Associated British Foods PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (7971Y)
29 January 2014 - 11:51PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMABF
RNS Number : 7971Y
Associated British Foods PLC
29 January 2014
Associated British Foods plc
29 January 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:
17 January 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21 January 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 7%
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) 55,052,950 55,052,950
------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- ----------------------------
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
-------------------- -------------------------- --------------------
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
-------------------- ---------- -------------- -------- ----------
55,452,249 7.0044%
------------------------------- -------------- -------- ----------
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting
financial date Period rights that may rights
instrument be acquired if
the instrument
is exercised/ converted.
------------ ----------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number % of voting
financial price date period of voting rights
instrument rights
instrument
refers
to
------------ --------- ----------- -------------------- ------------ ----------------
Nominal Delta
------------ --------- ----------- -------------------- ------------ -------- ------
Total (A+B+ C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
------------------------ ----------------------------
55,452,249 7.0044%
------------------------ ----------------------------
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 17 January 2014
Associated British Foods plc
Number of Percent of
shares Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
("CG") holdings 55,452,249 7.004%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
* Capital Research and Management Company
* EuroPacific Growth Fund 55,452,249 7.004%
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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