Premier Foods plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (8055C)

TIDMPFD TIDMIRSH

RNS Number : 8055C

Premier Foods plc

19 June 2019

Premier Foods plc (the Company)

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) and persons closely associated

The Company announces that, on 19 June 2019, the following PDMR exercised an option to purchase ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company. The option was granted under the Company's Sharesave Plan and vested on 1 February 2019.

 
 Name              Title                  Number of      Option         Number of 
                                            options   price per   shares acquired 
                                          exercised       share      and retained 
                   Acting CEO & Chief 
 Alastair Murray    Financial Officer        16,906      31.94p            16,906 
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The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.

19 June 2019

ENQUIRIES:

For further information please contact:

Simon Rose

General Counsel & Company Secretary

[phone]

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Alastair Murray 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status             Acting CEO & Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification        Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                        Premier Foods plc 
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 b)   LEI                         213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
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 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") 
       financial instrument,       ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 
       type of instrument 
       Identification code 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction   Acquisition of Shares following 
                                   the exercise of an option granted 
                                   under the Premier Foods Sharesave 
                                   Plan 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                    31.94p     16,906 
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 d)   Aggregated information      N/A 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction     19 June 2019 
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 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
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