Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc
26 July 2004



                       Premier Foods plc ('the Company')



                   Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital



On 22 July 2004, the Company received notification by Legal & General Investment
Management that, as at 21 July 2004, Legal & General Group plc and/or its
subsidiaries had a notifiable interest in 8,328,000 ordinary shares in the
Company representing 3.40% of the issued share capital.  The shares were
registered as follows:




HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363                          257,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 886603                        3,091,475
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                          256,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007                          137,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                        2,009,525
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203                           51,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612                        1,102,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605                        1,286,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                          102,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434                           36,000
                                                                       8,328,000






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