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Premier Foods plc
(the "Company")
16 December 2025
Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated ("PCAs").
In common with all eligible employees, PDMRs were invited to participate in the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 (the "Plan"). The following options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Shares"), were granted by the Company on 15 December 2025, at an option price of 140.2p per Share. As with all other eligible employees, when the Plan matures in February 2029, PDMRs will have the option to purchase the Shares from their accumulated monthly savings amounts, under the Plan.
PDMR | Title | No. of Shares under option
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Alex Whitehouse
| Chief Executive Officer | 2,850 |
Duncan Leggett | Chief Financial Officer | 2,850 |
Jo Cullen | Chief Information Officer | 2,850 |
Catherine Thompson (née Lloyd) | Chief Marketing Officer | 2,850 |
Ruth McGowan | Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer | 2,850 |
Simon Rose | General Counsel & Company Secretary | 2,850 |
Paul Thompson | Chief Supply Chain Officer | 2,850 |
David Wilkinson
| HR & Communications Director | 2,850 |
The options will normally be exercisable between 1 February 2029 and 31 July 2029.
The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.
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 | Alex Whitehouse | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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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| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Jo Cullen | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Information Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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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| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Catherine Thompson (née Lloyd) | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Marketing Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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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| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Ruth McGowan | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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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| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
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 | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||||
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
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 | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Premier Foods plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZD5I8XHNMCJA67 | ||||
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") ISIN: GB00B7N0K053 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Premier Foods plc Sharesave Plan 2025 | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-15 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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