Rule 8.3 - PREMIER FOODS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              PREMIER FOODS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               07 February 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                           Long                        Short

                     Number       (%)           Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      54,603,206    11.02%       1,726,332     0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,421,007     0.69%       1,261,647     0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             58,024,213    11.71%       2,987,979     0.60%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number             (%)    Number            (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase          30,621              3.2742
Purchase          19,686              3.2831
Purchase              83              3.2900
Purchase          20,634              3.2742
Purchase           1,750              3.2797
Purchase           2,966              3.2728
Sale              10,000              3.2800
Sale              49,108              3.2725
Sale             277,412              3.2749
Sale              18,145              3.2725
Sale              32,021              3.2744
Sale               2,680              3.2768
Sale               3,046              3.2731
Sale              14,753              3.2725
Sale               5,000              3.2800
Sale               4,500              3.2800
Sale               4,850              3.2803
Sale             391,323              3.2749
Sale               4,000              3.2800
Sale              14,400              3.2844
Sale             104,890              3.2725
Sale              18,276              3.2731
Sale             224,790              3.2780
Sale               4,500              3.2758
Sale               4,000              3.2800
Sale               4,000              3.2800
Sale               3,046              3.2731
Sale              34,255              3.2725
Sale               5,000              3.2800
Sale               5,000              3.2803
Sale               1,300              3.2708
Sale               7,068              3.2725
Sale             118,955              3.2725
Sale               3,000              3.2800
Sale               5,000              3.2833
Sale               4,000              3.2800


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD            Short        2966               3.2728
CFD            Short      128224               3.2744
CFD            Short       19686               3.2830
CFD            Long        32021               3.2743
CFD            Long         6092               3.2749
CFD            Long         2680               3.2768
CFD            Long       224790               3.2779
CFD            Long        14400               3.2844


(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       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





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.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         08 February 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk