Premier Foods plc (the "Company")
Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
Premier Foods plc announces the following acquisitions made on 24 March 2014 by directors of the Company and/or their connected persons of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company (the 'shares') at 130 pence per share:
Name of Director |
Total number of shares acquired by director and/or connected persons |
Total beneficial holding of shares by director and/or connected persons following acquisition |
Total percentage of issued share capital following acquisition |
David Beever |
11,538 |
43,438 |
0.014% |
Gavin Darby |
240,769 |
991,037 |
0.313% |
Jennifer Laing |
5,000 |
21,078 |
0.007% |
Ian Krieger |
20,000 |
40,000 |
0.013% |
Charles Miller Smith |
76,923 |
401,9501 |
0.127% |
Alastair Murray |
119,047 |
119,047 |
0.038% |
Pam Powell |
33,076 |
33,076 |
0.010% |
David Wild |
25,000 |
30,000 |
0.009% |
Note 1: Certain of Charles Miller Smith's shares are represented by one or more contracts for difference.
The dealings by the above named directors and/or their connected persons in interests in the shares relate to the issue of shares to them in connection with the Capital Refinancing Plan, announced by the Company on 4 March 2014.
This announcement is in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R and relates to transactions notified to the Company in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R.
27 March 2014
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Ian Carnegie-Brown
Stuart Field
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Stuart Dickson
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