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IIU04 April 2006 FORM SAR 6 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which willpublicise) and with the Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company thevoting securities of which (or the rights over the voting securities of which)are acquired. Date of disclosure..04 April 2006 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997 (SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION) RULES, 1997 ("SARs") Date of acquisition........03 April 2006.. Acquisition in.....Greencore Group Plc.....(name of company) (Disclosure reflects transfer of Beneficial Interest from a Holding Company toit's wholly owned subsidiary) (1)Class of voting securities (e.g. Number of voting securities/rights If rights over voting securitiesordinary shares) over voting securities acquired acquired, as opposed to the securities themselves, specify nature of rightsOrdinary Shares 41,714,619 securities N/A Nil Rights (2)Resultant total holding of rights Resultant total holding of rights Total Percentagesecurities (and % of total voting over voting securities (and % ofsecurities in issue) total voting securities in issue)Nil (Nil%) 41,714,619 (21.2%) 41,714,619 (21.2%) (3) Party making disclosure....International Investment & Underwriting (4) (a) Name of person acquiring securities or rights over securities ......Bottin (International) Investments B.V. and, if different, beneficial owner...Dermot F. Desmond (UltimateBeneficial Owner) (b) Names of any other persons acting in concert (see SAR 3) ....N/A Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above..John Bateson (Also print name of signatory)....John Bateson Telephone and extension number......+ 353 1 6054418....... This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Greencore