Rule 8.3 - CORUS GROUP

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              CORUS GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               12 December 2006


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                             Long                   Short

                       Number       (%)       Number       (%)

(1) Relevant          46,549,683    5.18%   1,599,206     0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,192,654    0.13%   2,580,724     0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,506,500    0.28%      13,900     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 50,248,837    5.59%   4,193,830     0.47%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number                    Number
                                  (%)                       (%)
(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      168,000              5.2659
Purchase      15,369               5.2936
Purchase      4,820                5.2975
Purchase      200,000              5.2542
Purchase      147,200              5.2866
Purchase      6,336                Transfer
Purchase      61,052               5.2911
Purchase      1,401                Transfer
Purchase      37,753               5.2975
Sale          97                   5.2665
Sale          75,200               5.2890
Sale          8,552                5.2832
Sale          55,800               5.2556
Sale          250,000              5.2720
Sale          7,386                5.2789
Sale          80,082               5.2685

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of          Price per unit
                         securities
CFD           Short      168000             5.2658
CFD           Short      188441             5.2685
CFD           Short      147200             5.2865
CFD           Short      15369              5.2935
CFD           Long       55800              5.2555
CFD           Long       80082              5.2685
CFD           Long       250000             5.2720
CFD           Long       7386               5.2788
CFD           Long       75200              5.2890

NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 11/12/2006 have been cancelled
Long/Short    Number of Securities   Price per unit (GBP)
Long          250,000                5.2720


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note 5)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         13 December 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk