Bakkavor Group plc
27 August 2024
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS | ||||||
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| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Bakkavor Group plc
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| 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): | | |||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
| Name | Aberforth Partners LLP | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London, UK | |||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) | ||||||
| Name | Nortrust Nominees Ltd | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London, UK | |||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: |
22 August 2024
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
23 August 2024
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| 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 held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) | ||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
4.98%
| 0.00% |
4.98%
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28,845,921
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| Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
5.00%
| 0.00% |
5.00%
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| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached | |||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
| Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||||
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||
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| NIL |
28,845,921
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4.98%
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A |
28,845,921
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4.98%
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
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| | | SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
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| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | N/A | N/A | ||||
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| 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 | X | |||
| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | | |||
| Name | % 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 | |
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| 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 | |||
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| 11. Additional information | ||||
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N/A | ||||
| Place of completion | Edinburgh, UK |
| Date of completion |
23 August 2024
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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
Financial media: bakkavor@mhpgroup.com
Katie Hunt, MHP +44 (0) 7884 494 112
Rachel Farrington, MHP +44 (0) 7801 894 577
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 18,000 colleagues operate from 43 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China. Find out more at www.bakkavor.com.
LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949
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