Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

JPMorgan Chase & Co

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited

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

16 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 December 2008

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

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Premier Foods Plc ISINGB00B01QLV45

44,723,905

0

44,723,905

0

5.30

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

44,723,905

5.30

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

Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Suzanne Wise

General Counsel and Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone name:

+ (0)1727 815850