NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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 financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

 

 

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

 

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