Premier Foods plc
07 May 2008
TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
PREMIER FOODS PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate
bracket/s)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (x)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Newton Investment Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):
02 May 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
06 May 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Decrease from 5.11% to 4.90%
8. Notified details:
Sale of 1,787,983 shares
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
Ordinary shares of 1p each 43,175,690 43,175,690
GB00B01QLV45
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
N/A N/A 41,387,707 N/A 4.90%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if the
instrument instrument is exercised/
converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
41,387,707 4.90%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:.
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
N/A
14. Contact name:
Suzanne Wise, General Counsel & Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0) 1727 815 850
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