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Premier Foods plc 15 February 2007 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF LOCAL SECURITIES LAW. PREMIER FOODS PLC RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ACQUISITION OF RHM PLC Premier is pleased to announce that at the Premier Extraordinary General Meeting held today for the purposes of passing certain resolutions relating to the acquisition of RHM plc ('RHM') announced on 4 December 2006, the resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed without amendment. The meetings of RHM Shareholders to consider the Scheme are due to take place later today. The proxy votes lodged on each resolution were as follows: to approve the acquisition of RHM plc - 286,955,268 votes for; 29,572 votes against; and 1,351,253 abstained from voting; to approve the increase the authorised share capital and to grant to the directors of Premier authority to allot relevant securities - 286,888,668 votes for; 96,172 votes against; and 1,351,253 abstained from voting; and to approve the rules of the Premier Foods Co-Investment Plan 2007 - 181,531,608 votes for; 78,397,621 votes against, and 28,406,864 abstained from voting. Terms used in the prospectus of the Company dated 22 December 2006 shall have the same meanings when used in this announcement, unless the context requires otherwise. For further information, please contact: Premier Tel: 01727 815 850 Robert Schofield, Chief Executive Paul Thomas, Finance Director Robert Lawson, Director of Mergers and Acquisitions and Investor Relations Gwyn Tyley, Investor Relations Manager Rothschild (financial adviser to Premier) Tel: 020 7280 5000 Akeel Sachak Alexis Masters Robert Plowman Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: 020 7638 9571 Michael Berkeley Justin Griffiths This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, Premier. N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser and sponsor to Premier and no one else in relation to the matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to any person other than Premier for providing the protections afforded to clients of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, nor for providing advice in relation to the matters described in this announcement. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy New Premier Shares. The offer to acquire New Premier Shares in connection with the Acquisition is being made solely on the basis of information contained in the prospectus of Premier dated 22 December 2006 and any supplementary prospectus thereto. The information contained in this announcement is not for release, publication or distribution to persons in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so may constitute a violation of local securities laws. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The New Premier Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States absent registration or exemption from registration. The New Premier Shares have not been, and will not be, registered with any regulatory authority of any state within the United States. There will be no public offer of securities within the United States. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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