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               28 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      48,285,265     9.74%       1,302,489     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,814,332     0.57%         430,172     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             51,099,597    10.31%        1,732,661    0.35%


(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      14,458               3.0832
Purchase      8,900                3.1079
Purchase      71,577               3.1012
Purchase      1,400                3.0804
Purchase      3,283                3.0951
Purchase      5,255                3.1359
Purchase      2,000                3.0950
Purchase      9,870                3.1903
Purchase      5,500                3.1347
Purchase      2,164                3.1756
Purchase      214,007              3.0986
Purchase      40,435               3.1623
Purchase      20,20                3.0990
Sale          3,283                3.0854
Sale          65                   3.0825
Sale          2,197                3.0975
Sale          11,616               3.0969
Sale          7,700                3.0800
Sale          23,059               3.1605
Sale          14,389               3.1012
Sale          276,19               3.0969
Sale          6,531                3.0969
Sale          11,503               3.0969
Sale          6,700                3.1682
Sale          7,191                3.1625
Sale          29,39                3.0948
Sale          2,164                3.1694
Sale          8,908                3.0902
Sale          13,161               3.0969
Sale          4,159                3.0825

(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         1400                  3.0803
CFD        Short         30582                 3.0941
CFD        Short         5283                  3.095
CFD        Short         214007                3.0986
CFD        Shor          20200                 3.099
CFD        Short         71577                 3.1012
CFD        Short         8900                  3.1078
CFD        Short         5500                  3.1347
CFD        Short         5255                  3.1358
CFD        Short         40435                 3.1623
CFD        Short         2164                  3.1756
CFD        Short         9870                  3.1902
CFD        Long          7700                  3.08
CFD        Long          3283                  3.0854
CFD        Long          8908                  3.0901
CFD        Long          29396                 3.0947
CFD        Long          23059                 3.1604
CFD        Long          7191                  3.1625
CFD        Long          6700                  3.1681
CFD        Long          2164                  3.1693

(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.

None



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


Date of disclosure                         01 March 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