Director/PDMR Shareholding

Greencore Group PLC
21 January 2008



    Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
                      Responsibility and Connected Persons





Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification
required by Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the
  Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with
                     section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.



(1)               An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction
relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to
16, 23 and 24.



(2)               An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative
relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14,
16, 23 and 24.



(3)               An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted
to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete
boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24



(4)               An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial
instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.





All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters


1             Name of the Issuer           2        State whether the notification relates to:

                                                   (i) a transaction notified in accordance with
                                                   Market Abuse Rules; (ii) a disclosure made in
              Greencore Group plc                   accordance with section 53 (as extended by
                                                 section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered
                                                   into the issuer's register in accordance with
                                                     section 59 of the Companies Act 1990; or

                                                             (iii) both (i) and (ii).



                                                                       (iii)
3    Name of person discharging managerial   4    State whether notification relates to a person
           responsibilities/director              connected with a person discharging managerial
                                                 responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify
                                                               the connected person

                Mr David Sugden

     Director                                             HOLDING OF DIRECTOR NAMED AT 3




5    Indicate whether the notification is    6        Description of shares (including class)
     in respect of a holding of the person            debentures or derivatives or financial
     referred to in 3 or 4 above or in                    instruments relating to shares
     respect of a non-beneficial interest



      HOLDING IN RESPECT OF PERSONS NAMED
                     AT 3                                    EURO .63 ORDINARY SHARES




7      Name or registered shareholder(s)     8          State the nature of the transaction
       and, if more than one, number of
          shares held by each of them



                 David Sugden

                                                                Purchase of Shares

9       Number of shares, debentures or     10     Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury
       financial instruments relating to           shares of that class should not be taken into
                shares acquired                        account when calculating  percentage)



                    17,500                                            .00008%


11      Number of shares, debentures or     12     Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury
       financial instruments relating to           shares of that class should not be taken into
                shares disposed                        account when calculating  percentage)



                      N/A                                               N/A


13        Price per share or value of       14             Date and place of transaction
                  transaction


                                                            London - 21st January, 2008
     UK£2.85

15   Total holding following notification   16          Date issuer informed of transaction
         and total percentage holding
     following notification (any treasury
        shares should not be taken into
     account when calculating percentage)



             17,500        .00008%



                                                                21st January, 2008





If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer, complete the following boxes:


17                Date of grant                 18       Period during which or date on which it can be
                                                                           exercised

                                                                              N/A
                       N/A


19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of    20    Description of shares or debentures involved (class
                    the option                                            and number)



                       N/A                                                    N/A


21     Exercise price (if fixed at time of      22      Total number of shares or debentures over which
      grant) or indication that the price is                options are held following notification
       to be fixed at the time of exercise



                       N/A
                                                                              N/A

23          Any additional information          24      Name of contact and telephone number for queries



                                                              Caroline Bergin - 00 353 1 605 1000

     N/A





Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Caroline Bergin, Group Company Secretary  ___________________________________

Date of notification  21st January, 2008______________



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           The Irish Stock Exchange.






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