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Premier Foods plc

21 September 2018

Premier Foods plc (the "Company")

Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

The Company announces that on 20 September 2018, Alastair Murray exercised an award over 157,560 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company under the Premier Foods plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSBP"). The DSBP award was granted on 3 June 2016, in respect of the financial year ended 2 April 2016, and vested on 2 June 2018. Mr Murray then sold sufficient shares to cover income tax and employee national insurance on 20 September 2018 at a price of 42.25p per share.

 
 Name       Title                       Number of       Number          Number of 
                                       DSBP award    of shares    shares retained 
                                 shares exercised      sold to 
                                                     cover tax 
                                                        and NI 
 Alastair    Chief Financial 
  Murray      Officer                     157,560       74,204             83,356 
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The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.

21 September 2018

ENQUIRIES:

For further information please contact:

Simon Rose

General Counsel & Company Secretary

+44 (0)1727 815 850

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Alastair Murray 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status             Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification        Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        Premier Foods plc 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") 
       financial instrument,       in the capital of Premier Foods 
       type of instrument          plc 
 
       Identification code         ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction   Acquisition of Shares following 
                                   the exercise of an option granted 
                                   under the Premier Foods plc Deferred 
                                   Share Bonus Plan 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                    Nil         157,560 
                                               ---------- 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      N/A 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     20 September 2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
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 5    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") 
       financial instrument,       ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 
       type of instrument 
       Identification code 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction   Sale of Shares to cover income tax 
                                   and employee national insurance 
                                   following the exercise of an option 
                                   granted under the Premier Foods 
                                   plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                    42.25p     74,204 
                                              ---------- 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      N/A 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     20 September 2018 
     --------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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