RNS Number:3223D
Corus Group PLC
24 September 2004
1. Corus Group plc received notification today from Fidelity International
Limited that, Fidelity International Limited ("FIL") and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. and Fidelity Pension
Management has a notifiable non beneficial interest of 130,829,522 ordinary
shares of 10p each representing 2.95% of Corus Group plc's issued capital.

These holdings form part of funds managed on behalf of various non-US investment
companies and institutional clients.

2. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr. Edward
C. Johnson 3d, a principal shareholder of FIL.

The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit
trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209 (1 )(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications
of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity
and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that Fidelity
International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C.
Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests,
or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis.

The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right
conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such
rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.

Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the share
capital, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
have no further reporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK
Companies Act. This statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be
drawn that no change has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date
hereof.
Ends.