Holding(s) in Company

Associated British Foods PLC
25 May 2007

Associated British Foods plc

25 May 2007





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 place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (   )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (   )



Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

N/A



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

23/05/07



6. Date on which issuer notified:

24/05/07



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 3% (L&G)



8. Notified details:







A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible               Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights


Ord GBP 0.0568                    26,061,501                         26,061,501







Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares    Number of voting rights            % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct              Direct           Indirect          Direct       Indirect


Ord GBP 0.0568                                                  Below 3%





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of          Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Period/  Number of voting rights that % of voting rights
financial                         Date                         may be acquired if the
instrument                                                     instrument is exercised/
                                                               converted.





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


                          Below 3%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3%)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited    Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Direct) (LGIMHD)                                           (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited     Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS &
(PMC)                                                       LGPL)
                                                            Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

   N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

   N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

   N/A



13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 791,674,183



14. Contact name:

Rosalyn Mendelsohn

Deputy Company Secretary

Associated British Foods plc



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7399 6500


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