Holding in Company

Cranswick PLC
5 November 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     CRANSWICK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

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

     2 ABOVE

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

     HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -


6)   ( -  %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   (  -  %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     10p ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     5/11/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,557,922
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     12.67%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JOHN LINDOP - 01377 270649

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

     Date of Notification  5 NOVEMBER 2001