Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc
08 December 2005


Premier Foods plc ('the Company')

Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

On 7th 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, 7th December 2005, Legal & General Group and/or its
subsidiaries had a notifiable interest of 12,469,549 ordinary 1p shares in the
Company representing 5.09% 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                      6,037,095
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                      3,336,373
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                        364,306
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434                        168,709








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