Holding(s) in Company

Cranswick PLC
8 August 2002

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     CRANSWICK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT LONDON

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

     2 ABOVE

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

     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY (UK) NOMINEES LTD  -  421,193
     ROY NOMINEES                           -  301,377
     ROY NOMINEES                           -    8,615
     ROY NOMINEES                           -  383,428
     ROY NOMINEES                           -   88,946

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     57,469

8)   ( 0.14%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     10p ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     7/8/02

11)  Date company informed

     8/8/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,203,559
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.95%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JOHN LINDOP - 01377 270649

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

     Date of Notification ...8 AUGUST 2002


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