Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4239H

Premier Foods plc

04 November 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) : ( )

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

Templeton Global Advisors Limited

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

Bank of New York London Citibank NA London JP Morgan Chase London Mellon Bank London Morgan Stanley Limited State Street Bank London

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

28 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 October 2008

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

8%

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
	61,152,698	61,152,698

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 71,044,975	Direct	Indirect 71,044,975	Direct	Indirect  8.41%

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
71,044,975	8.41%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Suzanne Wise General Counsel and Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

+ (0)1727 815850

 

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