Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc 22 December 2004 Premier Foods plc ('the Company') Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital On 22 December 2004 the Company received notification by Fidelity Investments International of Windmill Court, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RG that, as at, 21 December 2004 Fidelity International Limited of PO Box HM670, Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and FMR Corp of 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109 and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non- beneficial holders, had a notifiable interest of 16,674,753 ordinary shares in the Company representing 6.81% of the issued share capital. This followed a disposal of an interest in 1,080,000 shares. The shares were held as follows: Nominee/Registered Name Management company Shares held ------------------------- -------------------- ------------- BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN Fidelity International Ltd 655,300 TOTAL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH TOTAL Fidelity International Ltd 575,694 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX TOTAL Fidelity International Ltd 2,190 J P MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH TOTAL Fidelity International Ltd 89,900 J P MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH TOTAL Fidelity Investment Services 9,740,474 Ltd BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Fidelity Management Trust 22,100 TOTAL Company STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO Fidelity Management Trust 38,700 TOTAL Company BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS TOTAL Fidelity Pension Management 1,013,800 CLYDESDALE BANK PLC TOTAL Fidelity Pension Management 44,600 HSBC BANK PLC TOTAL Fidelity Pension Management 475,000 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH TOTAL Fidelity Pension Management 1,401,600 MELLON BANK TOTAL Fidelity Pension Management 231,100 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON TOTAL Fidelity Pension Management 1,430,495 STATE STREET BK AND TR CO LNDN Fidelity Pension Management 953,800 TOTAL The notifiable interests also include the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3d of 82 Devonshire St, Boston, MA 02109 who is a principal shareholder of Fidelity International Ltd and FMR Corp. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Ltd and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. The notifiable interests also include interest held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in the UK. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange GWPPUPCGQP
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