RNS Number:1845E
Corus Group PLC
18 October 2004


18 October 2004

CORUS GROUP plc

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

Corus Group plc received notification on 15 October 2004 from Brandes Investment
Partners L.L.C., in accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the
"Act"), that at close of business on 8 October 2004 Brandes Investment Partners,
L L.C. ("Brandes") was interested for the purposes of the Act in 520,083,378
ordinary shares and in 18,035,243 American Depository Receipts (each one of
which is the equivalent of 10 ordinary shares) which, ultimately, represents
approximately 15.8 % of the outstanding ordinary shares of Corus Group plc each
comprised in the relevant share capital (the "Relevant Shares"), as defined in
Section 198(2) of the Act;

The registered holders of all the Relevant Shares in which Brandes has an
interest for purposes of the Act are approximately 460 custodian banks
unaffiliated with Brandes.

None of the shares referred to above are shares in which Brandes is interested
by virtue of Section 208(5) of the Act.

Brandes is a registered US investment adviser.

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