RNS Number:5025A
Corus Group PLC
28 March 2006
Corus Group plc
SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES
Corus Group plc received notification on 27 March 2006, from Brandes Investment
Partners, L.P. in accordance with part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (the "Act"),
as amended by Section 134 of the Companies Act 1989, that:

(i) at the close of business on March 24, 2006, Brandes Investment Partners,
L.P. ("Brandes") was interested for purposes of the Act in 5.9% of Corus Group
plc ordinary shares and American Depository Receipts, each comprised in the
relevant share capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of Corus Group
plc;

(ii) at the close of business on March 24 2006, Brandes was interested for
purposes of the Act in 198,808,088 ordinary shares and in 6,449,132 American
Depository Receipts, each comprised in the relevant share capital, as defined in
section 198(2) of the Act, of Corus Group plc (the "Relevant Shares");

(iii) the registered holders of all of the Relevant Shares in which Brandes has
an interest for purposes of the Act are approximately 230 custodian banks
unaffiliated with Brandes;

(iv) none of the shares referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) are shares
in which Brandes is interested by virtue of section 208(5) of the Act.

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