SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

Corus Group plc has received formal notification today from Alisher Usmanov and Gallagher Holdings Limited in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (the Act), that:

(a) as at 14 April 2004 Alisher Usmanov of 31 Sivtsev Vrazhek, Flat 15,

Moscow, Russian Federation, was interested for the purposes of the Act in

593,826,632 ordinary shares of 10p each comprised in the relevant share

capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of Corus Group plc (the

Relevant Shares)

(b) Alisher Usmanov is the registered holder of all of the shares in Gallagher

Holdings Limited. Gallagher Holdings Limited of registered office 15 Agiou

Pavlou, Ledra House, Agios Andreas, P.C. 1105, Nicosia Cyprus is the

registered holder of all of the Relevant Shares;

(c) None of the Relevant Shares are shares in which Alisher Usmanov or Gallagher

Holdings Limited are interested by virtue of section 208(5) of the Act.

This interest represents 13.39% of Corus Group plc's issued capital.