Interest in Share Capital

Premier Foods plc
14 December 2006


Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital


On 14th December 2006 the Company received the following notification:

On 11th December 2006 Barclays Plc, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in the capital of Premier Foods Plc of 12.09%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed.


LEGAL ENTITY REPORT                                                       PREMIER FOODS

As at 11th December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 59,918,553 ORD GBP0.01 representing 12.09% of the 
issued share capital of 495,696,725 units.

Legal Entity                                                                  Holding       Percentage Held

Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                      42,541                0.0086
Barclays Bank PLC                                                           2,281,510                0.4603
Barclays Bank PLC                                                             586,046                0.1182
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                              11,554,949                2.3311
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                           120,632                0.0243
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                       956,515                0.1930
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                              1,545,944                0.3119
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                            25,000                0.0050
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                            13,817,522                2.7875
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                              20,534,487                4.1426
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                             3,074,378                0.6202
Gerrard Ltd                                                                 4,274,926                0.8624
Gerrard Ltd                                                                 1,094,103                0.2207
Barclays Capital Inc                                                           10,000                0.0020

Group Holding                                                              59,918,553               12.0878





REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT                                           PREMIER FOODS                     SEDOL: B01QLV4

As at 11th December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed 
below, had a notifiable interest in 59,918,553 ORD GBP0.01 representing 12.09% 
of the issued share capital of 495,696,725 units.

Registered Holder                                                      Account Designation    Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                                                                     258227    184,803
BANK OF IRELAND                                                                    4239749    365,415
BANK OF IRELAND                                                                     426353  2,139,752
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                           CREST ID. 11X13    586,046
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                           CREST ID. 11X13  2,281,510
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    210405    155,016
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    221428    124,069
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    367748    895,195
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    392067  1,120,972
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    768198    116,981
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                  10,000
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                  10,000
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                 962,800
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                 994,884
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                  78,689
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                 994,884
BBHISL Nominees Ltd                HGB0125                                        69830901     25,000
BNP PARIBAS                                                                                   155,626
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                              221476    275,434
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                              387173    416,886
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                                                 4224361    566,511
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   16376    247,071
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   16669     67,632
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   20947 12,891,894
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   21359    513,362
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   25772    160,983
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27793     29,334
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27797     84,118
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27797     22,418
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27800    398,615
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   28270    121,008
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   28270    146,653
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   31961    722,892
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                                                 118,283
CITIBANK                                                                            564005     12,664
CITIBANK                                                                        6010640794    136,010
CITIBANK                                                                        6010782807    339,853
Durlacher Nominees Ltd                                                                         33,121
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            610720      1,850
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            622124      3,600
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            639311      1,825
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            639353      1,725
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            642367      6,200
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            650668      3,750
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            653035      2,600
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            659442      1,450
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            660758     19,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            768557     12,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            781271     18,200
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                        297,151
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                         41,790
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)                                                220805DN    207,070
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)                                                523475DN    100,000
HSBC                                                                                813168    614,727
HSBC                                                                                845315     21,696
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                  210,174
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                  279,537
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                2,606,075
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                6,437,749
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                1,451,372
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16331    105,392
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16331    109,260
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16341    304,850
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16341    366,886
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16344    127,880
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16345    264,015
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16400  3,713,187
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16612    220,883
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16901     84,307
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              18409    462,710
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              28166  1,247,791
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              29514    372,924
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              38245     55,102
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              39515     12,310
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                            60,157
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                           956,515
Master Trust Bank                                                                              26,345
MELLON BANK                                                                    ABGFZ872482  1,167,879
MELLON BANK                                                                    TGGF0003002     55,586
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                                 274,361
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                                                   155,559
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                                                        772823    637,873
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                       CVS21    494,193
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                       TNF01    232,115
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                       UKE01    428,937
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                411,750
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                324,119
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                  2,379,835
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                    703,115
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                            628,405
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                             85,405
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                            103,148
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                             41,690
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                             88,955
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                             28,220
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                195,886
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                125,318
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                202,276
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                 67,245
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                      MISSDD      1,320
STATE STREET                                                                          29W8     48,299
STATE STREET                                                                          2RJ2     47,754
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                           293,537
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                                                279,501
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                                196,801
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                                  4,901
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                                                  34,130
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                         42,541
                                                                                     Total 59,918,553



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