ARL - Astral Foods Limited - Granting of share options - executive directors

ARL - Astral Foods Limited - Granting of share options - executive directors    
ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED                                                            
"Astral Foods"                                                                  
(Reg. No. 1978/003194/06)                                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Share Code: ARL                                                                 
ISIN Code: ZAE000029757                                                         
GRANTING OF SHARE OPTIONS - EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS                                 
In compliance with rule 3.63 to 3.66 of the Listing Requirements, the following 
information relating to the grant and acceptance of share options to executive  
directors is disclosed:                                                         
Name:                         C E Schutte                                       
Position:                     Chief Executive Officer                           
Transaction date:             20 May 2009                                       
Class of securities:          Share Options                                     
Number of options:            21,200                                            
Allocation price:             R97.00                                            
Value of transaction:         R2,056,400.00                                     
Nature of transaction:        Grant and acceptance of share options in terms of 
the Astral Foods Limited Employee  Share Trust     

                             (2001)                                             
Vesting:                      One-third after three years from transaction date;
                             one-third after four years from transaction date   
and one-third after five years from transaction    

                             date                                               
Nature of interest:           Direct beneficial                                 
Name:                         D D Ferreira                                      
Position:                     Group Financial Director                          
Transaction date:             20 May 2009                                       
Class of securities:          Share Options                                     
Number of options:            21,700                                            
Allocation price:             R97.00                                            
Value of transaction:         R2,104,900.00                                     
Nature of transaction:        Grant and acceptance of share options in terms of 
                             the Astral Foods Limited Employee Share Trust      
(2001)                                             

Vesting:                      One-third after three years from transaction date;
                             one-third after four years from transaction date   
                             and one-third after five years from transaction    
date                                               

Nature of interest:           Direct beneficial                                 
Name:                         O M Lukhele                                       
Position:                     Group Director : Veterinary Services              
Transaction date:             20 May 2009                                       
Class of securities:          Share Options                                     
Number of options:            7,100                                             
Allocation price:             R97.00                                            
Value of transaction:         R688,700.00                                       
Nature of transaction:        Grant and acceptance of share options in terms of 
                             the Astral Foods Limited Employee  Share Trust     
                             (2001)                                             
Vesting:                      One-third after three years from transaction date;
                             one-third after four years from transaction date   
                             and one-third after five years from transaction    
                             date                                               
Nature of interest:           Direct beneficial                                 
Name:                         T Delport                                         
Position:                     Managing Director : Poultry Division              
Transaction date:             20 May 2009                                       
Class of securities:          Share Options                                     
Number of options:            5,200                                             
Allocation price:             R97.00                                            
Value of transaction:         R504,400.00                                       
Nature of transaction:        Grant and acceptance of share options in terms of 
                             the Astral Foods Limited Employee  Share Trust     
                             (2001)                                             
Vesting:                      One-third after three years from transaction date;
one-third after four years from transaction date   

                             and one-third after five years from transaction    
                             date                                               
Nature of interest:           Direct beneficial                                 
The required prior written clearance for the grant and acceptance of these share
options has been obtained.                                                      
Pretoria                                                                        
20 May 2009                                                                     
Sponsor                                                                         
JP Morgan Equities Limited                                                      
Date: 20/05/2009 14:30:04 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the    
JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or            
implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or   
completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers,     
employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct,     
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature,     
howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on,          
information disseminated through SENS.