focused performanceon delivering against our plan Annual Report & Accounts 2008 Registered Office and Group Headquarters Cadbury House Sanderson Road Uxbridge UB8 1DH United Kingdom Registered in England and Wales No. 6497379 Telephone: +44 (0) 1895 615 000 www.cadbury.com Chief Legal Officer and Group Secretary Henry Udow Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Guy Elliott is our Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. He may be contacted at the registered office as detailed above. Registrars Computershare Investor Services PLC The Pavilions Bridgwater Road Bristol BS99 6ZY United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 870 873 5803 Fax: +44 (0) 870 703 6103 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. 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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. Overview Overview 02 At a glance 04 Financial highlights 05 Chairman's statement 07 Discussion with the Chairman and Chief Executive Strategic review Strategic review 08 Focused on performance Welcome to Cadbury. We create chocolate, 10 Our business model 10 Our performance in 2008 gum and candy treats people love – brands such 15 Our outlook and strategic as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Trident and Halls. priorities for 2009 16 The world of confectionery 20 Our Vision into Action 24 Our operations Our vision is to be the biggest and the best 30 Our sustainability confectionery company in the world. commitments 32 Our approach to risk management 34 Financial review Governance Governance 52 Board of Directors and Group Secretary 54 Directors’ report 58 Corporate governance report 66 Directors’ remuneration report In our Overview and Strategic review we have improved the ease with which you should be able to cross refer to related Financial statements information or topics. Look for page references or flags for Financial statements additional online content throughout the text. 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Cadbury Report & Accounts 2008 01 At a glance the of worldconfectionery Confectionery is: The confectionery market splits into 3 categories > large – a $150bn+ retail market chocolate > growing steadily > brand-led > impulse-driven 55% Cadbury has a total confectionery model with strong 46% Cadbury is one of the world’s largest confectionery companies with: > over 10% market share > a strong 200-year heritage > an outstanding portfolio of brands > a total confectionery model ‘We are painting the world purple’ > the largest and most broadly spread emerging markets business > a clear strategy * All market information in this report is sourced from Euromonitor unless otherwise specified £5.4bn £638m 60 Revenues £5.4bn Underlying operating We operate in over profit £638m 60 countries 02 Cadbury Report & Accounts 2008 Overview Cadbury is a leading global business in the exciting world of confectionery, a large, growing, brand-led industry. With an outstanding portfolio of chocolate, gum and candy brands, the largest emerging markets business and a focused and experienced team, Cadbury is committed to its long-term vision to be the world’s biggest and best confectionery company. Strategic review Strategic gumgum candy 14% 31% Governance positions in all 3 categories 33% 21% Our strong positions in emerging markets statements Financial Cadbury is global with leadership positions in over 20 of the world’s top 50 confectionery markets Cadbury is also growing fast in its emerging markets > 12% average growth over 5 years information Other > 11% market share Argentina Russia Brazil South Africa Egypt Thailand 45,000 India Turkey Mexico Venezuela We employ over Poland 45,000 people Cadbury Report & Accounts 2008 03 Financial highlights Highlights 7% 11.9% 16% 6% Revenue growth† Operating margin* EPS growth** Dividend growth Financial highlights Strategic highlights > Base business revenues up 7% > Transformation of the business > Underlying operating margins up 150 bps into a category-led pure-play > Proforma EPS from continuing operations confectionery company up 16% > Vision into Action business plan > Return on invested capital up 110 bps well underway > Full-year dividend 16.4p, up 6% > Simplified organisation from 2009 † Base business revenue * Underlying operating margin at reported currency ** Proforma EPS from continuing operations (Except where stated, all movements use constant currency) Reported Constant Re-presented Currency Currency2 £ millions 2008 2007 Growth % Growth % Revenue 5,384 4,699 +15 +6 – Underlying Profit from Operations1 638 473 +35 +22 – Restructuring & other non-underlying items (250) (195) Profit from Operations 388 278 Underlying Profit before Tax1 559 430 +30 +17 Profit before tax 400 254 Discontinued operations (4) 258 Underlying EPS Continuing Ops1 24.9p 14.7p Reported EPS Continuing Ops 22.8p 7.0p Reported EPS Continuing Ops & Discontinued Ops 22.6p 19.4p Proforma EPS – Continuing Ops3 29.8p 23.0p +30 +16 Dividend per share 16.4p 15.5p +6 1 Cadbury plc believes that underlying profit from operations, underlying profit before tax and underlying earnings per share provide additional information on underlying trends to shareholders. The term underlying is not a defined term under IFRS, and may not be comparable with similarly titled profit measurements reported by other companies. It is not intended to be a substitute for, or superior to, IFRS measurements of profit. A full reconciliation between underlying and reported measures is included in the segmental reporting and reconciliation of underlying measures note. 2 Constant currency growth excludes the impact of exchange rate movements during the period. 3 As a result of the Scheme of Arrangement to replace Cadbury Schweppes plc with Cadbury plc as the new holding company of the Group and the subsequent demerger of Americas Beverages, the shares of the Group were restructured with 100 Cadbury Schweppes plc shares exchanged for 64 Cadbury ordinary shares and 12 common stock in DPSG. Proforma EPS calculates underlying earnings per share of the continuing Group with reference to the underlying net profit from continuing operations of £403m (2007 – £309m) and assumes that the share consolidation was in place for the entire period in both 2007 and 2008 resulting in the proforma weighted average number of shares used to calculate proforma EPS of 1,347m (2007 – 1,336m). 04 Cadbury Report & Accounts 2008 U06003_pp001-pp033.qxp:1-33 5/3/09 14:55 Page 05 Overview Chairman’s statement energised by the challenges Strategic review ahead The Group delivered a strong performance in 2008. We met or exceeded our