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               15 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          45,429,071    5.05%   1,793,624     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,434,148    0.16%   2,365,747     0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        1,511,602    0.17%   1,005,500     0.11%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 48,374,821    5.38%   5,164,871     0.57%

(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      288                  5.3150
Purchase      998                  5.3111
Purchase      129,799              5.3179
Purchase      7,587                5.3236
Purchase      400                  5.0000
Purchase      21,131               Transfer
Purchase      4                    5.3100
Purchase      92                   5.3100
Purchase      15                   5.3100
Purchase      3,372                Transfer
Purchase      12,672               Transfer
Purchase      28,000               5.3210
Purchase      368                  5.3100
Sale          8,638                5.3100
Sale          4,460                5.3100
Sale          4,339                5.3238
Sale          1,888                5.3238
Sale          400                  5.0000
Sale          17,516               5.3100
Sale          5,407                5.3100
Sale          4                    5.3100
Sale          1,888                5.3238
Sale          48,909               5.3100
Sale          180,000              5.0000
Sale          17,304               5.3100
Sale          6,390                5.3195
Sale          6,600                5.0000
Sale          231                  5.3025
Sale          8,570                5.3200
Sale          92                   5.3100
Sale          12,563               5.3097
Sale          21,131               Transfer
Sale          21,710               5.3137
Sale          4,233                5.3100
Sale          27,403               5.3047
Sale          368                  5.3100
Sale          3,014                5.3238
Sale          1,971                5.3100
Sale          123,100              5.3097
Sale          4,558                5.3238
Sale          400                  5.0000
Sale          7,500                5.3292
Sale          5,091                5.3238
Sale          26,980               5.3100
Sale          2,398                5.3238
Sale          5,311                5.3100
Sale          1,929                5.2975

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of          Price per unit
                         securities
CFD           Short      32443              5.3048
CFD           Short      998                5.3110
CFD           Short      28000              5.3210
CFD           Short      7587               5.3235
CFD           Long       27403              5.3047
CFD           Long       123100             5.3096
CFD           Long       12563              5.3097
CFD           Long       7500               5.3292


(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                         18 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