Major interests in shares

Associated British Foods PLC
15 February 2006


Associated British Foods plc
15 February 2006


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of Company

Associated British Foods plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109

Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),
investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company
(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager
of various pension and trust accounts.

Fidelity International Ltd
PO Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity
Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)), Fidelity Investments Management
(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International
(FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and
institutional clients.

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

Non-beneficial

The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of

Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109

A principal shareholder in FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

NOT DISCLOSED

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 5 15/22 pence each

10. Date of transaction

N/A

11. Date company informed

14 February 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

31,566,003 ordinary shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.99%

14. Any additional information

Shares in issue as at 15 February 2006 - 791,674,183

This corrects information inaccurately disclosed to Associated British Foods plc
on 23 January 2006.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Simon Smith - 020 7399 6500

16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

Simon Smith
Assistant Company Secretary
Associated British Foods plc

15 February 2006

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