Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2924T

Premier Foods plc

11 October 2017

 

Premier Foods plc (the Company)

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) and persons closely associated

The Company announces that on 2 October 2017 the following awards over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares") vested under the Premier Foods Restricted Stock Plan (RSP). The awards were granted in the form of conditional awards as part of the Company's annual management incentive plan. Each PDMR sold sufficient shares to cover income tax and employee national insurance on 6 October 2017 at a price of 39.832p, with the balance of shares being retained.

Name	Title	Number of Shares acquired on vesting of RSP award	Number of Shares sold to cover tax	Number of Shares retained
Jette Andersen	Managing Director, International	63,157	30,571	32,586
Mark Hughes	Procurement & Central Operations Director	82,888	40,121	42,767
Andrew McDonald	General Counsel & Company Secretary	78,744	38,115	40,629
Alex Whitehouse	Managing Director, UK	96,641	46,777	49,864
David Wilkinson	HR & Communications Director	71,586	34,651	36,935

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.

11 October 2017

ENQUIRIES:

For further information please contact:

Andrew McDonald
General Counsel & Company Secretary

[phone]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jette Andersen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, International
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Premier Foods plc
b)	LEI	213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Shares following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 63,571
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
5	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Shares to cover income tax and employee national insurance following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 39.832p 30,571
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	6 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Hughes
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Procurement & Central Operations Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Premier Foods plc
b)	LEI	213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Shares following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 82,888
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
5	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Shares to cover income tax and employee national insurance following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 39.832p 40,121
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	6 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Andrew McDonald
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	General Counsel & Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Premier Foods plc
b)	LEI	213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Shares following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 78,744
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
5	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Shares to cover income tax and employee national insurance following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 39.832p 38,115
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	6 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alex Whitehouse
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, UK
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Premier Foods plc
b)	LEI	213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Shares following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 96,641
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
5	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Shares to cover income tax and employee national insurance following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 39.832p 46,777
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	6 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	David Wilkinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	HR & Communications Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Premier Foods plc
b)	LEI	213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Shares following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 71,586
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
5	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Shares to cover income tax and employee national insurance following vesting of RSP Award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 39.832p 34,651
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	6 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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