SAR - CRANSWICK PLC

     
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( BW)(AMVESCAP-PLC)(AVZ)(CWK) SAR - CRANSWICK PLC

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    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2003--
                                                                                                              FORM SAR 3

                                                                                         Date of disclosure 14 JULY 2003

                                     DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
                                      SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")

Date of acquisition 11 JULY 2003

Acquisition in ........ CRANSWICK PLC ...... (name of company)

(1)    Class of voting shares               Number of shares/rights              If rights over shares
       (eg ordinary shares)                 over shares acquired                 acquired, as opposed
                                                                                 to the shares
                                                                                 themselves, specify
                                                                                 nature of rights

       ORDINARY 10P                         25,000 shares                                -
            -                               N/A     rights                               -

(2)    Resultant total holding              Resultant total holding              Total percentage
       of voting shares (and %              of rights over shares
       of total voting shares               (and % of total voting
       in issue)                            shares in issue)

       7,834,834 (19.001%)                                   -                   7,834,834 (19.001%)

(3)    Party making disclosure................ AMVESCAP PLC ...................

(4)    (a)    Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares  DISCRETIONARY MANAGED CLIENTS OF AMVESCAP
              and, if different, beneficial owner ................................

       (b)    Names of any other persons acting by
              agreement or understanding (see SAR 5).............................


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above........R CLYDE.....

(Also print name of signatory)............ROBERT CLYDE.......................

Telephone and extension number............020 7065 3720......................

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must
aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.  Email:[e-mail]

   Short Name: Amvescap PLC
   Category Code: SAD
   Sequence Number: 00006982
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030710T142857+0100

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    CONTACT: Amvescap PLC

    KEYWORD: UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING HUMAN RESOURCES 
    SOURCE: Amvescap PLC

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