Interest in Share Capital

Premier Foods plc
23 August 2006


                     Premier Foods plc ('the Company')

                  Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital


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


On 17th August 2006 Barclays Plc, through the legal entities listed below, had a
       notifiable interest in the capital of Premier Foods Plc of 5.30%.



 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 17th August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 13,125,632 ORD GBP0.01 representing 5.30% of the
issued share capital of 247,847,545 units


Legal Entity                                                                    Holding     Percentage Held
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                         330,522               .1334
Barclays Global Investors Japan                                                  38,049               .0154
Barclays Global Investors, N.A                                                5,701,175              2.3003
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                               1,249,686               .5042
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                                  241,530               .0975
Gerrard Ltd                                                                   1,139,185               .4596
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                                 4,415,485              1.7815
Barclays Capital Inc                                                             10,000               .0040
Group Holding                                                                13,125,632              5.2959






REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT                                           PREMIER FOODS                     SEDOL: B01QLV4

As at 17th August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 13,125,632 ORD GBP0.01 representing 5.30% of
the issued share capital of 247,847,545 units.


Registered Holder                                                      Account Designation    Holding
BANK OF IRELAND                                                                     426353    775,015
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                              10,000
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                             672,773
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                             576,913
BNP PARIBAS                                                                                    65,695
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                                                 4224361    233,063
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   16376    123,041
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   20947    796,369
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   21359    256,681
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   28270     85,061
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                                                  49,410
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            642367      3,100
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            660758      9,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            768557      6,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            781271     14,100
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                        120,255
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                1,079,949
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                   87,477
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                2,520,054
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                  147,721
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                  725,686
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16341    145,788
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16345     10,681
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16400  2,039,959
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              18409    191,357
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                          330,522
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                           10,077
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                           27,972
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                                 117,588
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                                                    68,450
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                141,784
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                169,067
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                 36,080
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                    603,025
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                            185,710
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                             21,080
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                             25,115
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                 66,345
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                 84,955
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                                                171,915
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                           123,806
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                                                114,644
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                                 81,849
                                                                                     Total 13,125,632




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