12 August 2024
Associated British Foods plc
Transaction in own shares
Associated British Foods plc (the "Company") announces that on 12 August 2024 it purchased for cancellation from Barclays Capital Securities Limited ("Barclays") the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 15/22 pence each pursuant to the authority granted by its shareholders as part of its share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 9 November 2023.
| Description of shares: | Associated British Foods plc Ordinary shares of 5 15/22 pence |
| Date of transaction: | 12 August 2024 |
| Number of shares repurchased: | 11,399 |
| Average price paid per share: | GBp 2442.4772 |
| Highest price paid per share: | GBp 2444.0000 |
| Lowest price paid per share: | GBp 2441.0000
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The Company intends to cancel these Shares.
All shares were purchased from Barclays as an on exchange transaction subject to the rules of the London Stock Exchange.
These purchases are the final purchases to be made by Barclays under the second and final £250 million tranche of the £500 million share buyback programme announced on 9 November 2023. That programme has now been completed.
The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Barclays as part of the buyback programme.
Schedule of purchases
Shares purchased: Associated British Foods plc (ISIN: GB0006731235)
Date of purchases: 12 August 2024
Investment firm: Barclays Capital Securities Limited
Aggregate information:
| Venue | Aggregated volume | Highest price per share | Lowest price per share | Volume-weighted average price |
| Aquis Exchange | 1,843 | 2,443.00 | 2,441.00 | 2,442.12 |
| CBOE BXE | 1,445 | 2,443.00 | 2,441.00 | 2,442.21 |
| CBOE CXE | 2,122 | 2,443.00 | 2,442.00 | 2,442.43 |
| London Stock Exchange | 5,325 | 2,443.00 | 2,441.00 | 2,442.56 |
| Turquoise | 664 | 2,444.00 | 2,442.00 | 2,443.54 |
Individual transactions:
| Number of ordinary shares purchased | Transaction price per ordinary share (pence) | Time of transaction (London time) | Trading venue | Transaction Reference Number |
| 126 | 2442 | 15:21:27 | AQXE | 592161959607517000 |
| 226 | 2442 | 15:21:27 | AQXE | 592161959607517000 |
| 113 | 2441 | 15:22:06 | BATE | 592161959607532000 |
| 318 | 2441 | 15:22:06 | XLON | 606235710033680000 |
| 200 | 2441 | 15:24:31 | AQXE | 592161959607584000 |
| 109 | 2441 | 15:24:31 | AQXE | 606235710033730000 |
| 204 | 2443 | 15:25:40 | CHIX | 606235710033755000 |
| 25 | 2443 | 15:26:03 | XLON | 606235710033763000 |
| 88 | 2443 | 15:26:03 | XLON | 606235710033763000 |
| 195 | 2443 | 15:26:03 | CHIX | 592161959607618000 |
| 8 | 2443 | 15:26:22 | XLON | 592161959607624000 |
| 119 | 2443 | 15:26:22 | XLON | 592161959607624000 |
| 11 | 2443 | 15:27:40 | XLON | 606235710033796000 |
| 10 | 2443 | 15:27:40 | CHIX | 592161959607651000 |
| 171 | 2443 | 15:27:40 | CHIX | 592161959607651000 |
| 102 | 2443 | 15:27:40 | XLON | 606235710033796000 |
| 283 | 2442 | 15:27:49 | CHIX | 592161959607654000 |
| 149 | 2442 | 15:27:49 | BATE | 592161959607654000 |
| 113 | 2442 | 15:27:49 | BATE | 606235710033798000 |
| 222 | 2442 | 15:30:58 | AQXE | 592161959607724000 |
| 4 | 2442 | 15:30:58 | AQXE | 592161959607724000 |
| 77 | 2442 | 15:30:58 | XLON | 606235710033865000 |
| 10 | 2442 | 15:30:58 | XLON | 606235710033865000 |
| 200 | 2442 | 15:32:11 | CHIX | 592161959607756000 |
| 41 | 2442 | 15:32:11 | XLON | 606235710033896000 |
| 72 | 2442 | 15:32:11 | XLON | 606235710033896000 |
| 11 | 2442 | 15:33:24 | XLON | 606235710033925000 |
| 3 | 2442 | 15:33:24 | XLON | 606235710033925000 |
| 182 | 2442 | 15:33:24 | CHIX | 592161959607785000 |
| 13 | 2442 | 15:33:24 | CHIX | 592161959607785000 |
| 99 | 2442 | 15:33:24 | XLON | 606235710033925000 |
| 113 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | TRQX | 592161959607871000 |
| 113 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | XLON | 592161959607871000 |
| 152 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | CHIX | 592161959607871000 |
| 113 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | XLON | 606235710034008000 |
| 189 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | CHIX | 606235710034008000 |
| 157 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | BATE | 606235710034008000 |
| 160 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | XLON | 592161959607871000 |
| 193 | 2443 | 15:36:56 | XLON | 592161959607871000 |
| 173 | 2443 | 15:36:57 | XLON | 606235710034008000 |
| 113 | 2442 | 15:38:40 | CHIX | 592161959607914000 |
| 32 | 2442 | 15:38:40 | AQXE | 592161959607914000 |
| 81 | 2442 | 15:38:40 | AQXE | 592161959607914000 |
| 159 | 2442 | 15:38:40 | XLON | 606235710034049000 |
| 224 | 2442 | 15:38:40 | XLON | 606235710034049000 |
| 161 | 2442 | 15:39:13 | BATE | 606235710034062000 |
| 59 | 2442 | 15:39:13 | BATE | 606235710034062000 |
| 280 | 2442 | 15:39:15 | XLON | 606235710034062000 |
| 155 | 2442 | 15:39:15 | XLON | 606235710034062000 |
| 200 | 2442 | 15:39:19 | AQXE | 592161959607930000 |
| 277 | 2442 | 15:39:19 | XLON | 606235710034064000 |
| 143 | 2443 | 15:40:00 | XLON | 606235710034080000 |
| 221 | 2443 | 15:40:00 | XLON | 592161959607946000 |
| 17 | 2443 | 15:40:00 | XLON | 592161959607946000 |
| 95 | 2443 | 15:40:00 | XLON | 592161959607946000 |
| 135 | 2443 | 15:40:05 | BATE | 592161959607948000 |
| 130 | 2443 | 15:40:05 | BATE | 592161959607948000 |
| 45 | 2443 | 15:40:05 | AQXE | 606235710034082000 |
| 313 | 2442 | 15:40:15 | XLON | 592161959607953000 |
| 148 | 2442 | 15:40:15 | BATE | 606235710034086000 |
| 113 | 2442 | 15:40:15 | AQXE | 606235710034086000 |
| 301 | 2443 | 15:40:33 | XLON | 606235710034095000 |
| 267 | 2443 | 15:41:02 | XLON | 592161959607974000 |
| 53 | 2443 | 15:41:02 | XLON | 592161959607974000 |
| 126 | 2443 | 15:41:04 | XLON | 592161959607975000 |
| 124 | 2442 | 15:41:24 | CHIX | 592161959607985000 |
| 286 | 2442 | 15:41:24 | CHIX | 606235710034117000 |
| 168 | 2442 | 15:41:24 | BATE | 592161959607985000 |
| 128 | 2443 | 15:41:28 | AQXE | 592161959607987000 |
| 168 | 2443 | 15:41:28 | AQXE | 592161959607987000 |
| 86 | 2443 | 15:41:28 | AQXE | 592161959607987000 |
| 257 | 2443 | 15:42:24 | XLON | 606235710034142000 |
| 67 | 2443 | 15:42:24 | XLON | 606235710034142000 |
| 316 | 2443 | 15:42:56 | XLON | 606235710034155000 |
| 103 | 2443 | 15:43:20 | AQXE | 606235710034166000 |
| 69 | 2444 | 15:43:20 | TRQX | 592161959608035000 |
| 78 | 2444 | 15:43:20 | TRQX | 592161959608035000 |
| 254 | 2443 | 15:43:59 | XLON | 606235710034182000 |
| 64 | 2443 | 15:43:59 | XLON | 606235710034182000 |
| 69 | 2444 | 15:45:08 | TRQX | 606235710034210000 |
| 238 | 2444 | 15:45:08 | TRQX | 606235710034210000 |
| 97 | 2442 | 15:45:36 | TRQX | 592161959608094000 |
| 112 | 2442 | 15:45:36 | BATE | 592161959608094000 |
Contacts:
+44 (0) 20 7399 6500
Ray Cahill (Director of Corporate Governance)
Paul Lister (Company Secretary)
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