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               07 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     57,114,507      11.52%    1,158,792        0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives   3,510,075       0.71%      994,884        0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%            0        0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            60,624,582      12.23%     2,153,676       0.43%


(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      1,000                3.0016
Purchase      21,216               3.0031
Purchase      3,317                3.0025
Purchase      42,521               3.0025
Purchase      18,300               3.0025
Purchase      25,063               2.9953
Sale          7,860                3.0019
Sale          1,000                3.0058
Sale          1,000                3.0058
Sale          1,600                3.0058
Sale          35,894               3.0000
Sale          900                  3.0058
Sale          800                  3.0058
Sale          1,600                3.0058
Sale          1,800                3.0058
Sale          600                  3.0058
Sale          1,400                3.0058
Sale          1,400                3.0058
Sale          1,000                3.0058
Sale          1,200                3.0058
Sale          1,000                3.0043
Sale          1,000                3.0058
Sale          800                  3.0058
Sale          1,200                3.0058
Sale          1,100                3.0058
Sale          1,200                3.0058
Sale          2,400                3.0058
Sale          800                  3.0058
Sale          1,000                3.0058
Sale          1,200                3.0058

(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         25063                 2.9953
CFD        Short         18300                 3.0025
CFD        Short         21216                 3.0031
CFD        Long          35894                 3.0000
CFD        Long          7860                  3.0018
CFD        Long          1000                  3.0042


(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                         08 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