Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1647D

Premier Foods plc

10 September 2008

 



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) : ( )

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

Capital Group International, Inc.

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

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

8 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 September 2008

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

5%

8. Notified details:

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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 42,361,716	Number of voting Rights  42,361,716

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 41,968,316	Direct	Indirect 41,968,316	Direct	Indirect 4.969%

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
41,968,316	4.969%

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

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

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13. Additional information:

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14. Contact name:

Suzanne Wise, General Counsel & Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

+(44) 1727815850

Schedule 

Capital Group International, Inc. ('CGII') holdings	41,968,316	4.969%
Holdings by CGII Management Companies & Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company	32,174,009	3.809 %
Capital International Limited	6,521,407	0.772 %
Capital International S.A	2,588,300	0.306 %
Capital International, Inc.	684,600	0.081 %

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