Holding(s) in Company - Disaggregation AXA SA

Hilton Food Group plc

Holding(s) in Company - AXA SA

Following the disaggregation exemption notified to the FSA under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules on 17th October 2011, AXA SA and its subsidiary notifying Group entities, acting independently from their parent and from each other, no longer have any reportable holdings in Hilton Food Group PLC on a Group aggregated basis. However, AXA Investment Managers SA has now crossed upwards the 5% threshold and has a holding of 5,08% and 3 550 000 shares on a Group disaggregated basis as an independent Group subsidiary.

18 October 2011

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