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RNS Number : 7484O

Premier Foods plc

09 November 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Premier Foods plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  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                                       X 
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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                                    X 
  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)                                              Paulson & Co. Inc. 
  subject 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                                              04 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 08 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 5% (Voting rights attached 
  crossed or                                                   to shares) 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                           Above 5% (Financial instruments 
                                                               falling within DTR5.3.1(R)(1)(b) 
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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 
  of             to the triggering                triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number          Number          Number of                    % of voting 
                 of               of              of              voting                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting          shares          rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                 Direct          Direct         Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------    ------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B7N0K053     63,136,015      63,136,015      16,543,258      16,543,258        N/A          1.99%         N/A 
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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         % of 
 financial           date           Conversion Period                            voting            voting 
 instrument          (xiii)         (xiv)                                        rights            rights 
                                                                                 that may 
                                                                                 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 
 financial         price          date (xvii)       Conversion                   of voting       rights (xix, 
 instrument                                         period (xviii)               rights          xx) 
                                                                                 instrument 
                                                                                 refers 
                                                                                 to 
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  Total return        N/A          12/06/2017                 N/A                45,563,853     Nominal       Delta 
     swap(i) 
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                                                                                                   5.47% 
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   (i) Note: In accordance with the provisions of DTR5.3.5 
   the financial instrument only confers a right to cash 
   settlement and is a financial instrument falling within 
   DTR5.3.1(R)(1)(b). 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights 
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                   62,107,111                                                     7.46% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                             N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                         N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                       N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                   N/A 
  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                 Andrew McDonald, General 
                                                    Counsel & Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                     01727 815 850 
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