21 June 2018
Premier Foods plc
Statement Concerning Oasis Management Company Ltd
The Board of Premier Foods plc ("the Company") has been made aware that Oasis Management Company Ltd ("Oasis"), based in Hong Kong, intends to vote against the re-election of Gavin Darby as Chief Executive Officer at the Company's AGM on 18 July 2018 and may encourage others to do the same. The Board strongly believes that Gavin Darby is the best person to lead the Company and to execute the Board's strategy. Having regard to the best interests of the Company's shareholders as a whole and its other stakeholders, the Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of Gavin Darby's re-election as the Chief Executive Officer at the Company's AGM and will communicate further in due course.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
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