Associated British Foods PLC Tr-1: Notification Of Major Interest In Shares (7572G)
May 31 2017 - 11:57AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMABF
RNS Number : 7572G
Associated British Foods PLC
31 May 2017
Associated British Foods plc
31 May 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Associated British Foods plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: (ii)
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic
effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
notification obligation: (iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) See Section 9
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on 15 May 2017
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 May 2017
(received 31 May 2017)
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Below 10% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares
reached: (vi, vii)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights (x)
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary Shares
(ISIN: GB0006731235) 78,915,038 78,915,038 78,019,594 9.855%
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ADRs
(ISIN: US0455194029) 264,376 264,376 264,604 0.033%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date (xiii) Conversion Period (xiv) rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
(xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument price date (xvii) Conversion instrument refers to (xix, xx)
period (xviii)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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78,284,198 9.8884%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
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Number of Percent
Shares of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
("CG") holdings 78,284,198 9.8884%
Holdings by CG Management Companies
and Funds:
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-- Capital Guardian Trust Company(1)
-- Capital International, Inc.
(1)
-- Capital International Limited(1)
-- Capital International Sàrl(1)
-- Capital Research and Management
Company(2) 76,258,440 9.633%
* EuroPacific Growth Fund(3) 40,488,553 5.114%
(1) Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company.
(2) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
(3) Mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management Company.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Director of Group Secretarial, Associated British Foods
plc
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7299 3641
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