Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1811I

Bakkavor Group PLC

12 April 2022

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :			Bakkavor Group plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			FIL Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Hamilton, Bermuda
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :			08 April 2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			11 April 2022
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.110000 %	0%		5.110000 %	29,579,911
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A		N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BF8J3Z99		0		29,579,911			0%		5.110000 %
SUBTOTAL 8. A		29,579,911					5.110000 %
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
N/A		N/A	N/A			N/A			N/A
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			N/A			N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A	N/A
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			N/A	N/A

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)		X
Ultimate controlling person Name of controlled undertaking % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold FIL Limited FIL Limited 5.110000 5.110000% FIL Limited FIL Holdings (UK) Limited 5.110000 5.110000% FIL Limited FIL Investments International 5.110000 5.110000%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder	N/A
The number and % of voting rights held	N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held	N/A
11. Additional information xvi
FIL Limited, FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, FIL Investments International and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited, together, now control the voting rights over 29,579,911 shares (5.11% of the voting rights) of Bakkavor Group plc. As at 31 March 2022 FIL Limited, FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, FIL Investments International and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited controlled the voting rights over 22,620,851 shares (3.9% of the voting rights). This change from 3.9% to 5.11% is due to the purchase of 6,959,060 shares between 31 March 2022 and 8 April 2022.

Place of completion	Dublin,Ireland
Date of completion	11/04/2022

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Enquiries

Company Secretarial:

Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary      [phone]

Institutional investors and analysts:

Emily Daw, Head of Investor Relations  [phone]

About Bakkavor  

Bakkavor is the leading provider of fresh prepared food ("FPF") in the UK, with a growing international presence in the US and China. The Group is the number one by market share in the UK in the four FPF product categories of meals, salads, desserts and pizza & bread, providing high-quality, fresh, healthy and convenient food. Its customers include every major UK grocery retailer, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, and some of the world's best-known food brands. Bakkavor was founded in 1986 and has its headquarters in London. The Group has c.19,000 employees and operates 23 factories in the UK, 5 in the US and 9 in China.

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

 

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