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Merrill Lynch International05 December 2006 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Merrill Lynch InternationalCompany dealt in Premier Foods PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 4th Dec 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 Total 0 0 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 Total 0 0 (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 30652 278.5 GBp Purchase 23277 279.25 Purchase 10394 280 Purchase 21855 280.25 Purchase 2000 280.75 Purchase 284 281.25 Purchase 26590 281.75 Purchase 16563 282.25 Purchase 4932 283.5 Purchase 14097 284 Purchase 19357 284.5 Purchase 5000 284.75 Purchase 25239 285 Purchase 99652 285.25 Purchase 42082 285.5 Purchase 971 285.75 Purchase 53782 286 Purchase 48616 286.25 Purchase 42324 286.5 Purchase 20802 286.75 Purchase 29188 288 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated.none Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 5th Dec 2006 Contact name A. Coutts-Britton Telephone number 020 7996 1000 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Premier Foods PlcSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) 2 Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Premier Foods