RNS Number:3134R                                        
IIU Nominees Limited
24 October 2003
                                                                      FORM SAR 6

                               IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
                                       
                                           Date of disclosure....24 OCTOBER 2003

          DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,
                   SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS RULES, 2001 ("SARs")

                 
Date of acquisition........24 OCTOBER 2003......................................

Acquisition in.............GREENCORE GROUP 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 SHARES.....      11,362,294..securities    -....................
                              ... - ..........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)

    ......-........(     %)   41,580,175.....(22.0%)    41,580,175.....( 22.0 %)


(3) Party making disclosure......IIU NOMINEES LTD...............................  

(4)  (a)  Name of person acquiring shares or rights over securities ............
          IIU NOMINEES LTD
          and, if different, beneficial owner..BOTTIN (INTERNATIONAL) 
          INVESTMENTS LTD............................. 

     (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...................

(Also print name of signatory).....BRENDAN TIMBS............................

Telephone and extension number.....+ 353 1 605 4444 (X 4414)................

Note 1. Under SAR 3, 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.  SAR 8(b) requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

Note 2. "Stock Exchange": see definition in Rule 2.1(a) of Part A of the 
Takeover Rules.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 4, 6 and 8(b) of 
the SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel.



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