Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMNFDS 
 
TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached (ii): 
 
Northern Foods plc 
 
GB0006466089 
 
2. Reason for the notification                                State 
                                                              Yes/No 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                    Yes 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial                        n/a 
instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which 
voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                 n/a 
similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights               n/a 
 
Other (please specify):                                        n/a 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the           BH Acquisitions Limited 
notification obligation (iii): 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different 
from 3.) (iv): 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which           12 April 2011 
the threshold is crossed 
or reached if different) (v): 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                       12 April 2011 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached         84%, 85% and 86% 
(vi) (vii): 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii) (ix) 
 
Class/type of   Situation previous to       Resulting situation after the triggering 
    shares         the Triggering                          transaction 
 if possible         transaction 
using the ISIN 
     CODE 
 
                 Number      Number      Number      Number of voting      % of voting 
                   of          of          of             rights            rights (x) 
                 Shares      Voting      shares 
                             Rights 
 
   Ordinary                                          Direct    Indirect  Direct  Indirect 
shares of 25p                                         (xi)      (xii) 
     each 
 
GB0006466089   402,513,818 402,513,818 416,062,874 416,062,874           86.79% 
 
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
    Type of      Expiration      Exercise/     Number of voting   % of voting 
   financial     date (xiii)     Conversion    rights that may      rights 
  instrument,                   Period/ Date          be 
                                   (xiv)       acquired if the 
                                                  instrument 
                                                is exercised/ 
                                                  converted 
 
       -              -              -                -                - 
 
 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments (xv) (xvi) 
 
 Type of   Exercise Expiration   Exercise/    Number of voting    % of voting 
financial   price      date      Conversion        rights      rights (xix) (xx) 
instrument            (xvii)   period (xviii)    instrument 
                                                 refers to 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
 
    -         -         -            -               -             -        - 
 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
Number of voting rights              % of voting rights 
416,062,874                          86.79% 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi): 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                          - 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to - 
hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold      - 
voting rights: 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name:                                      Fran Silk 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                          01884 822 509 
 
C: Additional information 
 
 
 
 
 
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