Holding in Company

Walker Greenbank PLC
18 October 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WALKER GREENBANK PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS LTD


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 LTD 3364923
     OTHER  229780


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     2,889,931


8)   (4.9%) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     1P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     11TH OCTOBER 2001


11)  Date company informed

     17TH OCTOBER 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

     3594703

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.09%


14)  Any additional information

     SHAREHOLDER ADVISES THAT IT NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JULIAN B WILSON
     01442 234666


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


     Date of Notification 18TH OCTOBER 2001