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Associated British Foods PLC22 December 2005 22 December 2005 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 of shares held by each of them Nominee/ Registered name Management Company Shares heldJP Morgan Bournemouth FIL 119,600Northern Trust London FPM 2,851,037Bank of New York Brussels FPM 1,984,329JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 1,841,920State Str BK and TR Co LNDN FPM 1,093,200Mellon Bank plc FPM 757,304HSBC Bank Plc FPM 88,600Clydesdale Bank plc FPM 85,100Chase Manhttn BK AG Frnfrt FPM 60,500JPMorgan Chase Bank FPM 31,800Bank of New York Europe Ldn FPM 31,700Citibank London FPM 27,700Chase Manhattan London FPM 7,500Dexia Privatbank FPM 6,800Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FMTC 366,700State Street Bank and TR Co FMTC 314,100Bank of New York FMTC 161,900Northern Trust Co FMTC 127,800JPMorgan Chase Bank FMTC 121,600JPMorgan Chase Bank FMRCO 1,000,000Northern Trust London FMRCO 80,600State Street Bank and TR Co FMRCO 38,300Mellon Bank N.A. FMRCO 26,500JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISL 4,839,902Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX FIL 5,976,282JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIL 404,950Bank of New York Brussels FIL 327,500Northern Trust London FIL 118,000State Str BK and TR Co Lndn FIL 112,588Morgan Stanley London FIL 57,799Bank of New York Europe Ldn FII 1,423,325JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIJ 65,600State Street Bank and TR Co FICL 120,800State Street Hong Kong FIA(K)L 9,600 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 21 December 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 24,680,936 ordinary shares of 10p each 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.12% 14. Any additional information Shares in issue as at 21 December 2005 - 791,674,183 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Simon Smith - 020 7399 6500 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Simon SmithAssistant Company SecretaryAssociated British Foods plc 22 December 2005 www.abf.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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