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Marshall Wace LLP21 December 2006 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Marshall Wace LLPCompany dealt in Premier Foods plcClass of relevant security to which the 1p ordinary (ISIN GB00B01QLV45)dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 20 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% 0 0% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 9,149,976 1.85% 0 0% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0% 0 0% Total 9,149,976 1.85% 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% 0 0% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0% 0 0% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0% 0 0% Total 0 0% 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) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFDCFD Long 2,300,000 GBP 3.1387 CFD Long 1,000,000 GBP 3.1299 CFD Long 1,000,000 GBP 3.1293 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 21 Dec 2006 Contact name Matthew Rooney Telephone number +44 (0) 20 7316 2253 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 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