15th Dec 2014 11:59
Associated British Foods plc
15 December 2014
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 qualifying 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:
11 December 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 8%
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 (GB0006731235)
|
63,202,102
|
63,202,102 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
|
| 63,562,102 |
| 8.029%
|
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 | Percentage of voting rights |
63,562,102
|
8.029% |
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 11 December 2014
Associated British Foods plc
| Number of shares | Percent of Outstanding |
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
| 63,562,102 | 8.029% |
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: | ||
· Capital Guardian Trust Company · Capital Research and Management Company · EuroPacific Growth Fund
| 317,500 63,244,602 | 0.040% 7.989 |
Related Shares:
AB Foods