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Associated British Foods PLC15 February 2006 Associated British Foods plc15 February 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(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International(FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies andinstitutional 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 ofshares held by each of them NOT DISCLOSED 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 14 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 31,566,003 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.99% 14. Any additional information Shares in issue as at 15 February 2006 - 791,674,183 This corrects information inaccurately disclosed to Associated British Foods plcon 23 January 2006. 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 15 February 2006 www.abf.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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