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               13 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      45,477,866     9.17%         492,393     0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,855,085     0.37%         355,965     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             47,332,951     9.55%         848,358     0.17%

(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      163,141              3.0441
Purchase      22,609               3.0481
Purchase      19,637               3.0333
Purchase      413                  3.0150
Purchase      16,682               3.1009
Purchase      1,300                3.0495
Purchase      4,842                3.1005
Purchase      25,427               3.1016
Purchase      3,246                3.0425
Purchase      30,655               3.0716
Purchase      1,25                 3.0643
Purchase      3,000                3.0756
Purchase      48                   3.1054
Purchase      4,322                3.0500
Purchase      227,208              3.1100
Purchase      2,080                3.1103
Sale          2,500                3.0455
Sale          361                  3.0719
Sale          60,757               3.0413
Sale          19,194               3.0413
Sale          56,222               3.0413
Sale          68,111               3.0413
Sale          14,576               3.0413
Sale          24,027               3.0413
Sale          17,648               3.0497
Sale          27,649               3.0413
Sale          33,120               3.0413
Sale          12,988               3.1011
Sale          3,773                3.1006
Sale          1,384,325            3.0413
Sale          16,648               3.0413
Sale          237,008              3.0497
Sale          10,41                3.0497
Sale          5,169                3.1119
Sale          23,114               3.0413
Sale          17,168               3.0413
Sale          29,829               3.0413
Sale          103,062              3.0413
Sale          46,98                3.0413
Sale          8,011                3.0497
Sale          28,891               3.0413
Sale          11,669               3.0497
Sale          1,832                3.0844
Sale          9,614                3.0497
Sale          251,82               3.0601
Sale          22,61                3.0413
Sale          23,710               3.0413


(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         19637                 3.0332
CFD        Short         3246                  3.0425
CFD        Short         163141                3.044
CFD        Short         22609                 3.0481
CFD        Short         30655                 3.0715
CFD        Short         3000                  3.0756
CFD        Short         4842                  3.1005
CFD        Short         16682                 3.1008
CFD        Short         25427                 3.1016
CFD        Short         48                    3.1054
CFD        Short         2080                  3.1102
CFD        Long          361                   3.0718
CFD        Long          1832                  3.0843
CFD        Long          3773                  3.1006
CFD        Long          12988                 3.101
CFD        Long          5169                  3.1118

(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                         14 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