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Bakkavor Group PLC

11 January 2024

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft 
  Word format if possible)(i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or                                                 Bakkavor Group plc 
  the underlying issuer of existing 
  shares to which voting rights are 
  attached (ii) : 
                                                         ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
 UK issuer 
                                                                                                        -------------- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
                                                                                                        -------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                           X 
                                                                                                        -------------- 
 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                           Hamilton, Bermuda 
  office (if applicable) 
 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                           09/01/2024 
  was crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                         ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified                         10/01/2024 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                         ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                         % of voting        % of voting rights     Total of both     Total number of voting rights 
                        rights attached      through financial        in % (8.A      held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii) 
                       to shares (total         instruments            + 8.B) 
                           of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                1 + 8.B 2) 
                     -------------------  ---------------------  -----------------  ---------------------------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached          10.000000%           0.710000%              10.710000%         62,053,352 
                     -------------------  ---------------------  -----------------  ---------------------------------- 
 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)         5.110000%            0.000000%              5.110000% 
                     -------------------  ---------------------  -----------------  ---------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 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             Number of voting rights                                  % of voting rights 
  shares                    (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                                    Direct                      Indirect                Direct          Indirect 
                              (Art 9 of Directive         (Art 10 of Directive         (Art 9 of        (Art 10 of 
                                  2004/109/EC)                2004/109/EC)             Directive        Directive 
                                    (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)             2004/109/EC)     2004/109/EC) 
                                                                                        (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                      --------------------------- 
 Ordinary shares 
  GB00BF8J3Z99             0                           57,942,526                   0.000000%         10.000000% 
                          --------------------------  ---------------------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                        57,942,526                                                         10.000000% 
                          -------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 
  2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of financial         Expiration       Exercise/                       Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument                date             Conversion Period               rights that               rights 
                            (x)              (xi)                            may be acquired 
                                                                             if the instrument 
                                                                             is 
                                                                             exercised/converted. 
                          ---------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 
                                             1 
                                           ------------------------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 
 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    Expiration            Exercise/             Physical          Number            % of voting 
  instrument           date (x)              Conversion            or cash           of voting         rights 
                                             Period (xi)           settlement        rights 
                                                                   (xii) 
                     --------------------  --------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 CFD                                                              Cash              4,110,826         0.710000% 
                          ---------------  --------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                                  SUBTOTAL 
                                                                   8.B.2            4,110,826         0.710000% 
                                                                 ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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                                    X 
  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) 
 Ultimate        Name of              % of voting           % of voting             Total of both 
  controlling     controlled          rights if it         rights through            if it equals 
  person          undertaking         equals or is      financial instruments        or is higher 
                                      higher than           if it equals          than the notifiable 
                                     the notifiable         or is higher               threshold 
                                       threshold         than the notifiable 
                                                              threshold 
                ----------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 FIL Limited     FIL Limited       10.000000%          0.710000%                10.710000% 
                ----------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                 FIL Financial 
                  Services 
                  Holdings 
 FIL Limited      Limited          10.000000%          0.710000%                10.710000% 
                ----------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                 FIL Holdings 
 FIL Limited      (UK) Limited     10.000000%          0.710000%                10.710000% 
                ----------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                 FIL 
                  Investments 
 FIL Limited      International    10.000000%          0.710000%                10.710000% 
                ----------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                ------------------------------------------------------ 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                ------------------------------------------------------ 
 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held 
                                                ------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Dublin, Ireland 
 Date of completion    10/01/2024 
                      ---------------- 
 

ENQUIRIES

 
 Institutional investors and analysts: 
 Ben Waldron, Chief Financial Officer 
 Richard Wooldridge, Interim Head of Investor Relations                +44 (0) 20 7908 6114 
 Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary    +44 (0) 20 7908 6130 
 Financial media: bakkavor@mhpgroup.com 
 Katie Hunt, MHP                                                       +44 (0) 20 3128 8100 
 Rachel Farrington, MHP                                                 +44 (0) 7801 894577 
 Oliver Hughes, MHP                                                     +44 (0) 7885 224532 
 

About Bakkavor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food ("FPF") 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. Over 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

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