Holding in Company

Greencore Group PLC
3 August 2000


GREENCORE GROUP PLC

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NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GREENCORE SHARES


GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TODAY
FROM INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT & UNDERWRITING LIMITED THAT MR.
DERMOT F. DESMOND HAS A TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 26,837,881
ORDINARY SHARES IN THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF GREENCORE WHICH
REPRESENTS 14.36% OF THE ISSUED CAPITAL.   THE SHARES ARE
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF IIU NOMINEES LIMITED.


B.J. POWER
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY



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