Holding in Company

Greencore Group PLC
10 January 2002

Greencore Group Plc

10 January 2002

Re: Holding in Company



A letter from Greencore Group to the Irish Stock Exchange dated the 10 January
2001, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 10 January 2001.


Notification of Interest in Greencore Shares

Greencore Group Plc ('Greencore') received a notification on Wednesday, 9th
January 2002 from Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited of Toronto that it
has a total notifiable interest in 11,153,491 (5.96%) Ordinary Shares in the
Issued Share Capital of Greencore.



B.J. Power

Director & Secretary

Greencore Group Plc



A Letter from Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited to Greencore Group Plc
dated the 9th January 2002, received by Greencore Group on the 9th January
2002


I write to advise you, that funds managed by Sprucegrove Investment Management
Limited currently have a 6.0% interest in your company's 187,143,000 shares
outstanding. These shares may be identified as follows:

Holdings     Nominee Name

259,740      BT Globenet Nominees Limited
1,877,063    Chase Nominees Limited
567,159      MSS Nominees Limited
897,821      Nortrust Nominees Limited
2,822,190    RBSTB Nominees Limited
784,405      CDLONDON-CNY GRP
1,806,571    State Street Nominees Limited for the account of SM86
1,928,208    State Street Nominees Limited for the account of NP8E
112,158      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of AA1X
98,176       State Street Nominees Limited for the account of JF2M

11,153,491   Total





Angie Visentin

Portfolio Administrator

Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited