Holding in Company

Walker Greenbank PLC
23 July 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WALKER GREENBANK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS 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

     NON-BENEFICIAL - NUTRACO AND OTHER NOMINEES
     BENEFICIAL     - MERRILL LYNCH PENSIONS NOMINEES

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

     NUTRACO NOMINEES LTD               -  5,804,223
     OTHER NAME(S)                      -    554,196
     MERRILL LYNCH PENSIONS NOMINEES    -    126,215

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   (    %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     593,858

8)   (1.01%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1p

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT GIVEN

11)  Date company informed

     23/7/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     6,484,634
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.98%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JULIAN WILSON, COMPANY SECRETARY - 01442-234666 

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

     Date of Notification ..23rd JULY 2001