Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8565P

Premier Foods plc

31 March 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Premier Foods plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

DuPont Capital Management Corporation

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

State Street Bank and Trust (Capedrift & Co.) BNY Mellon

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

27 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 March 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Ordinary shares of 1p each  GB00B01QLV45	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Ordinary shares of 1p each  GB00B01QLV45	Indirect 55,049,588	Direct	Indirect 55,049,588	Direct	Indirect  2.30%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
55,049,588	2.30%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held	if applicable :
N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Suzanne Wise General Counsel and Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

+ (0)1727 815850

Schedule 

DuPont Capital Management Corporation ('DCMC')	55,049,588
Holdings of DCMC Clients:
DuPont Pension Trust Fund (U.S.)	47,984,175
DuPont UK Pension Fund	3,357,459
Stichting Pensioenfonds DuPont Nederland	3,707,954

 

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