Premier Foods plc Circ re. Sweet Pickles and Table Sauces disposal (5449S)
December 03 2012 - 4:19AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5449S
Premier Foods plc
03 December 2012
3 December 2012
Premier Foods plc
("Premier Foods")
POSTING OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PREMIER FOODS' SWEET PICKLES AND TABLE SAUCES
BUSINESS LOCATED IN BURY ST. EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK
Further to the announcement made on 30 October 2012, Premier
Foods announces that, following approval by the Financial Services
Authority on Friday 30 November 2012, a circular (the "Circular")
relating to the proposed disposal of its sweet pickles and table
sauces business located in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk to the Mizkan
Group for an aggregate cash consideration of GBP92.5 million (the
"Proposed Disposal") has been posted to shareholders.
The Circular contains a notice of a general meeting (the
"Meeting") of Premier Foods to consider and, if thought fit, to
approve a resolution authorising Premier Foods to complete the
Proposed Disposal. Subject to shareholders approving the Proposed
Disposal, the disposal is expected to complete on 2 February
2013.
The Meeting will be held at 9:00 am on Tuesday 18 December 2012
at Premier Foods' offices, Premier House, Centrium Business Park,
Griffiths Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2RE.
To view the Circular, please go to the Group's website,
www.premierfoods.co.uk. Copies of the Circular are, and will
remain, available for inspection at the registered office of
Premier Foods at Premier House, Centrium Business Park, Griffiths
Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 2RE and at the offices of
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 65 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y
1HS during normal business hours on any business day with effect
from today and up to and including the conclusion of the
Meeting.
Copies of the Circular are also available for inspection on the
UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism at
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
For further information, please contact:
Premier Foods plc
01727 815 850
Mark Moran (Chief Financial Officer)
Richard Godden (Head of Investor Relations)
Credit Suisse
020 7888 1000
Stuart Field
Michael Taylor
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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