Holding(s) in Company

Cranswick PLC
16 August 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     CRANSWICK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (UK) 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

     2 ABOVE

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

Nominal Shares  Registered Holder       Investment Manager
Held 
         
421,193         HSBC Global Custody     Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Ltd
                (UK) Nominees Ltd 
301,377         ROY Nominees            Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Ltd
  8,615         ROY Nominees            Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Ltd
383,428         ROY Nominees            Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Ltd
 88,946         ROY Nominees            Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Ltd

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   ( - %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     57,469

8)   (0.14%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     10p ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     7/8/02

11)  Date company informed

     16/8/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,203,559
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.95%

14)  Any additional information

     NO LONGER A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JOHN LINDOP - 01377 270649

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

     Date of Notification ..16/8/2002..


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