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               05 December 2006

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     57,212,624      11.54%      949,835        0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives   3,402,958       0.69%      994,884        0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%            0        0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            60,615,582      12.23%    1,944,719        0.39%


(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      55,901               2.8292
Purchase      35,500               2.8964
Purchase      52,106               2.8170
Purchase      39,354               2.9003
Purchase      36,766               2.8170
Purchase      71,211               2.8559
Purchase      100,922              2.8559
Purchase      55,772               2.9003
Purchase      18,739               2.8518
Purchase      39,444               2.8292
Purchase      26,559               2.8518
Purchase      9,700                2.8525
Sale          51,506               2.8095
Sale          29,100               2.8848
Sale          15,377               3.0144
Sale          15,240               3.0150
Sale          3,659                2.7333
Sale          6,000                2.9005
Sale          2,200                2.9833


(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        9700                   2.8525
CFD        Short        35500                  2.8964
CFD        Long         29100                  2.8847
CFD        Long         6000                   2.9005
CFD        Long         56912                  2.9464
CFD        Long         15377                  3.0143


(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                         06 December 2006
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