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               05 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      47,801,699     9.64%       1,059,339     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,487,753     0.50%         395,995     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             50,289,452    10.15%       1,455,334     0.29%


(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         12,945             3.0631
Purchase          3,385             3.0631
Purchase        347,266             3.0609
Purchase          1,125             3.0570
Purchase         84,207             3.0556
Purchase          1,126             3.0520
Purchase          1,217             3.0582
Purchase          9,379             3.0582
Purchase          5,620             3.0631
Purchase         31,500             3.1350
Purchase          4,800             3.0506
Purchase         17,829             3.0525
Purchase         22,766             3.0558
Purchase          1,979             3.0600
Purchase         18,194             3.0631
Purchase         15,988             3.0750
Purchase          7,213             3.0631
Purchase            955             3.0569
Purchase          3,190             3.0588
Sale            341,984             3.0614
Sale             15,988             3.0750
Sale              3,930             3.0504
Sale             31,526             3.0614
Sale              3,190             3.0588
Sale             22,895             3.0614
Sale             75,207             3.0614
Sale              1,825             3.0504
Sale             30,174             3.0608
Sale             26,630             3.0614
Sale             30,582             3.0614
Sale              7,800             3.0673
Sale              7,701             3.0587
Sale              8,712             3.0738
Sale             29,905             3.0614
Sale              9,810             3.0795
Sale              4,345             3.0817

(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           4800               3.0506
CFD          Short          17829               3.0524
CFD          Short          84207               3.0555
CFD          Short          22766               3.0558
CFD          Short           9379               3.0581
CFD          Short         334996               3.0608
CFD          Short          12270               3.0648
CFD          Long            7701               3.0586
CFD          Long           30174               3.0608
CFD          Long            7800               3.0672
CFD          Long            8712               3.0738
CFD          Long            9810               3.0794
CFD          Long            4345               3.0817


(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                         06 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