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               15 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      42,506,940     8.58%         413,976     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,337,891     0.27%       1,038,007     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             43,844,831     8.85%       1,451,983     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      55,058               2.9936
Purchase      22,627               2.9625
Purchase      55,094               2.9625
Purchase      5,909                3.0142
Purchase      8,189                3.0087
Purchase      3,000                3.0195
Purchase      36,713               2.9625
Purchase      412,916              2.9630
Purchase      24,241               2.9787
Purchase      6,373                3.0069
Purchase      11,567               2.9944
Purchase      35,789               3.0087
Purchase      30,171               2.9625
Purchase      2,400                3.0195
Purchase      289                  2.9625
Purchase      176,186              3.0027
Purchase      2,600                3.0269
Purchase      33,631               2.9680
Sale          17,569               3.0093
Sale          2,189                3.0097
Sale          2,138                3.0437
Sale          24,241               2.9787
Sale          700                  3.0484
Sale          6,373                3.0069
Sale          13,243               3.0093
Sale          11,754               3.0093
Sale          850                  2.9655
Sale          24,241               2.9787
Sale          2,880                2.9994
Sale          10,558               2.9881
Sale          173,257              3.0093
Sale          11,853               3.0093
Sale          6,373                3.0069
Sale          17,752               3.0093
Sale          36,309               3.0093


(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         5000                  2.9527
CFD        Short         412916                2.963
CFD        Short         33631                 2.968
CFD        Short         55058                 2.9936
CFD        Short         176186                3.0027
CFD        Short         36420                 3.0069
CFD        Short         5909                  3.0141
CFD        Short         6567                  3.0261
CFD        Long          24241                 2.9787
CFD        Long          10558                 2.9881
CFD        Long          2880                  2.9993
CFD        Long          6373                  3.0068
CFD        Long          2189                  3.0097
CFD        Long          2138                  3.0436


(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                         16 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