Holding in Company

Greencore Group PLC
17 August 2001

Greencore Group Plc

17 August 2001

Re: Holding in Company



A Letter from Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc. dated 16 August 2001 to Greencore Group
Plc, received by Greencore Group Plc 17 August 2001.



                      Irish Companies Act 1990 ss 67-89


We wish to notify you, by reason of the provisions of section 72 of the above
Act, that the companies, the names and addresses of which are set out in the
Schedule to this letter (which are holding companies of Merrill Lynch
Investment Managers Ltd.) no longer have an interest as previously disclosed
by us and we should be grateful if you would treat this letter as making such
disclosure on its behalf.

John Wynn

Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc.



                                   SCHEDULE

                                    Part 1

Name                       Address
Merrill Lynch Investment   33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS
Managers Ltd.
ML Invest Holdings Limited 25 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9LY
ML Invest, Inc             World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey
                           Street, New York, NY 10281-1332



                                    Part 2
Name                Address
Merrill Lynch Group World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New
Inc.                York, NY 10281-1332
Merrill Lynch &     World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New
Co., Inc.           York, NY 10281-1332