Premier Foods plc Holding(s) in Company (5997M)

TIDMPFD TIDMIRSH

RNS Number : 5997M

Premier Foods plc

14 October 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                                      GB00B7N0K053 
  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                              No 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                       Yes 
  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                           No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         No 
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 Other (please                                                            No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  Oasis Management Company Ltd. 
  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                                        12 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                           14 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                      4% 
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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 
------------  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
               Number          Number          Number         Number of             % of voting 
               of               of              of shares      voting                rights (x) 
               Shares           Voting                         rights 
                                Rights 
------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
                                               Direct         Direct    Indirect    Direct    Indirect 
                                                              (xi)       (xii) 
------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  --------  ----------  --------  --------- 
 -                   -               -              -            -          -          -         - 
              --------------  --------------  -------------  --------  ----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration     Exercise/                      Number of voting     % of voting 
 financial        date           Conversion                     rights that          rights 
 instrument       (xiii)         Period (xiv)                   may be 
                                                                acquired if 
                                                                the 
                                                                instrument 
                                                                is 
                                                                exercised/ 
                                                                converted. 
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 Total Return                   Until 13 November 
  Swap           N/A             2017                          38,633,249           4.64% 
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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       % of voting 
  financial      price         date           Conversion      rights instrument      rights (xix, 
  instrument                   (xvii)         period          refers to              xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
-------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
      -              -              -              -                  -             Nominal   Delta 
-------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                                       -         - 
         ---------------------------------------------------  -------  ----------  --------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                     Percentage of voting rights 
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                        38,633,249                                             4.64% 
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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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 Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd. - 4.64% 
 
 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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