Application for Block Listing

Premier Foods plc ("Premier Foods" or the "Company")

18 August 2016

Application for Block Listing

Premier Foods today announces that an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 3,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in relation to the 2012 Restricted Stock Plan to trade on the London Stock Exchange.

It is expected that the 3,000,000 ordinary shares will be admitted to trade on the Official List on the 19 August 2016. The shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.

This disclosure is made pursuant to paragraph 3.5.5R of the Listing Rules.

For further information please contact:

Andrew McDonald, General Counsel & Company Secretary +44 (0) 1727 815 850