Company Announcements

Standard form for notification of major holdings

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 9092Q
Associated British Foods PLC
03 June 2024
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0006731235

Issuer Name

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Wittington Investments Limited

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

Name

City of registered office

Country of registered office

Howard Investments Limited

London

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

31-May-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

03-Jun-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

56.136697

0.000000

56.136697

421243985

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

57.107770

0.000000

57.107770


8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

GB0006731235

403341215

17902770

53.750901

2.385796

Sub Total 8.A

421243985

56.136697%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

 





Sub Total 8.B1




8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 






Sub Total 8.B2




9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Wittington Investments Limited


53.750901


53.750901%

Wittington Investments Limited

Howard Investments Limited

2.385796


2.385796%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

Wittington Investments Limited is making this notification on behalf of itself and on behalf of Howard Investments Limited. This notification relates to the sale by Howard Investments Limited (an entity wholly owned by Wittington Investments Limited) of part of its interest in Associated British Foods plc.

12. Date of Completion

03-Jun-2024

13. Place Of Completion

10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY, United Kingdom

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