Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bakkavor Group PLC

10 September 2024

 

Bakkavor Group plc

Transactions by Director/PDMR

10 September 2024

Bakkavor Group plc

(the 'Company' or 'Bakkavor')

Notification and public disclosure of transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs') and Persons Closely Associated

The Company announces that it has received notification of the following transactions:

·      Mike Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred a total of 1,085,717 Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Bakkavor Group plc into a nominee account held in the name of Mr Edwards' spouse, Tina Gaskin-Edwards. Following this transaction, the aggregate beneficial interest in the Company of Mr Edwards and his spouse remains unchanged.

·     Lee Miley, UK Finance Director, has transferred a total of 97,506 Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Bakkavor Group plc into a nominee account held in the name of Mr Miley's spouse, Victoria Miley. Following this transaction, the aggregate beneficial interest in the Company of Mr Miley and his spouse remains unchanged.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mike Edwards
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer (Director/PDMR)
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bakkavor Group plc
b)	LEI	213800COL7AD54YU9949
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Bakkavor Group plc GB00BF8J3Z99
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of shares held in a nominee account in Mike Edwards' name into a nominee account in the name of his spouse, Tina Gaskin-Edwards (his Person Closely Associated).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £Nil 1,085,717
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	1,085,717 £Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	9 September 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Lee Miley
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	UK Finance Director (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bakkavor Group plc
b)	LEI	213800COL7AD54YU9949
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Bakkavor Group plc GB00BF8J3Z99
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of shares held in a nominee account in Lee Miley's name into a nominee account in the name of his spouse, Victoria Miley (his Person Closely Associated).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £Nil 97,506
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	97,506 £Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	9 September 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Enquiries:

Company Secretarial:

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

Institutional investors and analysts:

Emily Daw, Head of Investor Relations                                                                                     [phone]

Financial media:                                                                                                                                                                                         [e-mail]

Katie Hunt, MHP                                                                                                                       [phone]

Rachel Farrington, MHP                                                                                                           [phone]

About Bakkavor: 

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 43 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China. Find out more at www.bakkavor.com.

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

 

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