AB Foods Regulatory News (ABF)

24 Jan 2006 16:00

Associated British Foods PLC24 January 2006 Associated British Foods plc24 January 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 manager of various pension and trust accounts. Fidelity International LtdPO Box HM 670Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL),Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments 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 and institutional clients. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse 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 held Northern Trust London FPM 3,226,037JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 2,371,800State Str BK and TR Co LNDN FPM 1,567,300Bank of New York Brussels FPM 1,545,929Mellon Bank plc FPM 797,404HSBC Bank Plc FPM 188,700Clydesdale 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 312,800Bank of New York FMTC 161,900Northern Trust Co FMTC 147,000JPMorgan Chase Bank FMTC 125,500JPMorgan 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 4,447,891Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX FIL 11,109,749Bank of New York Brussels FIL 331,000JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIL 199,300Northern Trust London FIL 140,500JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIL 119,600State 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 108,208State 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 23 January 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 30,387,930 ordinary shares of 10p each 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.84% 14. Any additional information Shares in issue as at 24 January 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 January 2006 www.abf.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange