Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5566P
Premier Foods plc
26 March 2009
 




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

PREMIER FOODS PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (    )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : X )

Placing and Open Offer



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Templeton Global Advisors Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

The Bank of New York London

Citibank NA London

JP Morgan Chase London

Mellon Bank London

State Street Bank London


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

24 March 2009


6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 March 2009


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%


8. Notified details:



  

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Premier Foods Plc ISINGB00B01QLV45

Number of shares

Number of voting Rights 


71,044,975

71,044,975


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 


Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights


Premier Foods Plc ISINGB00B01QLV45

Indirect

165,563,580

Direct


Indirect

165,563,580

Direct

Indirect

6.90%




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date 



Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date


Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights



N/A






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

165,563,580

6.90%


  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held

if applicable :


N/A




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

N/A


14. Contact name:

Suzanne Wise, General Counsel & Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 1727 815 850 



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