Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6692L
Cranswick PLC
29 May 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     CRANSWICK PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AMVESCAP PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     ON BEHALF OF DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD                         5,155,781

     HSBC NOMINEES LTD                              624,182

     AIM MANAGEMENT GROUP                           265,200

     NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES                        130,000

     BANK OF NEW YORK                                75,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     250,000

  
6)   (0.6%) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     10P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     23 MAY 2003


11)  Date company informed

     27 MAY 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

     6,250,163

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     15.08%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JOHN LINDOP
     01377 270 649


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification   29 MAY 2003

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