REG - Bakkavor Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company
12/04/2022 17:45
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RNS Number : 1811I Bakkavor Group PLC 12 April 2022
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to Bakkavor Group plc
which voting rights are attached(ii):
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)(iii):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name FIL Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Hamilton, Bermuda
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi): 08 April 2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 11 April 2022
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) % of voting rights through financial instruments Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 5.110000% 0% 5.110000% 29,579,911
Position of previous notification (if N/A N/A N/A
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BF8J3Z99 0 29,579,911 0% 5.110000%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 29,579,911 5.110000%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period(xi)
exercised/converted.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 N/A N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash Number of voting rights % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)
settlement(xii)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 N/A N/A
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or X
the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv )(please add additional rows as
necessary)
Ultimate controlling person Name of controlled undertaking % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
FIL Limited FIL Limited 5.110000 5.110000%
FIL Limited FIL Holdings (UK) Limited 5.110000 5.110000%
FIL Limited FIL Investments International 5.110000 5.110000%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A
11. Additional information(xvi)
FIL Limited, FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, FIL Investments International and FIL
Investment Advisors (UK) Limited, together, now control the voting rights over
29,579,911 shares (5.11% of the voting rights) of Bakkavor Group plc.
As at 31 March 2022 FIL Limited, FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, FIL Investments
International and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited controlled the voting
rights over 22,620,851 shares (3.9% of the voting rights). This change from
3.9% to 5.11% is due to the purchase of 6,959,060 shares between 31 March 2022
and 8 April 2022.
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
N/A
The number and % of voting rights held
N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held
N/A
11. Additional information(xvi)
FIL Limited, FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, FIL Investments International and FIL
Investment Advisors (UK) Limited, together, now control the voting rights over
29,579,911 shares (5.11% of the voting rights) of Bakkavor Group plc.
As at 31 March 2022 FIL Limited, FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, FIL Investments
International and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited controlled the voting
rights over 22,620,851 shares (3.9% of the voting rights). This change from
3.9% to 5.11% is due to the purchase of 6,959,060 shares between 31 March 2022
and 8 April 2022.
Place of completion Dublin,Ireland
Date of completion 11/04/2022
-Ends-
Enquiries
Company Secretarial:
Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel and Company
Secretary +44 (0) 20
7908 6130
Institutional investors and analysts:
Emily Daw, Head of Investor
Relations
+44 (0) 20 7908 6114
About Bakkavor
Bakkavor is the leading provider of fresh prepared food ("FPF") in the UK,
with a growing international presence in the US and China. The Group is the
number one by market share in the UK in the four FPF product categories of
meals, salads, desserts and pizza & bread, providing high-quality, fresh,
healthy and convenient food. Its customers include every major UK grocery
retailer, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, and
some of the world's best-known food brands. Bakkavor was founded in 1986 and
has its headquarters in London. The Group has c.19,000 employees and operates
23 factories in the UK, 5 in the US and 9 in China.
LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949
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