Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6457H
Big Food Group PLC
21 January 2005



LETTER TO:  Big Food Group plc
DATED:    20 January 2005
 
Big Food Group plc ("The Company")

This notification relates to the ordinary shares of the Company ("the shares")
and is given in fulfillment of the obligations imposed under section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 ("the Act").

We hereby notify you that on 18 January 2005, following acquisitions. CSFB (as
defined below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of the
Company:

1. Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited (CSFBEL): 20,777,853 shares.
   CSFBE has an interest in 12,840 of these shares under section 208(5) of the 
   Act by virtue of the right to re-delivery of equivalent securities under 
   stock lending arrangements.

2. Credit Suisse First Boston International (CSFBI): 9,397 shares. 

CSFB now holds a total interest of 20,787,250 shares being equivalent to
approximately 6.11% of the issued share capital of the Company.

CSFBEL and CSFBI are members of the Credit Suisse First Boston group of
companies (CSFB). Those group companies which are direct or indirect holding
companies of CSFBEL and CSFBI are, under the terms of section 203 of the Act,
each interested by attribution in any shares in which CSFBEL and CSFBI are
interested.

LETTER FROM:  CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON (EUROPE) LIMITED




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