RNS Number:2241T
Sara Lee Corporation
30 October 2000


         NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE 
                    UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN.

30 October 2000

                             Sara Lee Corporation
          Response to Recommended Cash Offer for Bernard Matthews PLC


Further to its announcement issued on 26 October 2000, Sara Lee Corporation
("Sara Lee") confirms that, were it to make an offer for Bernard Matthews PLC,
any such offer is likely to be solely in cash.  

Enquiries:

For further information contact:

Goldman Sachs International

Meyrick Cox
Phone: 44 207 774 4652


Cardew & Co.

Anthony Cardew
Phone: 44 207 930 0777 


Goldman Sachs International, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by The
Securities and Futures Authority Limited, is acting for Sara Lee and no one
else in connection with this announcement and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Sara Lee for providing the protections afforded to customers
of Goldman Sachs International nor for giving advice in relation to this
announcement.

This announcement is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Accordingly, neither copies of this
announcement nor any related documentation are to be mailed or otherwise
distributed or sent in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. 
Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves
about and observe any applicable requirements.


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