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               23 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      49,472,453     9.98%        1,604,919    0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,188,530     0.64%          482,257    0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             52,660,983    10.62%       2,087,176     0.42%


(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         261,503              3.2220
Purchase           2,737              3.2256
Purchase          13,493              3.2206
Purchase          11,511              3.2253
Purchase          52,538              3.2217
Sale              13,493              3.2319
Sale               9,187              3.2249
Sale              34,469              3.2286
Sale               1,200              3.2228
Sale             189,945              3.2203
Sale                 562              3.2219
Sale              13,020              3.2249
Sale               3,777              3.2200
Sale                 950              3.2228
Sale               1,400              3.2246
Sale              19,124              3.2200

(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          13493                 3.2206
CFD         Short          52538                 3.2217
CFD         Short          11511                 3.2252
CFD         Short           2737                 3.2256
CFD         Long          109005                 3.2213
CFD         Long             562                 3.2218
CFD         Long            1400                 3.2246
CFD         Long           34469                 3.2285
CFD         Long           13493                 3.2318


(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                         26 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