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RNS Number : 3199D

Legal & General Investment Mgmnt Ld

21 March 2011

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Identity of the person whose        Legal And General Investment 
     positions/dealings are being                   Management Ltd. 
     disclosed: 
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     (b) Owner or controller of              Legal And General Investment 
     interests and short positions                  Management Ltd. 
     disclosed, if different from 
     1(a): The naming of nominee or 
     vehicle companies is 
     insufficient 
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     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in               Northern Foods Plc 
     relation to whose relevant 
     securities this form relates: Use 
     a separate form for each 
     offeror/offeree 
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     (d) If an exempt fund manager                        No 
     connected with an 
     offeror/offeree, state this and 
     specify identity of 
     offeror/offeree: 
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     (e) Date position held/dealing                  18 March 2011 
     undertaken: 
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     (f) Has the discloser previously             Greencore Group Plc 
     disclosed, or are they today 
     disclosing, under the Code in 
     respect of any other party to 
     this offer? 
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
 Class of relevant 
 security:                                      ORD GBP 0.25 
---------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
                                       Interests              Short positions 
---------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------ 
                                     Number            %        Number      % 
---------------------------  ---------------------  ------  -------------  --- 
     (1) Relevant 
      securities owned 
      and/or controlled:           17,747,273        3.78% 
---------------------------  ---------------------  ------  -------------  --- 
     (2) Derivatives (other 
     than options): 
---------------------------  ---------------------  ------  -------------  --- 
     (3) Options and 
     agreements to 
     purchase/sell: 
---------------------------  ---------------------  ------  -------------  --- 
                              17,747,273 (N.B. The 
                              above position takes 
                               into account a net 
                                transfer out of 
 TOTAL:                          182569 shares)      3.78% 
---------------------------  ---------------------  ------  -------------  --- 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription   N/A 
  right exists: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned 
  and relevant percentages: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

 
  Class of relevant 
       security         Purchase/sale    Number of securities   Price per unit 
---------------------  ---------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
     ORD GBP 0.25          PURCHASE             5,500             GBP 0.725 
---------------------  ---------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
                  SALE                          5,500 
 -------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
  Class of       Product       Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per 
  relevant     description           e.g.            reference        unit 
  security       e.g. CFD      opening/closing a    securities 
                                  long/short 
                                   position, 
                              increasing/reducing 
                                 a long/short 
                                   position 
------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
 Class of     Product      Writing,     Number of    Exercise   Type e.g.   Expiry    Option 
 relevant   description   purchasing,   securities    price     American,    date     money 
 security    e.g. call     selling,      to which      per      European              paid/ 
              option        varying       option       unit       etc.               received 
                             etc.        relates                                       per 
                                                                                       unit 
---------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 

(ii) Exercising

 
 Class of relevant        Product            Number of        Exercise price 
     security        description e.g.       securities           per unit 
                        call option 
------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
   Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
       security           e.g. subscription,                  applicable) 
                              conversion 
----------------------  ---------------------  --------  --------------------- 
 
 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or 
  any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, 
  relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement 
  to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the 
  person making the disclosure and any party to the 
  offer or any person acting in concert with a party 
  to the offer: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
     Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
      formal or informal, between the person making the 
      disclosure and any other person relating to: 
      (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under 
      any option; or 
      (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal 
      of any relevant securities to which any derivative 
      is referenced: 
      If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
      state "none" 
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(c) Attachments

 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    21 March 2011 
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 Contact name:          Angela Hayter 
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 Telephone number:      020 3124 3851 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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