Holding(s) in Company

Premier Foods plc
29 September 2004


Premier Foods plc ('the Company')

Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

On 28 September 2004 the Company received notification by Legal & General
Investment Management Limited of Bucklersbury House, 3 Queen Victoria Street,
London EC4N 8NH that, as at, 28 September 2004 Legal & General Group and/or its
subsidiaries had a notifiable interest of 9,894,074 ordinary 1p shares in the
Company representing 4.04% of the issued share capital.

The shares were registered as follows:

Nominee/Registered Name                                        Shares held
-------------------------                                      -------------

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945                         89,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363                        257,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199                        425,982
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217                        534,234
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                        637,259
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007                        137,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                      4,722,399
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203                        346,000
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                        318,200
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434                         39,000








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