Holding in Company

Cranswick PLC
13 December 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Cranswick plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

AMVESCAP PLC

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio management
clients for whom they act as investment manager and investment advisor and by
virtue of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is deemed to have the
same interest in the shares.

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Vidacos Nominees Limited          3,385,667

Chase Nominees Limited              124,000

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

6) Percentage of issued class

-

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Class of security

Ordinary 10p shares

10) Date of transaction

-

11) Date company informed

13 December 2000

12) Total holding following this notification

3,509,667

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

18.55%

14) Any additional information

Notice is given following the acquisition of Perpetual by AMVESCAP.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Lindop Tel : [phone]

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of notification 13 December 2000