REG - Premier Foods plc Premier Foods Fin - Change of Auditor

Premier FoodsAnnouncement

24/08/2022 10:00

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RNS Number : 0665X  Premier Foods plc  24 August 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 August 2022

 

Premier Foods plc (the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Change of Auditor

 

 

Following the completion of a competitive tender process, the Board of
directors of Premier Foods plc, have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
("PwC") as its independent auditor for the financial year ending 01 April
2023. The reappointment of PwC as independent auditor for the financial year
ending 30 March 2024 will be subject to approval by the Company's shareholders
at the next Annual General Meeting to be held in 2023.

As set out in the FY21/22 annual report, the Audit Committee decided to
undertake a formal audit tender process following the end of this financial
period, which represented the seventh set of financial statements audited by
KPMG LLP ("KPMG"). The appointment of PwC follows a recommendation to the
Board by the Audit Committee, following the completion of this formal tender
process.

 

Accordingly, KPMG has resigned from its role as auditor with effect from 23
August 2022. As required by section 519 of the Companies Act 2006, KPMG have
deposited a statement with the Company that confirms there are no
circumstances in connection with its resignation as auditor that should be
brought to the attention of members or creditors of the Company.

As required by Listing Rule 9.6.1R, copies of the statement and a covering
letter to shareholders will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and
will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

 Premier Foods plc:

 Duncan Leggett, Chief Financial Officer          +44 (0) 1727 815850

 Richard Godden, Director of Investor Relations   +44 (0) 1727 815850

 Headland:

 Ed Young                                         +44 (0) 7884 666830

 Jack Gault                                       +44 (0) 7799 089357

 

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About Premier Foods

As one of Britain's largest food producers, we're passionate about food and
believe each and every day we have the opportunity to enrich life for
everyone.  Premier Foods employs over 4,000 people, operating from 15 sites
across the country, supplying a range of retail,
wholesale, foodservice and other customers with our iconic brands which
feature in millions of homes every day.

 

Through some of the nation's best-loved brands, including Ambrosia,
Batchelors, Bisto, Loyd Grossman, Mr. Kipling, Oxo and Sharwood's, we're
creating great tasting products that contribute to healthy and balanced diets,
while committing to nurturing our people and our local communities, and going
further in the pursuit of a healthier planet, in line with our Purpose of
'Enriching Life Through Food'.

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