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RNS Number : 5881P

Premier Foods plc

18 November 2016


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	15 November 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	17 November 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	5%, 4%, 3% Downwards

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B7N0K053

46,758,019

Below minimum threshold

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

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

Below minimum threshold

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co.: Below minimum threshold

Direct: J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: Below minimum threshold

Chain of Control:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Inc. (100%)

Bank One International Holdings Corporation (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) Holdings Limited (99.99%)

J.P. Morgan Chase International Holdings (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (99.41%)

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

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