Director/PDMR Shareholding
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Premier Foods plc announced that on February 2, 2026, several Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs), including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Customer Officer, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Chief Supply Chain Officer, and HR & Communications Director, exercised options to acquire 3,751 ordinary shares each at a price of 85.40p per share. These options were granted under the Company's Sharesave Plan in December 2022 and vested on the date of exercise.
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The Company announces that, on 2 February 2026, the following PDMRs exercised options to purchase ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company. The options were granted under the Company's Sharesave Plan in December 2022 and vested on 2 February 2026.
| Name | Title | Number of options exercised | Option price per share | Number of shares acquired and retained |
| Alex Whitehouse | Chief Executive Officer | 3,751 | 85.40p | 3,751 |
| Duncan Leggett | Chief Financial Officer | 3,751 | 85.40p | 3,751 |
| Richard Martin | Chief Customer Officer | 3,751 | 85.40p | 3,751 |
| Simon Rose | General Counsel & Company Secretary | 3,751 | 85.40p | 3,751 |
| Paul Thompson | Chief Supply Chain Officer | 3,751 | 85.40p | 3,751 |
| David Wilkinson | HR & Communications Director | 3,751 | 85.40p | 3,751 |
| a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares following the exercise of an option granted under the Premier Foods Sharesave Plan 2022 | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 85.40p | 3,751 | |||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 February 2026 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
| a) | Name | Duncan Leggett | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares following the exercise of an option granted under the Premier Foods Sharesave Plan 2022 | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 85.40p | 3,751 | |||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 February 2026 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
| a) | Name | Richard Martin | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Customer Officer | ||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares following the exercise of an option granted under the Premier Foods Sharesave Plan 2022 | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 85.40p | 3,751 | |||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 February 2026 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
| a) | Name | Simon Rose | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | General Counsel & Company Secretary | ||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares following the exercise of an option granted under the Premier Foods Sharesave Plan 2022 | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 85.40p | 3,751 | |||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 February 2026 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
| a) | Name | Paul Thompson | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Supply Chain Officer | ||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares following the exercise of an option granted under the Premier Foods Sharesave Plan 2022 | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 85.40p | 3,751 | |||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 February 2026 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
| a) | Name | David Wilkinson | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | HR & Communications Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares following the exercise of an option granted under the Premier Foods Sharesave Plan 2022 | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 85.40p | 3,751 | |||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 February 2026 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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