Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3746X

Premier Foods plc

09 August 2018

 

9 August 2018

Premier Foods plc (the "Company")

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

2018 Deferred Bonus Plan Award

Pursuant to the Company's shareholder-approved Remuneration Policy, one-third of any annual bonus awarded to executive directors is delivered in the form of shares deferred for a three year period. On 8 August 2018 (the "Grant Date") executive directors of the Company were granted deferred bonus awards, over shares of 10p each in the Company, under the Premier Foods Deferred Bonus Plan (the "DBP") as part of their annual bonus award for the financial year ended 31 March 2018, as set out below.

Name	Title	Number of shares subject to options
Gavin Darby	Chief Executive Officer	299,291
Alastair Murray	Chief Financial Officer	124,565

Each deferred bonus award is structured as a nil cost option to acquire shares for nil consideration. They will normally vest and become exercisable under the DBP on the third anniversary of the Grant Date and remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date. No consideration was paid for the grant of the deferred bonus awards and no consideration shall be payable when a deferred bonus award is exercised. 

2018 Long Term Incentive Plan Award

On 8 August 2018 (the "Grant Date") executive directors and members of the Executive Leadership Team of the Company (each a person discharging managerial responsibilities) were granted Performance Share Awards, over ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, under the Premier Foods Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"), as set out below.

Name	Title	Number of shares subject to options
Gavin Darby	Chief Executive Officer	3,420,473
Alastair Murray	Chief Financial Officer	1,525,287
Jette Andersen	Managing Director, International	498,411
Mark Hughes	Procurement & Central Operations Director	588,705
Alex Whitehouse	Managing Director, UK	772,538
David Wilkinson	Human Resources & Communications Director	535,792

Each Performance Share Award is structured as a nil cost option to acquire shares for nil consideration. They will normally vest and become exercisable under the LTIP on the third anniversary of the Grant Date and remain exercisable until the day before the seventh anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to the participant continuing to hold an office or employment within the group and the achievement of two independent performance conditions. The first condition comprises of a relative total shareholder return based condition that will apply to two-thirds of the total number of shares held under an award and the second is an adjusted earnings per share based target that will apply to one-third of the total number of shares held under an award. No consideration was paid for the grant of the Performance Share Awards and no consideration shall be payable when a Performance Share Award is exercised. 

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

ENQUIRIES:

For further information please contact:

Simon Wilbraham

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	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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award under the Premier Foods plc Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 299,291
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
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	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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award under the Premier Foods plc Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 124,565
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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	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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a Performance Share Award under the Premier Foods plc Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 3,420,473
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
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	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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a Performance Share Award under the Premier Foods plc Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 1,525,287
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
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	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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a Performance Share Award under the Premier Foods plc Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 498,411
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
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	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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a Performance Share Award under the Premier Foods plc Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 588,705
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
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, 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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a Performance Share Award under the Premier Foods plc Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 772,538
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
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 & 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") in the capital of Premier Foods plc ISIN: GB00B7N0K053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a Performance Share Award under the Premier Foods plc Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 535,792
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	8 August 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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