major interests in shares

Associated British Foods PLC
07 November 2007

Associated British Foods plc

7 November 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:

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies



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):

05/11/07



6. Date on which issuer notified:

06/11/07



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

5%



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




0673123                                       33,504,462                            33,504,462





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


0673123                           3,545,372          3,545,372        38,297,683         0.45        4.84







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


          41,843,055                       5.29%







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


Name of the Company/Fund                           Number of Shares           % of issued share capital
AXA Financial, Inc                                    37,312,557                       4.71312

Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                        50,000                         0.00632

Direct
AXA Financial, Inc                                      49,200                         0.00621

Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        5,885                          0.00074

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        4,200                          0.00053

Direct
AXA Sun Life ABL High Alpha Life                       100,400                         0.01268

Direct
AXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Life                67,386                         0.00851

Direct
AXA Sun Life ABL High Alpha Pension                    504,300                         0.06370

Direct
AXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Pension            345,102                         0.04359

Direct
AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman                      80,000                         0.01011
Catholics

Indirect
AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension                 40,000                         0.00505
Fund

Indirect
AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt                  185,000                         0.02337
(Pens) Fund

Indirect
AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life)              207,000                         0.02615
Fund

Indirect
AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore                 48,000                         0.00606
Fund

Indirect
AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler                        96,226                         0.01215

Indirect
AXA Framlington Managed Balanced                       160,000                         0.02021

Indirect
AXA Framlington onshore private clients                119,700                         0.01512

Indirect
AXA Winterthur                                        2,044,298                        0.25822

Direct
AXA Sun Life plc With Profit Transition                261,295                         0.03301
Fund

Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society plc With Profit             162,506                         0.02053
Transition Fund

Direct
                               Total Direct           3,545,372                        0.44783

                             Total Indirect           38,297,683                       4.83756
                                      TOTAL           41,843,055                       5.28539



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:





14. Contact name:

Rosalyn Mendelsohn

Deputy Company Secretary

Associated British Foods plc



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7399 6500


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