Premier Foods plc - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8420L
Premier Foods plc
15 January 2008

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Premier Foods plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to
which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )
.................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Bank of New York London

JP Morgan Chase London

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
11 January 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 January 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
6%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
Ordinary shares of 1p each 42,351,311 5.01%

GB00B01QLV45

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary shares of 1p each
50,910,683 6.03%
GB00B01QLV45

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial Period/ Date that may be acquired if the
instrument instrument is exercised/
converted.

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

50,910,683 6.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which if applicable :
the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held
.................

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.................

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.................

13. Additional information:
.................

14. Contact name:
.................

15. Contact telephone number:
.................

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