25th Aug 2017 14:10
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Premier Foods plc GB00B7N0K053 | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | No | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | Yes | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |||
Other (please specify): | No | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Oasis Management Company Ltd. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 23 August, 2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 25 August, 2017 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 9% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
GB00B7N0K053 | - | - | 73,633,869 | 73,633,869 | - | 8.84% | - | ||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
Total Return Swap | N/A | Until 28 September 2018 | 1,424,673 | 0.17% (as of 23 August, 2017) | |||||||||||
Total Return Swap | N/A | Until 28 September 2018 | 2,119,016 | 0.25% (as of 24 August, 2017) | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
| ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | -
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
- | - | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
75,752,885 | 9.09% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd. - 9.09% as of 24 August, 2017 | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | N/A | |
14. Contact name: | Andrew McDonald, General Counsel & Company Secretary | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01727 815 850 | |
Related Shares:
Premier Foods