Associated British Foods PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 1, 2013

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RNS Number : 4017P

Associated British Foods PLC

01 October 2013

Associated British Foods plc

1 October 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:

27 September 2013

6. Date on which the issuer notified:

30 September 2013

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

Above 4%

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 (ISIN: GB0006731235)	31,379,875	31,379,875

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
		31,794,121		4.016%

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	% of voting rights
31,794,121	4.016%

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 27 September 2013

Associated British Foods plc

	Number of shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings	31,794,121	4.016%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Research and Management Company	31,794,121	4.016%

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