Associated British Foods PLC Holding(s) in Company (7698Z)

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RNS Number : 7698Z

Associated British Foods PLC

15 December 2014

Associated British Foods plc

15 December 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:

11 December 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 December 2014

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

Above 8%

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)                                         63,202,102             63,202,102 
------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
Number of       Number of voting rights     % of voting 
 shares                                      rights 
--------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
Direct          Direct      Indirect        Direct    Indirect 
--------------  ----------  --------------  --------  ---------- 
                            63,562,102                8.029% 
 -------------------------  --------------  --------  ---------- 
 

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          rights 
  instrument                                       may 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            Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number        % of voting 
  of 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 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
  63,562,102                8.029% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

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 11 December 2014

Associated British Foods plc

 
                                                             Number of     Percent 
                                                              shares        of Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, 
  Inc. ("CG") holdings                                       63,562,102    8.029% 
 
   Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: 
                                                             317,500       0.040% 
            *    Capital Guardian Trust Company               63,244,602    7.989 
 
 
             *    Capital Research and Management Company 
 
 
             *    EuroPacific Growth Fund 
 

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