Rule 8.3 - PREMIER FOODS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              PREMIER FOODS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               21 February 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                           Long                        Short

                     Number       (%)           Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      50,672,629    10.22%       1,902,751     0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,275,936     0.66%         769,342     0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             53,948,565    10.88%       2,672,093     0.54%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number             (%)    Number            (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase            1,979              3.1850
Purchase          162,807              3.2067
Purchase           19,614              3.1943
Purchase            5,562              3.2136
Purchase            7,610              3.2141
Purchase              155              3.1850
Purchase           27,253              3.2141
Purchase            9,263              3.2141
Purchase           18,979              3.2141
Purchase           14,622              3.1806
Purchase            7,848              3.2197
Sale                7,212              3.2089
Sale              239,175              3.2188
Sale               10,825              3.2188
Sale                1,271              3.2064
Sale               80,695              3.2113
Sale               26,198              3.2083
Sale               26,718              3.2150
Sale                3,110              3.2157
Sale              275,579              3.2089
Sale               16,682              3.2061
Sale               12,487              3.2089
Sale              117,341              3.2142

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD          Short          14622               3.1806
CFD          Short          19614               3.1943
CFD          Short         160824               3.2066
CFD          Short           5562               3.2136
CFD          Short         169050               3.2142
CFD          Short           1983               3.2178
CFD          Long           16682               3.2060
CFD          Long            1271               3.2063
CFD          Long           26198               3.2082
CFD          Long          119737               3.2088
CFD          Long          117341               3.2141


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         22 February 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk