Board/Management Information • Aug 24, 2022
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24 August 2022
Dear Shareholder,
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. Please find attached, for your information, a copy of the letter from KPMG confirming the reason for their ceasing to hold office which we are required to circulate to shareholders under the Companies Act 2006.
Yours faithfully,
Simon Rose General Counsel & Company Secretary

15 Canada Square London E14 5GL United Kingdom
KPMG LLP Tel +44 (0) 20 7311 1000 Audit Fax +44 (0) 20 7311 3311
Private & confidential Premier Foods Plc Premier house Centrium Business Park Griffiths Way St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 2RE
23 August 2022
Our ref AR-1058
Contact Kamran Walji [email protected]
Dear Sir/Madam,
The reason connected with our ceasing to hold office is the holding of a competitive tender for the audit, in which we decided not to participate for commercial reasons as our proposed fee increase was not at a level that was acceptable to the company.
Yours faithfully,
KPMG LLP Audit registration number: 9188307 Audit registration address: 15 Canada Square Canary Wharf, London E14 5GL
KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG global organisation of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.
Registered in England No OC301540 Registered office: 15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL For full details of our professional regulation please refer to 'Regulatory information' under 'About' at www.kpmg.com/uk
Reference - AR-1058
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