Major Interests in Shares

Associated British Foods PLC
06 February 2007

Associated British Foods plc

6 February 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Associated British Foods plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (    )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

Other (please specify):  N/A - see Additional Information


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

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

n/a

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

n/a

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05/02/07

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

Above 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)

Ord GBP                           31,145,491                         3.93%
0.0568                            (Under S-198 on 29/06/06)

             
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect

Ord GBP                      26,061,501               26,061,501                        3.29%
0.0568


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


26,061,501                     3.29%



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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
                    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (26,061,501-3.29% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct)                                                       (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS &
                                                               LGPL)
                                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

   N/A



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

   N/A



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

   N/A



13. Additional information:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 791,674,183

First notification under DTR Sourcebook



14. Contact name:

Rosalyn Mendelsohn

Deputy Company Secretary

Associated British Foods plc



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7399 6500


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