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Notification of major interest in shares
Notification of major interest in shares.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4368E Associated British Foods PLC 18 July 2016 \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAssociated British Foods plc\n \n18 July 2016\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer\nof existing shares to which voting rights are\nattached: ii\n\n\nAssociated British Foods plc\n\n\n\n\n2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): \n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights\n\n\nX\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOther (please specify):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Full name of person(s) subject to the\nnotification obligation: iii\n\n\nThe Capital Group Companies, Inc.\n\n\n\n\n4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv\n\n\nSee Section 9\n\n\n\n\n5. Date of the transaction and date on\nwhich the threshold is crossed or\nreached: v\n\n\n14 July 2016\n\n\n\n\n6. Date on which issuer notified:\n\n\n15 July 2016\n\n\n\n\n7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or\nreached: vi, vii\n\n\nAbove 10% - aggregate of voting rights from shares\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n8. Notified details:\n\n\n\n\nA: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix\n\n\n\n\nClass/type of\nshares\nif possible using\nthe ISIN CODE\n\n\nSituation previous\nto the triggering\ntransaction\n\n\nResulting situation after the triggering transaction\n\n\n\n\nNumber\nof\nShares\n\n\nNumber\nof\nVoting\nRights\n\n\nNumber\nof shares\n\n\nNumber of voting\nrights\n\n\n% of voting rights x\n\n\n\n\nDirect\n\n\nDirect xi\n\n\nIndirect xii\n\n\nDirect\n\n\nIndirect\n\n\n\n\nOrdinary Shares\n(ISIN: GB0006731235)\n\n\n78,563,170\n\n\n78,563,170\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n79,274,402\n\n\n\n\n\n10.0135%\n\n\n\n\nADRs\n(ISIN: US0455194029)\n\n\n118,468\n\n\n118,468\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n118,376\n\n\n\n\n\n0.0150%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nB: Qualifying Financial Instruments\n\n\n\n\nResulting situation after the triggering transaction\n\n\n\n\nType of financial\ninstru...