Interest in Shares

Premier Foods plc
09 March 2007


TR-1:            NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:       Premier Foods plc

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of   (  )
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             (  )
Other (please specify):___________________________________________                           (  )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                        Barclays PLC
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                        Barclays Bank PLC

                                                                       Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

                                                                     Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd

                                                                        Barclays Global Investors Ltd

                                                                        Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

                                                                     Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

                                                                          Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

                                                                                 Gerrard Ltd

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                     02 March 2007
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                  05 March 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                      5% to 3%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                     the Triggering
 if possible using   transaction
the ISIN CODE        Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
                     Shares      Voting      shares
                                 Rights      Direct       Direct      Indirect     Direct     Indirect
GB00B01QLV45         18,438,936  18,438,936  18,291,039   0           18,291,039      0       3.69


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
     18,291,039                                    3.69


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
Barclays Bank PLC

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd




Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                                  Geoff Smith
15. Contact telephone number:                      0207 116 2913



Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)                       Barclays Bank PLC

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)                    1 Churchill Place
                                                                                London
                                                                               EH14 5HP

Phone number                                                                0207 116 2913
Other useful information (at least legal representative
for legal persons)


B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                                                    Geoff Smith

Contact address                                                              Barclays plc

                                                                          1 Churchill Place
                                                                               London
                                                                               EH14 5HP

Phone number                                                                0207 116 2913

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)


C:        Additional information





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