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               22 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      49,417,798     9.97%       1,916,851     0.39%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,217,548     0.65%         589,925     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             52,635,346     10.62%       2,506,776    0.51%


(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            66,650           3.2250
Purchase             2,200           3.1950
Purchase            49,050           3.2133
Purchase            33,068           3.2091
Purchase             3,177           3.1956
Sale                33,629           3.1938
Sale                33,068           3.2091
Sale                 7,247           3.1938
Sale               734,522           3.1938
Sale                47,116           3.2204
Sale                33,068           3.2091
Sale                   900           3.2144
Sale                 1,000           3.2284
Sale                17,597           3.2255
Sale               375,990           3.1938
Sale                   500           3.2103
Sale                26,379           3.1938
Sale                25,491           3.1938
Sale                14,622           3.1952
Sale                 3,961           3.1939
Sale                24,940           3.2255
Sale                 8,794           3.1937
Sale                 6,952           3.1938
Sale                13,200           3.2241

(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         2200               3.1950
CFD           Short         3177               3.1956
CFD           Short        51077               3.2091
CFD           Short        49050               3.2132
CFD           Long         14622               3.1951
CFD           Long         33068               3.2090
CFD           Long           900               3.2143
CFD           Long        117627               3.2184
CFD           Long         47116               3.2204
CFD           Long         13200               3.2241


(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                         23 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