Rule 8.3 - CORUS GROUP

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              CORUS GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               06 December 2006


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                             Long                   Short

                       Number       (%)       Number       (%)

(1) Relevant          46,492,689    5.17%     764,793     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,044,067    0.12%   2,158,406     0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,505,500    0.28%      14,500     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 50,042,256    5.57%   2,937,699     0.33%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number                    Number
                                  (%)                       (%)
(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      14,049               4.9717
Purchase      9,504                Transfer
Purchase      855                  4.9800
Purchase      94,751               4.9794
Purchase      4,203                Transfer
Purchase      22,176               Transfer
Purchase      25,000               4.9732
Purchase      5,982                4.9685
Sale          5,500                4.9800
Sale          150,000              4.9703
Sale          2,595                4.9794
Sale          31,439               4.9837
Sale          6,029                4.9682
Sale          7,000                4.9649
Sale          40,200               4.9682
Sale          150,000              4.9750
Sale          6,980                4.9644


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of          Price per unit
                         securities
CFD           Short      5982               4.9684
CFD           Short      14049              4.9716
CFD           Short      25000              4.9732
CFD           Short      94751              4.9794
CFD           Short      31439              4.9838
CFD           Long       6980               4.9643
CFD           Long       7000               4.9648
CFD           Long       40200              4.9681
CFD           Long       5500               4.9800
CFD           Long       31439              4.9837


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note 5)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         07 December 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk