Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc
05 November 2004


Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

On 4 November 2004 the Company received notification by Axa Investment Managers UK Limited of 7 Newgate Street, London, 
EC1A 7NX that, as at, 16 September 2004 AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group Companies were 
interested in 24,802,931 ord GBP 0.01 shares. These shares are represented by a beneficial interest of 19,166,611 
shares (representing 7.83% of the issued share capital) and a non-beneficial interest of 5,636,320 shares (representing 
2.30% of the issued share capital). This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest 
holding from 9.92% to 10.13%. The shares were held as follows:


                     DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
        APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                    PREMIER FOODS plc ord GBP 0.01 shares

Total number of shares held as at 5/11/04 was 24,802,931 the breakdown of which
                              is set out below:
---------------           --------   --------------          ----------------
Name of the             Number of    Particulars of          Registered as
Company / Fund            Shares     Beneficial owners
---------------           --------   --------------             ----------------

AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC                        62,800   Trustees of AXA UK      HSBC Global Custody
                                     Investment Co ICVC      Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
Extra Income Fund                    Extra Income Fund       Mariner House
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 845030
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC                       500,000   Trustees of AXA UK      HSBC Global Custody
                                     Investment Co ICVC      Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
Distribution Fund                    Distribution Fund       Mariner House
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 845029
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC                       125,000   Trustees of AXA UK      HSBC Global Custody
                                     Investment Co ICVC      Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
Ethical Fund                         Ethical Fund            Mariner House
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 845042
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC                     3,750,000   Trustees of AXA UK      HSBC Global Custody
                                     Investment Co ICVC      Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
UK Equity Income Fund                UK Equity Income Fund   Mariner House
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 845017
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC                             0   Trustees of AXA UK      HSBC Global Custody
                                     Investment Co ICVC      Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
UK Growth Fund                       UK Growth Fund          Mariner House
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 845005
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC                       550,000   Trustees of AXA UK      HSBC Global Custody
                                     Investment Co ICVC      Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
UK Opportunities Fund                UK Opportunities Fund   Mariner House
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 889598
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
PPP Healthcare
Group plc                  150,000   Guardian Royal Exchange Chase Nominees
                                     plc and Subs. Cos       Ltd
(Non - Beneficial)                                           a/c 13067
                                                             Trinity Tower
                                                             9 St Thomas Moore
                                                             Street
                                                             London EC1
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Nominees Ltd
A/c 18                      23,513   Trustees of the WABCO   HSBC Global Custody
                                     Automotive UK Pensions  Nominee (UK)
                                     Scheme                  Limited
(Non - Beneficial)                   Newhold Road            Mariner House
                                     Rugby Warwickshire CV21 Pepys Street
                                     2NL
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 777086
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Nominees Ltd
A/c 20                      13,943   Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody
                                     Pension Scheme          Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Non - Beneficial)                   Princes Foods Ltd       Mariner House
                                     Royal Liver Building    Pepys Street
                                     Pierhead                London EC3N 4DA
                                     Liverpool L3 1NX        a/c 777094
        ---------------     -------- --------------          ----------------
Sun Life
Nominees Ltd
A/c 29                      24,286   Trustees of the Cobham  HSBC Global Custody
                                     Pension Plan            Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Non - Beneficial)                   Brook Road              Mariner House
                                     Wimborne                Pepys Street
                                     Dorset DH21 2BH         London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 777167
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Nominees Ltd
A/c 31                       5,028   Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody
                                     (1977) Pension Scheme   Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Non - Beneficial)                   Princes Foods Ltd       Mariner House
                                     Royal Liver Building    Pepys Street
                                     Pierhead                London EC3N 4DA
                                     Liverpool L3 1NX        a/c 785078
        ---------------     -------- --------------          ----------------
Sun Life
Nominees Ltd
A/c 32                       6,039   Eldridge Pope Pension   HSBC Global Custody
                                     Fund                    Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Mariner House
                                                             Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 873426
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Pensions
Management Ltd             125,000   Sun Life Pensions       HSBC Global Custody
                                     Management Ltd          Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Beneficial)                                                 Mariner House
                                                             Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c ?
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Pensions
Management Ltd             277,980   Sun Life Pensions       HSBC Global Custody
                                     Management Ltd          Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Beneficial)                                                 Mariner House
                                                             Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 867815
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Pensions
Management Ltd
A/c X                    1,230,000   Sun Life Pensions       HSBC Global Custody
                                     Management Ltd          Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Beneficial)                                                 Mariner House
                                                             Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 867396
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Pensions
Management Ltd
A/c X                    2,900,000   Sun Life Pensions       HSBC Global Custody
                                     Management Ltd          Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Beneficial)                                                 Mariner House
                                                             Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 867372
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
Assurance
Society Plc              4,966,351   Sun Life Assurance      HSBC Global Custody
                                     Society Plc             Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Beneficial)                                                 Mariner House
                                                             Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 776934
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd
A/c X                    1,734,600   Sun Life Unit Assurance HSBC Global Custody
                                     Ltd                     Nominee (UK)
                                                             Limited
(Beneficial)                                                 Mariner House
                                                             Pepys Street
                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                             a/c 867050
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
Sun Life
International
(IOM) Ltd                1,000,000   Sun Life International  Sun Life
                                     (IOM) Ltd               International
(Beneficial)                                                 Isle of Man Limited
                                                             a/c
                                                             a/c SLI 11
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
AXA Insurance
UK                         600,000   AXA Free                Chase Nominees
                                                             Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                 A/C BTO1C
        ---------------     --------          --------------    ----------------
AXA Sun Life
plc                      6,332,680   AXA Sun Life plc        Axa Sun Life plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law               (fmly Axa Equity & Law  107 Cheapside
Life Assurance Society               Life Assurance Society
plc)                                 plc)
(Beneficial)                                                 London EC2V 6DU
        ---------------     --------          --------------    ----------------
AXA UK Group
Pension Scheme             425,711   AXA UK Group Pension    Chase Nominees
                                     Scheme                  Ltd
Equity Fund                          Equity Fund             a/c 00994
(Non - Beneficial)                                           Trinity Tower
                                                             9 St Thomas Moore
                                                             Street
                                                             London EC1
        ---------------     --------          -------------- ----------------
                                     Holding as % of Issued
                                     Capital
Total
Beneficial
Interest                19,166,611                    7.83
Total
Non-Beneficial
Interest                 5,636,320                    2.30
                            --------          --------------
                        24,802,931                   10.13%
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