Major interests in shares

24th May 2006 11:05

Associated British Foods PLC24 May 2006 Associated British Foods plc24 May 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 StreetBoston, 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 managerof various pension and trust accounts. Fidelity International LtdPO Box HM 670Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3d82 Devonshire StreetBoston, 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 Nominee/ Registered name Management Company Shares heldNorthern Trust London FPM 2,376,620JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 2,356,400State Str BK and TR Co LNDN FPM 1,708,400Bank of New York Brussels FPM 1,417,029Mellon Bank FPM 712,400HSBC Bank Plc FPM 235,500JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISL 2,196,044Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX FIL 9,440,891JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIL 1,563,714Bank of New York Brussels FIL 270,700Northern Trust London FIL 40,400Bank of New York Europe Ldn FII 1,366,025 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 24 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 23,684,123 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.99% 14. Any additional information Shares in issue as at 24 May 2006 - 791,674,183 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 SmithAssistant Company SecretaryAssociated British Foods plc 24 May 2006 www.abf.co.ukFSA allocated short name - Assoc British Foods This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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