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               08 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      47,927,669     9.67%         724,634     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,087,326     0.42%         338,727     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             50,014,995    10.09%       1,063,361     0.21%


(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      4,774                3.0958
Purchase      4,102                3.0209
Purchase      4,311                3.0958
Purchase      31,500               3.0400
Purchase      74,317               3.0472
Purchase      167                  3.0425
Purchase      14,536               3.0847
Purchase      62,588               3.0958
Purchase      975                  3.0438
Purchase      66,652               3.1173
Purchase      26,009               3.0958
Purchase      4,000                3.0645
Purchase      3,773                3.0958
Purchase      123,199              3.0272
Sale          35,221               3.0697
Sale          45,956               3.0934
Sale          31,500               3.0400
Sale          48,865               3.0110
Sale          2,436                3.0363
Sale          240                  3.2372
Sale          1,800                3.0155
Sale          11,311               3.1117

(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         4102                  3.0209
CFD        Short         123199                3.0271
CFD        Short         74317                 3.0472
CFD        Short         14536                 3.0847
CFD        Long          2436                  3.0362
CFD        Long          35221                 3.0696
CFD        Long          45956                 3.0934
CFD        Long          1131                  3.1116

(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                         09 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