Notification of Major Interest in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
   
   Associated British Foods plc
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
   
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)
   
   An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
   
   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
   
   Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
   
   AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
   
   N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
   
   05/11/07
6. Date on which issuer notified:
   
   06/11/07
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: See 5 above.
   
   5%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

1. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xv):
   
   

   Name of the Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
   AXA Financial, Inc Indirect	37,312,557	4.71312
   Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Direct	50,000	0.00632
   AXA Financial, Inc Indirect	49,200	0.00621
   Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	5,885	0.00074
   Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	4,200	0.00053
   AXA Sun Life ABL High Alpha Life Direct	100,400	0.01268
   AXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Life Direct	67,386	0.00851
   AXA Sun Life ABL High Alpha Pension Direct	504,300	0.06370
   AXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Pension Direct	345,102	0.04359
   AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics Indirect	80,000	0.01011
   AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund Indirect	40,000	0.00505
   AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund Indirect	185,000	0.02337
   AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund Indirect	207,000	0.02615
   AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund Indirect	48,000	0.00606
   AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler Indirect	96,226	0.01215
   AXA Framlington Managed Balanced Indirect	160,000	0.02021
   AXA Framlington onshore private clients Indirect	119,700	0.01512
   AXA Winterthur Direct	2,044,298	0.25822
   AXA Sun Life plc With Profit Transition Fund Direct	261,295	0.03301
   Sun Life Assurance Society plc With Profit Transition Fund Direct	162,506	0.02053
   Total Direct	3,545,372	0.44783
   Total Indirect	38,297,683	4.83756
   TOTAL	41,843,055	5.28539

Proxy Voting:

1. Name of the proxy holder:
   N/A
2. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
   N/A
3. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
   N/A
4. Additional information:
5. Contact name:
   Rosalyn Mendelsohn
   Deputy Company Secretary
   Associated British Foods plc
6. Contact telephone number:
   020 7399 6500