Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5191S

Premier Foods plc

21 December 2016

 

Premier Foods plc (the Company)

21 December 2016

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

In common with all eligible employees, executive directors and PDMRs were invited to participate in the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016. The following options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Shares") were granted by the Company on 20 December 2016 at an option price of 34.5p:

Director	Title	No. of Shares under option
Gavin Darby	Chief Executive Officer	7,826
Alastair Murray	Chief Financial Officer	7,826
PDMR	Title	No. of Shares under option
Jette Andersen	Managing Director, International	7,826
Mark Hughes	Procurement & Central Operations Director	7,826
Andrew McDonald	General Counsel & Company Secretary	7,826
Alex Whitehouse	Managing Director, Grocery	7,826
David Wilkinson	Human Resources Director	7,826

The options will normally be exercisable between 1 February 2020 and 31 July 2020.

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

21 December 2016

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	Gavin Darby
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
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	N/A
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	Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.5p 7,826
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-20
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alastair Murray
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
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	N/A
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	Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.5p 7,826
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-20
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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	N/A
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	Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.5p 7,826
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-20
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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	N/A
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	Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.5p 7,826
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-20
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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	N/A
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	Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.5p 7,826
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-20
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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, Grocery
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	N/A
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	Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.5p 7,826
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-20
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	David Wilkinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Human Resources 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	N/A
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	Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2016
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.5p 7,826
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-20
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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