Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6493L

Associated British Foods PLC

06 September 2012

 



Associated British Foods plc

6 September 2012

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 [   ]

An acquisition or disposal of 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):    [X]

Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately.  Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC").  It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding.

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):

3 September 2012

6. Date on which the issuer notified:

4 September 2012

(Received by issuer on 5 September 2012)

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

Above 3%

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)	24,295,000	24,295,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	24,295,000		24,295,000		3.0688%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

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

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
N/A

Total (A+B+ C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
24,295,000	3.0688%

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 3 September 2012

Associated British Foods plc

	Number of shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings	24,295,000	3.069%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Research and Management Company	24,295,000	3.069%

 

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