Cranswick Regulatory News (CWK)

11 January 2013

Cranswick plc ("Cranswick" or the "Company")

Listing of Ordinary Shares pursuant to scrip dividend offer

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a listing of 122,089 Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each to be admitted to the Official List (the "Shares"). These shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company and it is expected that trading in the shares will become effective on 25 January 2013.

The Shares are to be issued as a result of elections received pursuant to the scrip dividend offered in respect of the interim dividend for the year ending 31 March 2013.

Following the issue, Cranswick will have 48,455,091 Ordinary shares in issue. There are no shares held in treasury.

The Scrip Dividend Scheme timetable was announced on 12 December 2012 and a copy of the Rules of the Scheme are available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

 For further information, please contact:

Malcolm Windeatt, Company Secretary 01482 372 098