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               02 March 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      47,863,219     9.66%       1,678,621     0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,891,026     0.58%         381,563     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             50,754,245    10.24%       2,060,184     0.42%


(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      18,066               3.1283
Purchase      9,131                3.1225
Purchase      5,130                3.1225
Purchase      1,650                3.1171
Purchase      3,806                3.1130
Purchase      33,809               3.1424
Purchase      2,200                3.1322
Sale          147,747              3.1348
Sale          12,884               3.1348
Sale          13,178               3.1348
Sale          18,200               3.1383
Sale          2,977                3.1475
Sale          33,809               3.1424
Sale          10,100               3.1058
Sale          170,950              3.1330
Sale          13,642               3.1348
Sale          32,508               3.1348
Sale          2,806                3.1117
Sale          42,067               3.1388
Sale          11,474               3.1348
Sale          449                  3.1350
Sale          4,000                3.0979
Sale          7,126                3.1450
Sale          4,220                3.1475
Sale          9,856                3.1348
Sale          33,809               3.1424

(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         3806                  3.113
CFD        Short         14261                 3.1225
CFD        Short         18066                 3.1282
CFD        Short         83847                 3.1424
CFD        Long          10100                 3.1057
CFD        Long          2806                  3.1117
CFD        Long          20326                 3.1275
CFD        Long          150624                3.1337
CFD        Long          18200                 3.1382
CFD        Long          42067                 3.1388
CFD        Long          33809                 3.1423
CFD        Long          7126                  3.145


(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
None

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                         05 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