Associated British Foods PLC Notification of major interest in shares (4368E)

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RNS Number : 4368E

Associated British Foods PLC

18 July 2016

 
 
 Associated British Foods 
  plc 
 
  18 July 2016 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                               Associated British Foods 
  the underlying issuer                                                                plc 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                              The Capital Group Companies, 
  subject to the                                                                     Inc. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                 See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                     14 July 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        15 July 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                Above 10% - aggregate of voting 
  crossed or                                                                       rights from shares 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type             Situation previous                Resulting situation after the 
  of                     to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares                 transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                        Number           Number           Number         Number of               % of voting 
                         of               of               of shares      voting                  rights (x) 
                         Shares           Voting                          rights 
                                          Rights 
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                                                          Direct         Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
---------------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
       Ordinary 
        Shares 
 (ISIN: GB0006731235)     78,563,170       78,563,170                               79,274,402                  10.0135% 
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         ADRs 
 (ISIN: US0455194029)      118,468          118,468                                  118,376                    0.0150% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial          Expiration     Exercise/                       Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument                 date           Conversion                      rights that               rights 
                             (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    may be 
                                                                            acquired if 
                                                                            the 
                                                                            instrument 
                                                                            is 
                                                                            exercised/ 
                                                                            converted. 
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      Not applicable 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument               price         date           Conversion        rights instrument         rights (xix, 
                                         (xvii)         period            refers to                 xx) 
                                                        (xviii) 
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     Not applicable                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                    Percentage of voting rights 
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                        79,392,778                                                    10.0285% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                                               Number of        Percent 
                                                 Shares      of Outstanding 
    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
     ("CG") holdings                           79,392,778   10.0285% 
 
    Holdings by CG Management Companies 
     and Funds: 
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    -- Capital Guardian Trust Company(1) 
    -- Capital International, Inc. 
     (1) 
    -- Capital International Limited(1) 
    -- Capital International Sàrl(1) 
    -- Capital Research and Management 
     Company(2)                                77,502,954   9.7898% 
 
          *    EuroPacific Growth Fund(3)      46,049,964           5.8168% 
 (1) Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management 
  Company. 
  (2) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  (3) Mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management 
  Company. 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                Rosalyn Schofield, Director 
                                                                               of Group Secretarial, Associated 
                                                                                       British Foods plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                           020 7299 3641 
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