Notification of Shares

Associated British Foods PLC 22 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 Street Boston, 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 Ltd PO Box HM 670 Hamilton 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 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, 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 JP Morgan Bournemouth FIL 119,600 Northern Trust London FPM 2,851,037 Bank of New York Brussels FPM 1,984,329 JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 1,841,920 State Str BK and TR Co LNDN FPM 1,093,200 Mellon Bank plc FPM 757,304 HSBC Bank Plc FPM 88,600 Clydesdale Bank plc FPM 85,100 Chase Manhttn BK AG Frnfrt FPM 60,500 JPMorgan Chase Bank FPM 31,800 Bank of New York Europe Ldn FPM 31,700 Citibank London FPM 27,700 Chase Manhattan London FPM 7,500 Dexia Privatbank FPM 6,800 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FMTC 366,700 State Street Bank and TR Co FMTC 314,100 Bank of New York FMTC 161,900 Northern Trust Co FMTC 127,800 JPMorgan Chase Bank FMTC 121,600 JPMorgan Chase Bank FMRCO 1,000,000 Northern Trust London FMRCO 80,600 State Street Bank and TR Co FMRCO 38,300 Mellon Bank N.A. FMRCO 26,500 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISL 4,839,902 Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX FIL 5,976,282 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIL 404,950 Bank of New York Brussels FIL 327,500 Northern Trust London FIL 118,000 State Str BK and TR Co Lndn FIL 112,588 Morgan Stanley London FIL 57,799 Bank of New York Europe Ldn FII 1,423,325 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIJ 65,600 State Street Bank and TR Co FICL 120,800 State 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 Smith Assistant Company Secretary Associated British Foods plc 22 December 2005 www.abf.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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