16 March 2006

This notification relates to the ordinary shares of Corus Group plc (“Corus”) and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed under section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (“the Act”).

Corus received notification yesterday from Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited that on 13 March 2006 the Credit Suisse (“CS”) companies listed below (together the “CS companies”) held the following interests in the issued share capital of the Corus.

1. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (“CSSEL”) 65,513,949.  CSSEL held an interest in 29,849,661 of these shares under section 208(5) of the Act by virtue of the right to redelivery of equivalent securities under stock lending arrangements.
   
   
2. Credit Suisse International (“Csi”) 20,046,848 shares.
   
   
3. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“CSSLLC”) 64,000 shares.
   
   
4. Credit Suisse Investment Banking Division (“CSIBD”) 71,600,000 shares.

The CS companies now hold a total interest of 155,224,797 shares being equivalent to approximately 3.49% of the issued share capital of Corus.

Those Credit Suisse companies which are direct or indirect holding companies of CSSEL, CSi, CSSLLC and CSIBD are, under the terms of section 203 of the Act, each interested by attribution in any shares in which CSSEL, CSi, CSSLLC and CSIBD are interested.