Premier Foods plc Holding(s) in Company (7103H)

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RNS Number : 7103H

Premier Foods plc

09 June 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 
  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                                    X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                             X 
  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                                 X 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Bank of America Corporation 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Merrill Lynch International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                             7 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                9 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                         Above 3%, 4% & 5% 
  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          voting                 rights (x) 
                     Shares               Voting          shares      rights 
                                          Rights 
-----------------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                                         Direct      Direct   Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)      (xii) 
-----------------   ------------------   -------------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
                    Below                Below 
                    notifiable           notifiable 
 GB00B7N0K053       threshold            threshold           0         0      38,208,777      0       4.589% 
-----------------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration           Exercise/                  Number of voting       % of voting 
  instrument          date                 Conversion                 rights that            rights 
                      (xiii)               Period (xiv)               may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
------------------  -------------------  -------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 Right to Recall 
  Securities         N/A                  N/A                        113,247                0.014% 
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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 (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
  instrument                              period        refers to            xx) 
                                          (xviii) 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                            Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swaps         N/A        15-Sep-2017    N/A            2,125               0.00%     0.00% 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swaps         N/A        31-Oct-2017    N/A            3,326,930           0.40%     0.40% 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swaps         N/A        30-Nov-2017    N/A            24,695              0.00%     0.00% 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swaps         N/A        29-Dec-2017    N/A            247,791             0.03%     0.03% 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swaps         N/A        15-Feb-2018    N/A            15,813              0.00%     0.00% 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swaps         N/A        30-Apr-2018    N/A            222,887             0.03%     0.03% 
------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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                     42,162,265                                       5.064% 
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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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 Merrill Lynch International - Above trading book exemption 
  threshold 
  MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL Voting Rights % 
  42,162,265 5.064% 
  Total 42,162,265 5.064% 
 
 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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