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 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      47,684,095     9.62%         885,340     0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,247,865     0.45%         378,036     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             49,931,960    10.07%       1,263,376     0.25%


(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      1,600                3.0197
Purchase      2,841                2.9932
Purchase      3,543                3.0985
Purchase      12,656               3.0586
Purchase      1,350                3.0244
Purchase      348                  3.0200
Purchase      1,200                3.0197
Purchase      16,257               3.0985
Purchase      30,025               3.0090
Purchase      1,600                3.0197
Purchase      1,000                3.0220
Purchase      2,500                3.0197
Purchase      124,090              3.0094
Purchase      1,000                3.0197
Purchase      15,195               3.0631
Purchase      9,055                3.0100
Purchase      12,945               3.0631
Purchase      18,553               3.0577
Purchase      2,500                3.0197
Purchase      18,194               3.0631
Purchase      1,600                3.0197
Purchase      1,900                3.0221
Sale          42,192               3.0061
Sale          23,029               3.0259
Sale          67,071               3.0209
Sale          15,988               2.9996
Sale          1,000                3.0226
Sale          3,000                3.0169
Sale          9,105                3.0435
Sale          20,200               3.0601
Sale          20,236               3.0911
Sale          20,807               3.0320
Sale          274,614              3.0062

(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         2841                  2.9931
CFD        Short         30025                 3.0089
CFD        Short         124090                3.0093
CFD        Short         39658                 3.0129
CFD        Short         1900                  3.022
CFD        Long          3000                  3.0168
CFD        Long          23029                 3.0258
CFD        Long          20807                 3.032
CFD        Long          9105                  3.0434
CFD        Long          20200                 3.06
CFD        Long          20236                 3.0911

(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                         08 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