Interest in Share Capital

Premier Foods plc 03 November 2006 Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital On 2nd November 2006 the Company received notification by Axa Investment Managers UK Limited of 7 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7NX that, as at 1st November 2006, AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group Companies were interested in 33,675,000 ord GBP 0.01 shares. These shares are represented by a beneficial interest of 14,290,550 shares (representing 2.88% of the issued share capital) and a non-beneficial interest of 19,384,450 representing 3.91% of the issued share capital). This notification of change is due to a decrease in the beneficial interest holding from 3.08% to 2.88%. 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 01/11/06 was 33,675,000 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 119,869 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund Mariner House (Non-Beneficial) Extra Income Fund Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA A/c 845030 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 450,000 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund Distribution Fund Mariner House (Non - Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845029 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 80,000 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund Ethical Fund Mariner House (Non - Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845042 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 4,018,581 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund UK Equity Income Fund Mariner House (Non-Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA A/c 845017 PPP Healthcare Group plc 130,000 Guardian Royal Exchange Chase Nominees Ltd plc and Subs. Cos (Non - Beneficial) a/c 13067 Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore Street London EC1 Sun Life Pensions 545,582 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Management Ltd Management Ltd (Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867815 Sun Life Pensions 2,535,895 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Management Ltd A/c X Management Ltd (Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867396 Sun Life Pensions 20,796 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Management Ltd A/c X Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA A/c 867591 Sun Life Pensions 3,805,355 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Management Ltd A/c X Management Ltd (Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867372 Sun Life Assurance 3,000,000 Sun Life Assurance HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Society Plc Society Plc (Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 776934 Sun Life Unit Assurance 52,512 Sun Life Unit Assurance HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Ltd A/c X Ltd (Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 776950 Sun Life Unit Assurance 63,562 Sun Life Unit Assurance HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Ltd A/c X Ltd Mariner House (Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA A/c 867050 Sun Life Unit Assurance 2,802 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Ltd A/c X Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA Sun Life Pensions 9,900 Sun Life Pensions Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd Management Management Ltd 1 Riding House Street London W1A 3AS (Beneficial) A/c S66 Sun Life Pensions 55,000 Sun Life Pensions BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited Management Management Ltd One Canada Square (Beneficial) London E14 5AL Sun Life International 1,000,000 Sun Life International Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd (IOM) Ltd (Beneficial) Isle of Man Limited a/c a/c SLI 11 AXA Insurance UK 299,146 AXA Free Chase Nominees Ltd (Beneficial) A/C BTO1C AXA Sun Life plc 2,900,000 AXA Sun Life plc Axa Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law (fmly Axa Equity & Law 5 Old Broad Street Life Assurance Society Life Assurance Society plc) plc) London EC2N 1AD (Beneficial) AXA General Unit Trust 270,000 HSBC Global Custody HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Nominee (UK) Limited as (Non-Beneficial) Trustess of the Trust Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA A/c 880868 AXA UK Group Pension 150,000 AXA UK Group Pension Chase Nominees Ltd Scheme Scheme Equity Fund Equity Fund a/c 00994 (Non - Beneficial) Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore Street London EC1 AXA Rosenberg 156,000 AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) Framlington HSBC 14,010,000 HSBC Global Custody HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Nominee (UK) Limited Mariner House, Pepys Street, London, EC3N 4DA Holding as % of Issued Capital Total Beneficial Interest 14,290,550 2.88 Total Non-Beneficial 19,384,450 3.91 Interest 33,675,000 6.79% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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