Holding in Company

Walker Greenbank PLC
9 October 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

WALKER GREENBANK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED

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

NON-BENEFICIAL

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

NUTRACO NOMINEES LIMITED     6,524,296
OTHER NAMES                    554,196

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

565,899

8)   (0.96%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P

10)  Date of transaction

NOT GIVEN

11)  Date company informed

9 OCTOBER 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

7,078,492
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.99%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

AIDAN CONNOLLY - CEO
01442 234666

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

     Date of Notification .....9TH OCTOBER 2000.......