Premier Foods plc Premier Foods Fin - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Premier Foods

16/12/2025 14:31

RNS Number : 8106L

Premier Foods plc

16 December 2025

 

 

 

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
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
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
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
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
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
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
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
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
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
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
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
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
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)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
140.2p
2,850
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-12-15
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

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