Holding in Company

Greencore Group PLC
11 July 2001



GREENCORE GROUP PLC


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NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GREENCORE SHARES

GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TODAY FROM
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC THAT IT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HAS A TOTAL NOTIFIABLE
INTEREST IN 11,232,404 (6.01%) ORDINARY SHARES IN THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF
GREENCORE.


B.J. POWER

DIRECTOR & SECRETARY                         11th JULY, 2001.