Holding(s) in Company

Cranswick PLC
23 May 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


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

     ON BEHALF OF DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

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

     VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD                       4,905,781
     HSBC NOMINEES LTD                            624,182
     AIM MANAGEMENT GROUP                         285,200
     NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES LTD                  130,000
     BANK OF NEW YORK                              75,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     475,000

6)   ( 1.15 %) 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

     21 MAY 2003

11)  Date company informed

     22 MAY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     6,020,163
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.5%

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 .... 23 MAY 2003




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