Bakkavor Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (1344X)

TIDMBAKK

RNS Number : 1344X

Bakkavor Group PLC

21 November 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the 
  relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word 
  format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                Bakkavor Group plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the 
  appropriate box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification 
  obligation(iv) 
 Name                                       The Baupost Group, L.L.C. 
 City and country of registered             Boston, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
  3.)(v) 
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 Name                                       BP-PE5, L.L.C. 
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 City and country of registered             Wilmington, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold             16.11.2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer                    20.11.2017 
  notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the 
  notification obligation 
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                          % of voting         % of voting       Total of      Total 
                         rights attached    rights through      both in %      number 
                            to shares          financial       (8.A + 8.B)     of voting 
                            (total of         instruments                      rights 
                              8. A)            (total of                       of issuer(vii) 
                                              8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                  2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the 
  date on 
  which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached           24.8%                0.0%              24.8%           579,425,585 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation 
  on the date on which the threshold was crossed 
  or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type            Number of voting rights(ix)               % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                               Direct              Indirect                 Direct                 Indirect 
                              (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of                  (Art 
                              Directive            Directive               Directive                 10 of 
                             2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)             Directive 
                               (DTR5.1)            (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)              2004/109/EC) 
                                                                                                   (DTR5.2.1) 
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 Ordinary 
  shares 
  GB00BF8J3Z99                                   143,902,928                                     24.8% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                               143,902,928                                     24.8% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial     Expiration                Exercise/       Number of voting                % of 
  instrument            date(x)                   Conversion      rights that                     voting 
                                                  Period(xi)      may be acquired                 rights 
                                                                  if the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
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                                                 SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                  B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
  effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 
  2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of              Expiration                 Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of 
  financial            date(x)                   Conversion      or cash             of voting    voting 
  instrument                                     Period          settlement(xii)     rights       rights 
                                                 (xi) 
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                                                                 SUBTOTAL 
                                                                  8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject 
  to the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation 
  is not controlled by any natural person or legal 
  entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) 
  holding directly or indirectly an interest in 
  the (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through                           X 
  which the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows 
  as necessary) 
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    Name(xv)         % of voting          % of voting             Total of both 
                     rights if it        rights through            if it equals 
                     equals or is     financial instruments        or is higher 
                     higher than          if it equals          than the notifiable 
                    the notifiable        or is higher               threshold 
                      threshold        than the notifiable 
                                            threshold 
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 Seth A. Klarman 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of      Boston, USA 
  completion 
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 Date of       16.11.2017 
  completion 

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For further information please contact:

Simon Witham - General Counsel and Company Secretary - 020 7908 6142

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