Re: Holding in Company

Norish PLC
10 March 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Norish plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Sun Life Pensions Management



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


Shareholder in 2 above



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


RBSTB Nominees

Designation Sunpen



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired






6. Percentage of issued class






7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


150,000



8. Percentage of issued class


1.77%



9. Class of security


Norish plc Units of €0.25



10. Date of transaction


5/3/2003






11. Date company informed


7/3/ 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


168,000



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


1.98%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Greg O'Hara

01-8350790



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


Greg O'Hara

Company Secretary



Date of notification


7/3/2003







This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.










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