Holding(s) in Company

Bakkavor Group PLC

15 January 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Bakkavor Group plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			The Baupost Group, L.L.C
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Boston, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name			BP-PE5, L.L.C
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, USA
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			11/01/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			12/01/2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial  instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%	0
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	20.9637%	0.0%		20.9637%
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) Number of voting rights % of voting rights Direct  (DTR5.1) Indirect  (DTR5.2.1) Direct  (DTR5.1) Indirect  (DTR5.2.1) Ordinary shares GB00BF8J3Z99 0 0.0% SUBTOTAL 8. A 0 0.0%
8B1: Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1.R(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Period Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
8B2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R(1) (b)) Type of financial instrument Expiration datex Exercise/ Conversion Period Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary) X

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold		% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Seth A. Klarman		0.0			0.0
	Baupost Group GP, L.L.C.	0.0			0.0
	The Baupost Group, L.L.C.	0.0			0.0
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Boston, USA
Date of completion	12/01/2024

ENQUIRIES

Institutional investors and analysts:
Ben Waldron, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary	[phone]

About Bakkavor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food ("FPF") in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these, high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Over 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

 

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