Premier Foods plc Holding(s) in Company (0474P)

TIDMPFD TIDMIRSH

RNS Number : 0474P

Premier Foods plc

25 August 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                                        23 August, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                           25 August, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                      9% 
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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 voting            % of voting 
                of                 of                of shares       rights                      rights (x) 
                Shares             Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct         Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB00B7N0K053          -                 -           73,633,869      73,633,869        -          8.84%         - 
               ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 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 Period                 voting                      rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          (xiv)                             rights that 
                                                                       may be 
                                                                       acquired 
                                                                       if the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 Total Return       N/A             Until 28 September                1,424,673                   0.17% (as 
  Swap                               2018                                                          of 23 August, 
                                                                                                   2017) 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 Total Return       N/A             Until 28 September                2,119,016                   0.25% (as 
  Swap                               2018                                                          of 24 August, 
                                                                                                   2017) 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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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                           75,752,885                                                    9.09% 
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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. - 9.09% as of 
  24 August, 2017 
 
 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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