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RNS Number : 0206A

Premier Foods plc

17 December 2014

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                   Premier Foods PLC 
  issuer                                                                        GB00B7N0K053 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                              Schroders plc 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                               15.12.14 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 16.12.14 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                               Below 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                   transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                 of                of                of shares       rights                  (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
   Ordinary       81,443,053        81,443,053       38,404,554       N/A      38,404,554       N/A          4.651% 
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 GB00B7N0K053 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)     Conversion Period                 rights that may           rights 
 instrument                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting            % of voting rights 
 financial         price          date (xvii)     Conversion       rights instrument           (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period           refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                              Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           38,404,554                                                    4.651% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Schroder & Co. Limited 315,900 0.038% 
  Schroder Investment Management Limited 38,088,654 4.613% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                            The shares referred to in section 
  13. Additional information:                                               9 are held in portfolios managed by 
                                                                            those firms on a discretionary basis 
                                                                            for clients under investment management 
                                                                            agreements. This disclosure has been 
                                                                            calculated based on issue share capital 
                                                                            amount 825,667,194. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                          Andrew McDonald, Corporate Development 
                                                                             & Legal Director 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                              01727 815 850 
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