Associated British Foods PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (7971Y)

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RNS Number : 7971Y

Associated British Foods PLC

29 January 2014

Associated British Foods plc

29 January 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Associated British Foods plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [X]

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which

may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to

   which voting rights are attached   [   ] 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar

   economic effect to qualifying financial instruments   [   ] 
   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [   ] 
   Other (please specify):    [ ] 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

17 January 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 January 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE    Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
                                                         Number of shares       Number of voting rights 
------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------------- 
  Ordinary Shares 
   (GB0006731235)                                         55,052,950             55,052,950 
------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Number of shares      Number of voting rights     % of voting rights 
--------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
Direct                Direct      Indirect        Direct    Indirect 
--------------------  ----------  --------------  --------  ---------- 
                                  55,452,249                7.0044% 
 -------------------------------  --------------  --------  ---------- 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting            % of voting 
  financial     date         Period                rights that may             rights 
  instrument                                       be acquired if 
                                                   the instrument 
                                                   is exercised/ converted. 
------------  -----------  --------------------  --------------------------  ------------ 
 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number        % of voting 
  financial     price      date         period                of voting     rights 
  instrument                                                  rights 
                                                              instrument 
                                                              refers 
                                                              to 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                           Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  --------------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 

Total (A+B+ C)

 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
  55,452,249                7.0044% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See Schedule A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Rosalyn Schofield

Director of Company Secretariat

Associated British Foods plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7299 3641

Schedule A:

As of 17 January 2014

Associated British Foods plc

 
                                                        Number of    Percent of 
                                                         shares       Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  ("CG") holdings                                       55,452,249   7.004% 
 
   Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: 
 
        *    Capital Research and Management Company 
 
 
        *    EuroPacific Growth Fund                    55,452,249   7.004% 
 

This information is provided by RNS

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