Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc
06 August 2004


Premier Foods plc ('the Company')

Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

On 5 August 2004, the Company received notification by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
('GS Inc') of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA that, as at 3 August 2004
GS Inc ceased to have a notifiable interest in 7,500,000 ordinary shares in the
Company representing 3.06% of the issued share capital. The shares were held as
follows:

The interest in 4,000,000 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman, Sachs
& Co., a direct subsidiary of GS Inc. acting as custodian. These shares were
registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.

The interest in 3,500,000 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by
Goldman Sachs International, a direct subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares were
registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP








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