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               08 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          46,453,665    5.17%     763,595     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,028,087    0.11%   2,198,867     0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,505,500    0.28%      14,500     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 49,987,252    5.56%   2,976,962     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         1,130                 5.0075
Purchase         6,336                 Transfer
Purchase        15,289                 5.0000
Purchase        40,000                 4.9700
Purchase        35,600                 4.9874
Purchase         5,097                 5.0000
Purchase        50,000                 4.9657
Purchase        31,461                 5.0010
Purchase           599                 5.0060
Sale             5,590                 4.9778
Sale            49,480                 4.9750
Sale             8,053                 5.0000
Sale            25,990                 4.9750
Sale             8,209                 4.9675
Sale            90,290                 4.9750
Sale             1,100                 5.0167


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of          Price per unit
                         securities
CFD               Short      15381           4.9609
CFD               Short      50000           4.9657
CFD               Short      35600           4.9874
CFD               Short      31461           5.0009
CFD               Short        599           5.0060
CFD               Long        1100           5.0167


(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                         11 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