RNS Number:0416O
Richmond Foods PLC
28 July 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY
RICHMOND FOODS PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
ISIS ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC


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
NON-BENEFICIAL


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.
CHASE NOMINEES LTD     453,357
CHASE NOMINEES LTD       4,668
CITIFRIENDS             72,900
HSBC NOMINEES LTD      529,328


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
NA


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
114,199


8)   ( 0.49 %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH


10)  Date of transaction
21ST JULY 2003


11)  Date company informed
28TH JULY 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification
1,060,253

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.59%


14)  Any additional information
N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
A. B. FINNERAN


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

     Date of Notification 28 JULY 2003


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