630 million euro

The Ebro Puleva Group chalked up a net profit of 176.5 million euro in 2009, representing a 35% year-on-year growth.

At a meeting held today, the Ebro Puleva board resolved to propose an 11% increase in the dividend payable to its shareholders in 2010 against the 2009 profits.

The Ebro Puleva Group chalked up a net profit of 134.7 million euro in the first nine months of 2009, representing a year-on-year growth of 45%.

· The 1H consolidated earnings, with growth of more than 20%, demonstrate the extraordinary strength of the business model forged by the Ebro Puleva Group. · Net profit grew 25% to 98 million euro. · EBITDA rose 21.5% year on year to 144 million euro. · The Group posted a net turnover of 1,120 million… Read more

Earlier today, Ebro Puleva (www.ebropuleva.com), sole shareholder of Azucarera Ebro, and Associated British Foods (ABF) (www.abf.co.uk), sole shareholder of British Sugar (www.britishsugar.co.uk), completed the contract for the sale of Azucarera Ebro

Ebro Puleva posted a consolidated turnover of 575 million euro in the first quarter of 2009, up 4% on the same period of 2008

Ebro Puleva announces that the European Commission Antitrust Authorities have approved the agreement reached with Associated British Foods for the sale of Azucarera Ebro