ABN AMRO BANK N.V.



                                  FORM 38.5(b)

                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

            WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

                  BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

                       (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader           ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch
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Company dealt in                          Corus Group Plc
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Class of relevant security to which the   3% CB 11 Jan 2007 (ISIN - XS0140136523)
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
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Date of dealing                           18th October 2006
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

                                                       Long                          Short
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                                          Number (%)                    Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities                   10,596,000 (3.451%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total                                     10,596,000 (3.451%)
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 2)

       Class of relevant security:                     Long                          Short
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                                          Number (%)                    Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:               Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale                      Number of securities              Price per unit (Note 4)
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Sell                               15,000,000                        118.6000 EUR
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,       Long/short (Note 5)    Number of securities (Note 6)   Price per unit (Note 4)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,      Writing,        Number of          Exercise   Type, e.g.  Expiry      Option money
e.g. call option    selling,        securities to     price       American,  date        paid/received
                    purchasing,     which the option              European                per unit
                    varying etc.    relates (Note 6)              etc.                    (Note 4)
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(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option     Number of securities              Exercise price per unit (Note 4)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)     Details                           Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                                                      4)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other
 person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this
 form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to
 which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure                                          19th October 2006
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Contact name                                                Kirit Devshi
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Telephone number                                            020 7678 1904
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                Tata Steel
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Nature of connection (Note 9)                               Adviser
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Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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