Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc
22 October 2004


Premier Foods plc ('the Company')

Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

On 21 October 2004 the Company received notification by Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.
('MLCI') that, as at 19 October 2004, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Ltd and/
or its subsidiaries ('MLIM') had a notifiable interest of 23,851,502 ordinary 1p
shares in the Company representing 9.74% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

The shares were registered as follows and beneficial holders noted where known:

Nominee/Registered Name                                            Shares held
-------------------------                                          -------------

Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes)                             16,259,037

Merrill Lynch Pension Nominees Limited A/C Noncert (beneficial     1,054,561
holder)

Stamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty                               71,918

Stamford Nominees Limited (Undes)                                  89,543

Treasury of the Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 5       617,370

Treasury of the Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 10      291,180

Morgan Nominees Limited                                            704,441

Bank of New York Nominees Limited                                  671,570

Other Names                                                        4,091,882


MLCI, which is also a holding company of MLIM, is interested in the above
ordinary shares and an additional 6,657,738 ordinary 1p shares. Accordingly,
MLCI is interested in 30,509,240 ordinary 1p shares representing 12.46% of the
issued share capital of the Company.



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