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RNS Number : 0834S

Premier Foods plc

12 March 2021

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

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                            P remier Foods PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                           x 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                   x 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 Other (please specify): 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                                         Paulson & Co. Inc. 
 City and country of registered office                        New York, United States of America 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
 Name 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           9 March 2021 
  crossed or reached: 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               11 March 2021 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)        of issuer 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               6.23%               0.81%                  7.04%           854,660,694 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)              6.25%               2.51%                  8.76% 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                               % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                           Direct                    Indirect                      Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of Directive        (Art 10 of Directive         (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                           (DTR5.1)                  (DTR5.2.1)                                           (DTR5.2.1) 
                                           ---------------------------- 
 GB00B7N0K053                               53,263,660                                               6.23% 
                   ----------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                          53,263,660                                             6.23% 
                   ----------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration    Exercise/                        Number of voting                  % of voting 
 financial           date          Conversion Period                rights that may                   rights 
 instrument                                                         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       Expiration         Exercise/             Physical or            Number of             % of voting 
 financial      date               Conversion            cash                   voting rights         rights 
 instrument                        Period                settlement 
              -----------------  --------------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
 Total 
  Return 
  Swap         02/03/2022         N/A                   Cash                   6,925,834             0.81% 
              -----------------  --------------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
                                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2         6,925,834             0.81% 
                                                       ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                    x 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
        Name           % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                         if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                        is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                       notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                               than the notifiable 
                                                    threshold 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Paulson Advantage 
  Plus Master Ltd     0.00%                   0.81%                  0.81% 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Paulson Advantage 
  Master Ltd          1.60%                   0.00%                  1.60% 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Paulson Partners 
  LP                  4.63%                   0.00%                  4.63% 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                     N/A 
                                             ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights            N/A 
  held 
                                             ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights       N/A 
  will be held 
                                             ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   New York, United States of America 
 Date of completion    11 March 2021 
                      ----------------------------------- 
 

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