Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2315S
Associated British Foods PLC
05 November 2013
 



 

Associated British Foods plc

 

5 November 2013

 

 

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 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:

1 November 2013

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 November 2013

 

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

Above 5%

 

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

(GB0006731235)

 

 

38,401,006

 

 

38,401,006

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 

 

40,892,492

 

5.1653%

 

 

 

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



 

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


 

40,892,492

 

 

5.1653%

 

 

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 1 November 2013

Associated British Foods plc

 

Number of shares

Percent of Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings

 

40,892,492

5.165%

 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

·      Capital Research and Management Company

·      EuroPacific Growth Fund

40,892,492

5.165%

 


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