Interest in Share Capital

Premier Foods plc
11 April 2006

Premier Foods plc ('the Company')



Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital



On 10th April 2006 the Company received notification by Legal & General
Investment Management Limited of Bucklersbury House, 3 Queen Victoria Street,
London EC4N 8NH that, as at, 7th April 2006, Legal & General Group and/or its
subsidiaries had a notifiable interest of 8,172,327 ordinary 1p shares in the
Company representing 3.29% 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 775245                       760,445


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                     5,905,067


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203                       482,846


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


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                       364,948


















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