Interest in Share Capital

Premier Foods plc
19 September 2006


                 Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital


On 18th September 2006 the Company received the following notification:


On 14th September 2006 Barclays Plc, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in the capital of Premier Foods Plc of 10.10%.



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 September 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 50,051,685 ORD GBP0.01 representing 10.10% of the
issued share capital of 495,695,090 units.

Legal Entity                                                                  Holding       Percentage Held
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                      23,368                0.0047
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                            38,049                0.0077
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                              1,294,255                0.2611
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                              19,230,779                3.8796
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                       360,232                0.0727
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                             1,008,688                0.2035
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                            10,436,074                2.1053
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                              11,147,802                2.2489
Gerrard Ltd                                                                 2,615,524                0.5276
Gerrard Ltd                                                                   580,490                0.1171
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                                              362,600                0.0731
Barclays Bank PLC                                                             487,118                0.0983
Barclays Bank PLC                                                           2,466,706                0.4976
Group Holding                                                              50,051,685               10.0972




REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT                        PREMIER FOODS                SEDOL: B01QLV4

As at 14th September 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 50,051,685 ORD GBP0.01 representing 10.10%
of the issued share capital of 495,695,090 units.


Registered Holder                                                      Account Designation    Holding
BANK OF IRELAND                                                                     258227    208,196
BANK OF IRELAND                                                                    4239749    322,641
BANK OF IRELAND                                                                     426353  1,610,823
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                           CREST ID. 11X13    487,118
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                           CREST ID. 11X13  2,466,706
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    210405    155,016
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    221428     80,594
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    367748    895,195
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    392067  1,120,972
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                    768198    128,270
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                             508,688
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                             500,000
BNP PARIBAS                                                                                   121,128
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                              221476    287,147
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                              387173    416,886
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                                                 4224361    468,270
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   16376    246,082
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   16669     71,316
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   19519    304,307
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   20947 11,996,610
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   21359    513,362
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   25772    135,286
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27793     24,934
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27797     84,118
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27797     22,418
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   27800    125,514
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   28270    124,268
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   28270    170,122
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                   31961    295,334
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                                                  91,165
CITIBANK                                                                        6010640794    143,296
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            610720      1,850
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            642367      6,200
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            650668      3,750
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            653035      2,600
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            660758     19,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            768557     12,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                            781271     18,200
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                        226,180
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                         22,440
HSBC                                                                                813168    614,727
HSBC                                                                                845315     21,696
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                  158,708
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                4,526,759
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                1,955,397
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                  279,537
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                1,451,372
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16341    291,576
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16341    347,089
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16344    119,921
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16345    241,279
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16400  4,012,918
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              16612    164,371
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              18409    382,714
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              19514     58,293
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              28166  1,324,356
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              29514    348,091
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              38245     55,102
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                              39515     12,310
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                            27,972
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                           360,232
Master Trust Bank                                                                              10,077
MELLON BANK                                                                    ABGFZ872482  1,158,734
MELLON BANK                                                                    TGGF0003002     48,060
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                                 206,991
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                                                   124,419
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                                                        772823    604,724
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                       SCO06    142,402
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                       UKE01    275,229
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                       USF12    720,258
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                234,730
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                 66,929
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                310,075
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                  1,379,406
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                    347,080
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                            494,350
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                             46,325
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                             74,318
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                             23,275
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                             61,965
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                              5,110
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                146,669
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                 95,530
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                169,036
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                 39,410
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                      MISSDD      1,320
STATE STREET                                                                          2RJ2     47,754
STATE STREET                                                                          JD12    250,120
STATE STREET                                                                          JFBL    131,950
STATE STREET                                                                          N3B6    184,213
STATE STREET                                                                          N3YZ     26,718
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                                                329,261
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                           220,846
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                                                210,210
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                                148,547
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                         23,368
                                                                                     Total 50,051,685



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