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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 sold  Average price per share  
 15 July 2014         63,100                 £29.09                   
 16 July 2014         60,500                 £29.01                   
 17 July 2014         65,202                 £28.85                   
 18 July 2014         53,943                 £28.46                   
 
 
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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