Holding in Company

RNS Number:8729E
AGA Foodservice Group PLC
7 June 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

MERRILL LYNCH AND CO INC


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



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



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

6TH JUNE 2001



12)  Total holding following this notification


               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



14)  Any additional information

CONFIRMATION THAT SHAREHOLDING HAS NOW FALLEN BELOW NOTIFIABLE AMOUNT OF 3%


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR W MCGRATH
0121  742  2366


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

     Date of Notification ...7.JUNE 2001