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               14 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      41,946,467     8.46%         469,251     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,429,586     0.29%         446,394     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             43,376,053     8.75%         915,645     0.18%

(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      711                  2.9575
Purchase      1,000                2.9895
Purchase      13                   2.9877
Purchase      70,200               2.9759
Purchase      17,677               2.9657
Purchase      1,000                2.9870
Purchase      1,000                2.9720
Purchase      153,835              2.9735
Purchase      366                  2.9727
Purchase      24,241               2.9505
Purchase      5,169                2.9811
Purchase      14,233               2.9636
Sale          70,200               2.9759
Sale          13,804               2.9800
Sale          2,403,918            2.9800
Sale          3,400                2.9806
Sale          42,907               2.9800
Sale          41,822               2.9800
Sale          97,625               2.9800
Sale          12,894               2.9797
Sale          118,279              2.9800
Sale          52,276               2.9800
Sale          26,369               2.9800
Sale          34,72                2.9800
Sale          50,030               2.9800
Sale          43,481               2.9800
Sale          59,939               2.9800
Sale          178,972              2.9800
Sale          70,200               2.9759
Sale          40,913               2.9800
Sale          30,110               2.9800
Sale          81,572               2.9800
Sale          105,50               2.9800
Sale          9,285                2.9838
Sale          8,671                2.9740
Sale          3,620                2.9523
Sale          2,840                2.9705
Sale          124,715              2.9838
Sale          31,058               2.9800
Sale          216                  2.9500
Sale          7,509                2.9626
Sale          53,984               2.9800

(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         24241                 2.9505
CFD        Short         711                   2.9574
CFD        Short         14233                 2.9636
CFD        Short         17677                 2.9657
CFD        Short         366                   2.9726
CFD        Short         153835                2.9735
CFD        Short         402357                2.9759
CFD        Short         5169                  2.981
CFD        Short         13                    2.9876
CFD        Long          7509                  2.9626
CFD        Long          8671                  2.974
CFD        Long          70200                 2.9758
CFD        Long          12894                 2.9797
CFD        Long          3400                  2.9805

(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                         15 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