Interest in Share Capital

Premier Foods plc
27 December 2006


Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital


On 22nd December 2006 the Company received the following notification:


On 14th December 2006 Barclays Plc, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in the capital of Premier Foods Plc of 11.88%.

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 14th December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 58,879,813 ORD GBP0.01 representing 11.88% of the 
issued share capital of 495,696,725 units.

Legal Entity                                                                  Holding       Percentage Held

Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                   4,289,621                0.8654
Barclays Bank PLC                                                           2,106,341                0.4249
Barclays Bank PLC                                                              42,541                0.0086
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                               1,108,913                0.2237
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                        11,463,500                2.3126
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                       120,632                0.0243
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                             13,808,763                2.7857
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                           586,046                0.1182
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                25,000                 0.005
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                               1,545,944                0.3119
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                             2,281,510                0.4603
Gerrard Ltd                                                                    10,000                 0.002
Gerrard Ltd                                                                   956,515                 0.193
Barclays Capital Inc                                                       20,534,487                4.1426

Group Holding                                                              58,879,813               11.8782



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 58,879,813 ORD GBP0.01 representing 11.88% 
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 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
BBHISL Nominees Ltd                HGB0125                                        69830901     25,000
BNP PARIBAS                                                                                   155,626
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                              221476    256,008
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                              387173    416,886
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                                                 4224361    566,511
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                    CREST ID. 11X13         2,281,510
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                    CREST ID. 11X13           586,046
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                  10,000
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                               2,090,704
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   16376    247,071
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    106,536
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27800    398,615
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   28270    267,661
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                                                                         15,637
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)                                                         41,790
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                        298,651
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.                                                               10,980,191
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16331    214,652
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16341    671,736
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                                                                           956,515
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                            60,157
MELLON BANK                                                         ABGFZ872482             1,167,879
MELLON BANK                                                         TGGF0003002                55,586
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                                                   155,559
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                                                        772823    637,873
Master Trust Bank                                                                              26,345
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                                 274,361
NORTHERN TRUST                                                      CVS21                     494,193
NORTHERN TRUST                                                      TNF01                     232,115
NORTHERN TRUST                                                      UKE01                     428,937
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                731,826
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                  2,393,030
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                    717,575
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                123,318
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                195,886
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                 69,595
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                202,276
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                      MISSDD                      1,320
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                                                             28,220
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                             88,955
STATE STREET                                                        29W8                       48,299
STATE STREET                                                        2RJ2                       47,754
STATE STREET                                                        N3B6                      152,174
STATE STREET                                                        N3YZ                       26,718
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                                                618,177
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                           293,537
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                                                279,501
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                                201,702
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                                                  34,130
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                         42,541

                                                                    Total                  58,879,813




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