December 8, 2003 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn.: Document Control Re: American Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts each representing Ten Ordinary Shares of Corus Group plc (File No. 33-25214) ****** ************ ****** Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on behalf of The Bank of New York, as Depositary for securities against which American Depositary Receipts are to be issued, we enclose a copy of the overstamped ADR certificate reflecting the change in nominal value to 10p per Ordinary Share from the existing 50p per Ordinary Share. Pursuant to Section III B of the General Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, the Prospectus consists of the ADR certificate for Corus Group plc. Please contact me with any questions or comments on 212 815- 2247. /s/ Robert Spinogatti Robert Spinogatti Vice President Encl. cc: Paul Dudek, Esq. (Office of International Corporate Finance)