AB Foods Regulatory News (ABF)

7 Nov 2007 14:00

Associated British Foods PLC07 November 2007 Associated British Foods plc 7 November 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: 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: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 05/11/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: 06/11/07 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights 0673123 33,504,462 33,504,462 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 0673123 3,545,372 3,545,372 38,297,683 0.45 4.84 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Period/ Number of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial Date may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 41,843,055 5.29% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Name of the Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capitalAXA Financial, Inc 37,312,557 4.71312 IndirectSun Life International (IOM) Ltd 50,000 0.00632 DirectAXA Financial, Inc 49,200 0.00621 IndirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd 5,885 0.00074 DirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd 4,200 0.00053 DirectAXA Sun Life ABL High Alpha Life 100,400 0.01268 DirectAXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Life 67,386 0.00851 DirectAXA Sun Life ABL High Alpha Pension 504,300 0.06370 DirectAXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Pension 345,102 0.04359 DirectAXA Framlington Trustees for Roman 80,000 0.01011Catholics IndirectAXA Framlington London Scottish Pension 40,000 0.00505Fund IndirectAXA Framlington St James Place Exempt 185,000 0.02337(Pens) Fund IndirectAXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) 207,000 0.02615Fund IndirectAXA Framlington St James Place Offshore 48,000 0.00606Fund IndirectAXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler 96,226 0.01215 IndirectAXA Framlington Managed Balanced 160,000 0.02021 IndirectAXA Framlington onshore private clients 119,700 0.01512 IndirectAXA Winterthur 2,044,298 0.25822 DirectAXA Sun Life plc With Profit Transition 261,295 0.03301Fund DirectSun Life Assurance Society plc With Profit 162,506 0.02053Transition Fund Direct Total Direct 3,545,372 0.44783 Total Indirect 38,297,683 4.83756 TOTAL 41,843,055 5.28539 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: 14. Contact name: Rosalyn Mendelsohn Deputy Company Secretary Associated British Foods plc 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7399 6500 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange