Disposal of French Business, SPA signed

Uniq announces that the French Works Council consultation process required prior to the sale of Marie SAS has now been completed and that a sale and purchase agreement, binding on both parties, has today been signed.

On 26 June 2009, Uniq, the European convenience foods group, announced that it had received a binding offer from Groupe L.D.C. regarding the proposed acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Marie SAS, Uniq’s French chilled and frozen convenience foods business, for a consideration of €60 million (£51 million), representing an enterprise value of €73 million (£62 million). Uniq announces that the required French Works Council consultation process has now been completed and that a sale and purchase agreement, binding on both parties, has today been signed.

A circular will shortly be posted to shareholders, giving details of the transaction and convening a General Meeting for early August 2009 to approve the Disposal.

Completion, which is subject to competition authority clearance in France, is expected to take place in the autumn.

Uniq’s results for the half year to 30 June 2009 will be announced on 30 July 2009.

For further information:

Martin Beer

Uniq plc

Telephone No. +44 (0) 1753 276011

Julian Walker

Hogarth Partnership Ltd

Telephone No. +44 (0) 207 645 3988