Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc
06 December 2005


Premier Foods plc ('the Company')

Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

On 5th December 2005 the Company received notification by Legal & General
Investment Management Limited of Bucklersbury House, 3 Queen Victoria Street,
London EC4N 8NH that, as at, 5th December 2005, Legal & General Group and/or its
subsidiaries had a notifiable interest of 12,196,295 ordinary 1p shares in the
Company representing 4.98% of the issued share capital.

The shares were registered as follows:

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945                         90,902

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363                        644,780

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                        809,573

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                      5,838,207

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203                        449,692

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995                        568,119

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612                      3,270,954

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                        364,306

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434                        159,762



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