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Greencore Group PLC
04 April 2006


GREENCORE GROUP PLC


CONTACT: MS. C.M. BERGIN
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NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GREENCORE SHARES

GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TODAY FROM
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND UNDERWRITING DATED 4TH APRIL 2006 THAT BOTTIN
(INTERNATIONAL) INVESTMENTS LIMITED ('BOTTIN') HAS TRANSFERRED ITS BENEFICIAL
INTEREST IN 41,714,619 (21.19%) ORDINARY SHARES IN THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF
GREENCORE TO ITS WHOLLY OWNED DUTCH SUBSIDIARY, BOTTIN (INTERNATIONAL)
INVESTMENTS B.V. ('BOTTIN B.V.').  BOTTIN B.V. HAS INSTRUCTED IIU NOMINEES
LIMITED, WHICH COMPANY IS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE SHARES, TO TRANSFER LEGAL
TITLE TO THE SHARES TO BOTTIN B.V.  BOTTIN IS OWNED ENTIRELY BY MR. DERMOT F.
DESMOND.


C.M. BERGIN
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY


GREENCORE GROUP PLC
ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN HOUSE
EARLSFORT TERRACE
DUBLIN 2.

                                                                  4TH APRIL 2006


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