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Greencore Group PLC
19 April 2001

GREENCORE GROUP PLC

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NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GREENCORE SHARES


GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TODAY (DATED
18th APRIL, 2001) FROM MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC THAT IT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
HAS A TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 11,735,866 (6.27%) ORDINARY SHARES IN THE
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF GREENCORE.



C.M. BERGIN

DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY & SOLICITOR     19th APRIL, 2001.