Associated British Foods PLC Notification under DTR 3.1.2R (8403M)

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RNS Number : 8403M

Associated British Foods PLC

21 July 2014

Associated British Foods plc

Notification under DTR 3.1.2R

21 July 2014

The following notification is made by Associated British Foods plc (the 'Company') in accordance with paragraph 3.1.2R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

George Weston, Chief Executive of the Company, is a trustee of 'The Garfield Weston Trust for Westminster Abbey', a registered UK charity whose objectives are the restoration, preservation, maintenance and improvement of Westminster Abbey and its precincts (the 'Charity').

The Charity has taken the decision to sell part of its holding of ordinary shares in the Company for the purpose of funding some refurbishment work to Westminster Abbey and has sold a total of 242,745 ordinary shares in the Company as follows:

 
 Date of transaction   Number of shares   Average price per share 
                        sold 
 15 July 2014          63,100             GBP29.09 
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 16 July 2014          60,500             GBP29.01 
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 17 July 2014          65,202             GBP28.85 
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 18 July 2014          53,943             GBP28.46 
                      -----------------  ------------------------ 
 

The transactions took place in London.

This notification was made to the Company on 18 July 2014 on behalf of George Weston in his capacity as a trustee of the Charity. George Weston's own beneficial holding of shares in the Company remains unchanged as a result of this transaction.

For further enquiries about Associated British Foods, please contact:

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Angharad Couch, Eleni Menikou - 020 7638 9571

For further enquiries about The Garfield Weston Trust for Westminster Abbey and Westminster Abbey, please contact:

Duncan Jeffery - 0207 654 4888/07738 544692

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