Director/PDMR Shareholding

 
TIDMNFDS 
 
8 April 2011 
 
                              Northern Foods plc 
 
                                ("the Company") 
 
Notification of Dealings in the Company's shares by Persons Discharging 
Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs"). 
 
The Company announces the following dealings by PDMRs in the Company's ordinary 
shares of 25p each ("Shares"). 
 
 
Performance Share Plan 
 
Following the vesting of awards under the Northern Foods plc Performance Share 
Plan as a result of the offer from BH Acquisitions Limited (the "Offer") 
becoming wholly unconditional, the following PDMRs received the following 
Shares in the Company on 7 April 2011: 
 
      Name          Date of       Shares     Total percentage of 
                 original grant   vested        issued shares 
                                                  acquired 
 
Simon Herrick    July 2010       1,008,032          0.21% 
 
Graham Hunter    July 2008        192,464 
 
                 July 2009        432,830           0.22% 
 
                 July 2010        435,761 
 
Kuldip Kular     July 2008        192,464 
 
                 July 2009        432,830          0.22% 
 
                 July 2010        435,761 
 
Stephen          July 2008        12,459 
Henderson 
                 July 2009        136,790          0.07% 
 
                 July 2010        203,299 
 
All the above PDMRs accepted the Offer in respect of the above vested Shares on 
7 April 2011 and will receive consideration of 73p per Share. 
 
 
Share Option Plan 
 
In connection with the vesting of the above PSP awards, on 7 April 2011 the 
following PDMRs waived for nil-consideration their rights to receive Shares 
under the following options, granted under the Company's HMRC approved Share 
Option Plan as linked options to the PSP: 
 
     Name          Date of       Shares 
                original grant subject to 
                                 option 
 
Simon Herrick   July 2010        21,777 
 
Graham Hunter   July 2009        19,260 
 
                July 2010        21,777 
 
Kuldip Kular    July 2009        19,260 
 
                July 2010        21,777 
 
Stephen         July 2009        19,260 
Henderson 
                July 2010        21,777 
 
 
Long Term Incentive Plan 
 
The following PDMRs have accepted the Offer in respect of the following Shares 
held under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, which became subject to the 
Offer upon the Offer being declared wholly unconditional on 7 April 2011, and 
will receive consideration of 73p per Share: 
 
     Name          Date of      Number of 
                original grant   Shares 
 
Graham Hunter   July 2006         9,603 
 
Kuldip Kular    July 2006         5,121 
 
Stephen         July 2006         4,390 
Henderson 
 
PDMR shareholdings 
 
The following PDMRs have accepted the Offer in respect of the following Shares, 
which became subject to the Offer upon the Offer being declared wholly 
unconditional on 7 April 2011, and will receive consideration of 73p per Share: 
 
     Name          Number of 
                    Shares 
 
Graham Hunter       205,425 
 
Kuldip Kular        175,160 
 
Stephen             104,648 
Henderson 
 
 
The Company was notified of the above transactions on 7 April 2011. 
 
 
The above notification is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under 
Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4. 
 
 
Carol Williams 
Company Secretary 
 
Northern Foods plc 
Tel: [phone] 
 
 
 
 
 
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