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Standard form for notification of major holdings
Wittington Investments Limited has increased its holding in Associated British Foods PLC, crossing a notification threshold on January 2, 2026. The company now holds 59.075266% of the voting rights, an increase from its previous notification of 58.091065%. This equates to 421,243,985 voting rights attached to shares, with 403,341,215 direct voting rights and 17,902,770 indirect voting rights. No voting rights are held through financial instruments. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nTR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings\n\n1. Issuer Details\n\n\n\nISIN\n\n\nGB0006731235\n\n\nIssuer Name\n\n\nASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC\n\n\nUK or Non-UK Issuer\n\n\nUK\n\n\n\n2. Reason for Notification\n\n\nAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights\n\n\n3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nWittington Investments Limited\n\n\nCity of registered office (if applicable)\n\n\nLondon\n\n\nCountry of registered office (if applicable)\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\n\n\n\n4. Details of the shareholder\n\n\n\nFull name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above\n\n\n \n\n\nCity of registered office (if applicable)\n\n\n \n\n\nCountry of registered office (if applicable)\n\n\n \n\n\n\n5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached\n\n\n02-Jan-2026\n\n\n6. Date on which Issuer notified\n\n\n05-Jan-2026\n\n\n7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)\n\n\n% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)\n\n\nTotal of both in % (8.A + 8.B)\n\n\nTotal number of voting rights held in issuer\n\n\n\n\nResulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached\n\n\n59.075266\n\n\n0.000000\n\n\n59.075266\n\n\n421243985\n\n\n\n\nPosition of previous notification (if applicable)\n\n\n58.091065\n\n\n0.000000\n\n\n58.091065\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached\n\n\n8A. Voting rights attached to shares\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClass/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)\n\n\nNumber of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)\n\n\nNumber of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)\n\n\n% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)\n\n\n% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)\n\n\n\n\nGB0006731235\n\n\n403341215\n\n\n17902770\n\n\n56.564581\n\n\n2.510685\n\n\n\n\nSub Total 8.A\n\n\n421243985\n\n\n59.075266%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))\n\n\n\n\n\n\nType of financial instrument\n\n\nExpiration date\n\n\nExercise/conversion period\n\n\nNumber of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted\n\n\n% of voting rights\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSub Total...