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RNS Number : 9449O  Associated British Foods PLC  14 January 2026

 14 January 2026

 Associated British Foods plc

 Transaction in own shares

 Associated British Foods plc (the 'Company') announces that on 14 January 2026
 it purchased for cancellation from UBS AG London Branch ('UBS') 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 6 November 2025.

 Description of shares:                                                                                             Associated British Foods plc

Ordinary shares of 5 15/22 pence
 Date of transaction:                                                                                               14 January 2026
 Number of shares repurchased:                                                                                      76,200
 Average price paid per share:                                                                                      GBp 1840.69
 Highest price paid per share:                                                                                      GBp 1868.5
 Lowest price paid per share:                                                                                       GBp 1827.5

 The Company intends to cancel these Shares.
 All shares were purchased from UBS as an on exchange transaction subject to
 the rules of the London Stock Exchange.
 The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by
 UBS as part of the buyback programme.

 Schedule of purchases

 Shares purchased:                       Associated British Foods plc (ISIN: GB0006731235)
 Date of purchases:                      14 January 2026
 Investment firm:                        UBS AG London Branch

 Aggregated information:

 Venue                                   Volume-weighted average price                     Aggregated volume                                 Lowest price per share          Highest price per share
 London Stock Exchange                                     1,839.67                                          36,961                                    1,828.00                        1,868.00
 BATS Europe                                               1,841.80                                          12,342                                    1,827.50                        1,868.50
 Chi-X Europe                                              1,841.62                                          22,112                                    1,827.50                        1,868.50
 Aquis                                                     1,841.43                                            4,785                                   1,829.50                        1,863.50

 Individual transactions:

 Number of ordinary shares purchased     Transaction price per ordinary share (pence)      Time of transaction (London time)                 Trading venue                   Match ID
 293                                                       1,835.00                        08:15:31                                          Aquis                           3960384
 290                                                       1,834.00                        08:26:13                                          Aquis                           3973437
 252                                                       1,834.00                        08:52:13                                          Aquis                           4005123
 296                                                       1,834.50                        08:52:13                                          Aquis                           4005119
 303                                                       1,829.50                        08:57:44                                          Aquis                           4011519
 351                                                       1,834.50                        09:26:43                                          Aquis                           4047646
 312                                                       1,830.50                        09:56:27                                          Aquis                           4083208
 289                                                       1,834.50                        11:10:13                                          Aquis                           4166707
 354                                                       1,841.50                        11:50:47                                          Aquis                           4206942
 235                                                       1,841.50                        11:50:47                                          Aquis                           4206946
 316                                                       1,843.00                        12:54:23                                          Aquis                           4276027
 314                                                       1,847.50                        13:48:55                                          Aquis                           4345050
 246                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          Aquis                           4370633
 306                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          Aquis                           4370627
 299                                                       1,860.00                        14:38:28                                          Aquis                           4440794
 80                                                        1,863.50                        15:14:48                                          Aquis                           4536169
 182                                                       1,863.50                        15:14:48                                          Aquis                           4536162
 67                                                        1,863.50                        15:14:49                                          Aquis                           4536214
 355                                                       1,842.50                        08:06:56                                          BATE                            3948027
 309                                                       1,842.50                        08:06:56                                          BATE                            3948025
 346                                                       1,833.00                        08:15:31                                          BATE                            3960392
 346                                                       1,835.00                        08:15:31                                          BATE                            3960390
 343                                                       1,835.00                        08:15:31                                          BATE                            3960386
 328                                                       1,834.00                        08:31:09                                          BATE                            3979223
 289                                                       1,833.50                        08:47:34                                          BATE                            3999875
 337                                                       1,829.00                        08:57:44                                          BATE                            4011523
 311                                                       1,827.50                        09:05:34                                          BATE                            4022411
 209                                                       1,832.00                        09:15:41                                          BATE                            4034864
 148                                                       1,832.00                        09:15:41                                          BATE                            4034860
 312                                                       1,834.00                        09:26:43                                          BATE                            4047654
 211                                                       1,834.00                        09:26:43                                          BATE                            4047652
 130                                                       1,834.00                        09:26:43                                          BATE                            4047650
 320                                                       1,832.50                        09:50:56                                          BATE                            4077313
 335                                                       1,828.50                        10:00:44                                          BATE                            4088058
 16                                                        1,828.50                        10:00:44                                          BATE                            4088056
 320                                                       1,828.50                        10:00:44                                          BATE                            4088054
 357                                                       1,836.00                        10:35:30                                          BATE                            4129242
 343                                                       1,836.00                        10:35:30                                          BATE                            4129238
 111                                                       1,839.00                        10:50:07                                          BATE                            4144674
 347                                                       1,839.00                        10:50:07                                          BATE                            4144666
 223                                                       1,839.00                        10:50:07                                          BATE                            4144668
 303                                                       1,833.50                        11:15:06                                          BATE                            4171198
 292                                                       1,843.00                        11:27:36                                          BATE                            4183557
 330                                                       1,840.50                        11:57:42                                          BATE                            4213453
 319                                                       1,842.50                        12:26:47                                          BATE                            4246797
 172                                                       1,844.00                        12:43:31                                          BATE                            4264408
 148                                                       1,844.00                        12:44:09                                          BATE                            4264789
 353                                                       1,844.00                        12:44:09                                          BATE                            4264791
 192                                                       1,847.50                        13:06:22                                          BATE                            4290388
 142                                                       1,847.50                        13:06:22                                          BATE                            4290384
 315                                                       1,847.50                        13:27:03                                          BATE                            4314293
 337                                                       1,849.00                        13:43:55                                          BATE                            4337496
 356                                                       1,849.00                        13:43:55                                          BATE                            4337492
 360                                                       1,847.50                        13:48:55                                          BATE                            4345052
 339                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          BATE                            4370635
 332                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          BATE                            4370631
 83                                                        1,849.50                        14:06:21                                          BATE                            4370619
 351                                                       1,856.00                        14:30:11                                          BATE                            4415629
 351                                                       1,856.00                        14:30:11                                          BATE                            4415627
 311                                                       1,865.50                        14:48:04                                          BATE                            4467430
 308                                                       1,868.50                        15:06:05                                          BATE                            4516987
 302                                                       1,863.50                        15:14:48                                          BATE                            4536166
 298                                                       1,844.50                        08:06:55                                          CHIX                            3947991
 158                                                       1,843.50                        08:06:56                                          CHIX                            3948005
 151                                                       1,843.50                        08:06:56                                          CHIX                            3948001
 326                                                       1,843.50                        08:06:56                                          CHIX                            3947997
 333                                                       1,843.50                        08:06:56                                          CHIX                            3947995
 222                                                       1,839.00                        08:07:46                                          CHIX                            3948883
 67                                                        1,839.00                        08:07:46                                          CHIX                            3948881
 122                                                       1,836.00                        08:08:42                                          CHIX                            3953082
 188                                                       1,836.00                        08:08:42                                          CHIX                            3953080
 313                                                       1,835.00                        08:15:31                                          CHIX                            3960388
 323                                                       1,834.00                        08:26:13                                          CHIX                            3973439
 309                                                       1,834.00                        08:26:13                                          CHIX                            3973441
 350                                                       1,832.00                        08:27:28                                          CHIX                            3974648
 10                                                        1,834.00                        08:29:40                                          CHIX                            3976798
 304                                                       1,833.50                        08:31:32                                          CHIX                            3979862
 191                                                       1,833.00                        08:41:42                                          CHIX                            3993270
 313                                                       1,833.50                        08:46:41                                          CHIX                            3999040
 42                                                        1,833.50                        08:47:34                                          CHIX                            3999877
 12                                                        1,833.00                        08:47:47                                          CHIX                            4000067
 339                                                       1,832.00                        08:56:47                                          CHIX                            4010498
 372                                                       1,829.00                        08:57:44                                          CHIX                            4011521
 300                                                       1,830.00                        08:57:44                                          CHIX                            4011515
 228                                                       1,827.50                        08:57:59                                          CHIX                            4011786
 351                                                       1,830.00                        09:02:39                                          CHIX                            4018191
 352                                                       1,828.00                        09:08:37                                          CHIX                            4025895
 52                                                        1,834.00                        09:14:34                                          CHIX                            4032952
 292                                                       1,834.00                        09:14:54                                          CHIX                            4033267
 6                                                         1,835.50                        09:24:50                                          CHIX                            4045098
 26                                                        1,835.00                        09:24:57                                          CHIX                            4045293
 166                                                       1,835.00                        09:25:06                                          CHIX                            4046063
 130                                                       1,835.00                        09:25:06                                          CHIX                            4046061
 331                                                       1,835.00                        09:31:04                                          CHIX                            4053328
 273                                                       1,833.50                        09:49:42                                          CHIX                            4075346
 55                                                        1,833.50                        09:49:42                                          CHIX                            4075344
 318                                                       1,831.50                        09:52:46                                          CHIX                            4079020
 314                                                       1,831.00                        09:55:30                                          CHIX                            4082335
 314                                                       1,830.00                        09:57:06                                          CHIX                            4084052
 359                                                       1,828.50                        10:05:02                                          CHIX                            4092623
 351                                                       1,829.50                        10:18:19                                          CHIX                            4107121
 321                                                       1,829.50                        10:18:19                                          CHIX                            4107119
 298                                                       1,829.50                        10:18:19                                          CHIX                            4107113
 354                                                       1,836.00                        10:35:30                                          CHIX                            4129240
 350                                                       1,835.00                        10:35:35                                          CHIX                            4129331
 343                                                       1,835.00                        10:40:41                                          CHIX                            4134782
 10                                                        1,838.00                        10:55:00                                          CHIX                            4150759
 3                                                         1,837.00                        10:56:54                                          CHIX                            4152418
 26                                                        1,837.00                        10:56:54                                          CHIX                            4152415
 37                                                        1,837.00                        10:56:54                                          CHIX                            4152413
 10                                                        1,837.00                        10:59:38                                          CHIX                            4155263
 210                                                       1,837.00                        10:59:38                                          CHIX                            4155261
 54                                                        1,837.00                        10:59:38                                          CHIX                            4155259
 246                                                       1,837.00                        11:00:00                                          CHIX                            4156378
 310                                                       1,834.50                        11:10:04                                          CHIX                            4166556
 318                                                       1,843.00                        11:27:36                                          CHIX                            4183555
 321                                                       1,841.50                        11:37:13                                          CHIX                            4192700
 335                                                       1,840.00                        11:39:28                                          CHIX                            4194437
 296                                                       1,841.50                        11:50:47                                          CHIX                            4206944
 354                                                       1,841.50                        11:50:47                                          CHIX                            4206948
 324                                                       1,840.00                        12:11:27                                          CHIX                            4230487
 356                                                       1,840.00                        12:11:27                                          CHIX                            4230485
 336                                                       1,842.00                        12:36:41                                          CHIX                            4257655
 317                                                       1,844.00                        12:44:09                                          CHIX                            4264784
 114                                                       1,843.50                        12:49:11                                          CHIX                            4270160
 255                                                       1,848.00                        13:06:22                                          CHIX                            4290394
 321                                                       1,847.50                        13:06:22                                          CHIX                            4290390
 94                                                        1,847.50                        13:09:05                                          CHIX                            4292959
 114                                                       1,847.50                        13:09:05                                          CHIX                            4292957
 333                                                       1,848.50                        13:10:54                                          CHIX                            4295651
 30                                                        1,848.00                        13:27:01                                          CHIX                            4314258
 96                                                        1,848.00                        13:27:01                                          CHIX                            4314256
 340                                                       1,849.00                        13:35:13                                          CHIX                            4326713
 356                                                       1,849.00                        13:35:13                                          CHIX                            4326709
 292                                                       1,849.00                        13:43:55                                          CHIX                            4337494
 43                                                        1,848.50                        13:44:21                                          CHIX                            4338118
 323                                                       1,848.00                        13:48:13                                          CHIX                            4344089
 321                                                       1,848.00                        13:48:13                                          CHIX                            4344087
 181                                                       1,848.00                        14:01:18                                          CHIX                            4362632
 181                                                       1,848.00                        14:01:18                                          CHIX                            4362625
 181                                                       1,848.00                        14:01:18                                          CHIX                            4362622
 311                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          CHIX                            4370637
 329                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          CHIX                            4370629
 157                                                       1,849.50                        14:11:10                                          CHIX                            4378032
 160                                                       1,849.00                        14:13:11                                          CHIX                            4380386
 298                                                       1,852.50                        14:19:31                                          CHIX                            4390187
 316                                                       1,852.00                        14:19:32                                          CHIX                            4390192
 255                                                       1,856.50                        14:30:11                                          CHIX                            4415601
 210                                                       1,856.50                        14:30:11                                          CHIX                            4415599
 53                                                        1,857.50                        14:34:21                                          CHIX                            4427685
 313                                                       1,860.00                        14:38:28                                          CHIX                            4440796
 304                                                       1,860.00                        14:38:28                                          CHIX                            4440792
 88                                                        1,865.50                        14:48:04                                          CHIX                            4467434
 255                                                       1,865.50                        14:48:04                                          CHIX                            4467432
 307                                                       1,868.00                        15:06:05                                          CHIX                            4517004
 348                                                       1,868.50                        15:06:05                                          CHIX                            4516985
 343                                                       1,863.50                        15:14:48                                          CHIX                            4536164
 508                                                       1,843.00                        08:06:56                                          LSE                             3948007
 546                                                       1,843.50                        08:06:56                                          LSE                             3948003
 516                                                       1,843.50                        08:06:56                                          LSE                             3947999
 59                                                        1,840.00                        08:06:59                                          LSE                             3948072
 530                                                       1,839.00                        08:07:46                                          LSE                             3948885
 547                                                       1,839.00                        08:07:46                                          LSE                             3948889
 557                                                       1,839.00                        08:07:46                                          LSE                             3948887
 521                                                       1,833.00                        08:15:31                                          LSE                             3960394
 484                                                       1,831.50                        08:18:40                                          LSE                             3965378
 179                                                       1,834.00                        08:26:13                                          LSE                             3973435
 350                                                       1,834.00                        08:26:13                                          LSE                             3973433
 500                                                       1,834.00                        08:26:13                                          LSE                             3973431
 513                                                       1,834.00                        08:26:13                                          LSE                             3973429
 195                                                       1,832.00                        08:27:23                                          LSE                             3974566
 136                                                       1,832.00                        08:27:23                                          LSE                             3974564
 288                                                       1,833.00                        08:34:12                                          LSE                             3983123
 193                                                       1,833.00                        08:34:12                                          LSE                             3983121
 492                                                       1,831.50                        08:35:12                                          LSE                             3985318
 540                                                       1,834.00                        08:52:13                                          LSE                             4005121
 528                                                       1,833.00                        08:54:18                                          LSE                             4007348
 491                                                       1,833.00                        08:54:18                                          LSE                             4007346
 500                                                       1,833.00                        08:54:18                                          LSE                             4007344
 498                                                       1,830.00                        08:57:44                                          LSE                             4011517
 528                                                       1,828.00                        08:57:59                                          LSE                             4011784
 554                                                       1,830.00                        09:02:39                                          LSE                             4018193
 516                                                       1,830.00                        09:02:39                                          LSE                             4018195
 322                                                       1,829.00                        09:05:21                                          LSE                             4022156
 171                                                       1,829.00                        09:05:21                                          LSE                             4022154
 498                                                       1,828.00                        09:05:34                                          LSE                             4022413
 282                                                       1,834.00                        09:14:34                                          LSE                             4032954
 547                                                       1,834.00                        09:14:34                                          LSE                             4032950
 548                                                       1,833.50                        09:14:34                                          LSE                             4032948
 518                                                       1,834.00                        09:14:34                                          LSE                             4032946
 470                                                       1,834.00                        09:14:34                                          LSE                             4032944
 556                                                       1,833.00                        09:14:54                                          LSE                             4033269
 182                                                       1,834.50                        09:26:39                                          LSE                             4047589
 312                                                       1,834.50                        09:26:43                                          LSE                             4047648
 523                                                       1,835.00                        09:34:22                                          LSE                             4056689
 471                                                       1,833.00                        09:50:28                                          LSE                             4076726
 27                                                        1,833.00                        09:50:33                                          LSE                             4076801
 517                                                       1,833.00                        09:50:33                                          LSE                             4076803
 487                                                       1,830.00                        09:57:06                                          LSE                             4084054
 234                                                       1,828.00                        10:00:51                                          LSE                             4088166
 267                                                       1,828.00                        10:00:51                                          LSE                             4088164
 424                                                       1,829.50                        10:18:19                                          LSE                             4107115
 50                                                        1,829.50                        10:18:19                                          LSE                             4107117
 378                                                       1,829.00                        10:18:21                                          LSE                             4107147
 52                                                        1,829.00                        10:18:21                                          LSE                             4107145
 509                                                       1,829.00                        10:18:21                                          LSE                             4107143
 90                                                        1,831.00                        10:23:42                                          LSE                             4113578
 491                                                       1,836.00                        10:33:05                                          LSE                             4125023
 15                                                        1,836.00                        10:33:05                                          LSE                             4125021
 554                                                       1,836.00                        10:33:05                                          LSE                             4125019
 486                                                       1,839.00                        10:50:07                                          LSE                             4144678
 512                                                       1,839.00                        10:50:07                                          LSE                             4144676
 556                                                       1,839.00                        10:50:07                                          LSE                             4144672
 40                                                        1,839.00                        10:50:07                                          LSE                             4144670
 1                                                         1,834.00                        11:10:07                                          LSE                             4166605
 474                                                       1,834.00                        11:13:10                                          LSE                             4168947
 251                                                       1,834.00                        11:13:10                                          LSE                             4168945
 271                                                       1,834.00                        11:13:10                                          LSE                             4168943
 465                                                       1,840.50                        11:38:37                                          LSE                             4193660
 517                                                       1,841.50                        11:50:47                                          LSE                             4206952
 516                                                       1,841.50                        11:50:47                                          LSE                             4206950
 524                                                       1,840.00                        11:57:42                                          LSE                             4213455
 491                                                       1,842.50                        12:03:31                                          LSE                             4220370
 390                                                       1,842.50                        12:26:47                                          LSE                             4246803
 134                                                       1,842.50                        12:26:47                                          LSE                             4246801
 494                                                       1,842.50                        12:26:47                                          LSE                             4246799
 464                                                       1,843.50                        12:44:09                                          LSE                             4264786
 537                                                       1,843.00                        12:54:23                                          LSE                             4276029
 15                                                        1,847.50                        13:06:22                                          LSE                             4290392
 550                                                       1,847.50                        13:06:22                                          LSE                             4290386
 205                                                       1,848.00                        13:35:13                                          LSE                             4326723
 324                                                       1,848.00                        13:35:13                                          LSE                             4326721
 537                                                       1,849.00                        13:35:13                                          LSE                             4326715
 493                                                       1,849.00                        13:35:13                                          LSE                             4326711
 522                                                       1,849.00                        13:43:55                                          LSE                             4337502
 471                                                       1,849.00                        13:43:55                                          LSE                             4337500
 339                                                       1,849.00                        13:43:55                                          LSE                             4337498
 534                                                       1,846.50                        13:50:08                                          LSE                             4347757
 486                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          LSE                             4370641
 517                                                       1,849.00                        14:06:21                                          LSE                             4370639
 534                                                       1,849.00                        14:13:11                                          LSE                             4380388
 503                                                       1,850.50                        14:20:42                                          LSE                             4393633
 514                                                       1,856.00                        14:30:11                                          LSE                             4415631
 465                                                       1,857.00                        14:33:35                                          LSE                             4426109
 561                                                       1,860.00                        14:38:28                                          LSE                             4440798
 377                                                       1,865.00                        14:45:22                                          LSE                             4460959
 101                                                       1,865.00                        14:45:22                                          LSE                             4460957
 321                                                       1,868.00                        15:06:05                                          LSE                             4516991
 215                                                       1,868.00                        15:06:05                                          LSE                             4516989
 490                                                       1,866.50                        15:07:45                                          LSE                             4519996

 

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