Premier Foods plc Holding(s) in Company (7275U)

TIDMPFD TIDMIRSH

RNS Number : 7275U

Premier Foods plc

20 January 2017

 
 
 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                                   18 January, 2017 and 19 January, 
  and date on                                                                2017 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               20 January 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                              6% and 7% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
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               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                  % of voting 
 financial          date            Conversion                         voting                     rights 
 instrument         (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       rights that 
                                                                       may be 
                                                                       acquired 
                                                                       if the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
----------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Total Return      N/A             Until 28 February                  55,626,720                 6.68% (as 
  Swap                              2018                                                          of 18 January, 
                                                                                                  2017) 
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 Total Return      N/A             Until 28 February                  61,091,382                 7.34% (as 
  Swap                              2018                                                          of 19 January, 
                                                                                                  2017) 
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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) 
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       -               -               -               -                      -                Nominal        Delta 
--------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------  --------- 
                                                                                                    -            - 
------------      ------------    ------------    -------------      -------  ------------    -------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           61,091,382                                                    7.34% 
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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. - 7.34% 
 
 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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