RNS Number : 6392U
Bakkavor Group PLC
29 March 2023
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i


1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Bakkavor Group plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

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 obligationiv

Name

The Baupost Group, L.L.C.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Boston, USA

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

BP-PE5, L.L.C.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, USA

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

24 March 2023

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

28 March 2023

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 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

22.364000

-

22.364000

129,582,928

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

24.820000

-

24.820000


 

 

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

 

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

 

 

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 than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

 

Seth A Klarman

Baupost Group GP, L.C.C.

22.364000


22.364000%

 

Seth A Klarman

The Baupost Group, L.C.C.

22.364000


22.364000%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

 

Name of the proxy holder


 

The number and % of voting rights held


 

The date until which the voting rights will be held


 


 

11. Additional informationxvi

 

N/A

 

 

Place of completion

London UK

Date of completion

29 March 2023

 

ENQUIRIES

Institutional investors and analysts:

Emily Daw, Head of Investor Relations                                                                    +44 (0) 20 7908 6114

Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary         +44 (0) 20 8908 6130

 

Financial Media:

Katie Hunt, MHP Communications                                                                           +44 (0) 20 3128 8794

Rachel Farrington, MHP Communications                                                               +44 (0) 20 3128 8613

Oliver Hughes, MHP Communications                                                                      +44 (0) 20 3128 8622

 

About Bakkavor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these, high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,500 colleagues operate from 45 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

 

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