Change of Auditor

RNS Number : 1269Y

Premier Foods plc

04 September 2015

 



4 September 2015

Premier Foods plc ('Premier Foods' or the 'Company')

Change of Auditor

The Company is pleased to announce that, following the completion of a formal tender exercise, KPMG LLP ("KPMG") has been appointed as auditor for the 2015/16 financial year with immediate effect.

As set out in the 2014/15 annual report, the Audit Committee decided to undertake a formal audit tender process following the end of this financial period which represented the 11^th set of financial statements audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"). The appointment of KPMG follows a recommendation to the Board by the Audit Committee following the completion of this formal tender process.

Ian Krieger, Chairman of Audit Committee, said: "We would like to thank PwC for their significant contribution as the Company's auditor since the Company's stock market listing in 2004 and look forward to working with KPMG going forward."

For further information contact:

Andrew McDonald

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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