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RNS Number : 1297P  Associated British Foods PLC  15 January 2026

 15 January 2026

 Associated British Foods plc

 Transaction in own shares

 Associated British Foods plc (the 'Company') announces that on 15 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:                                                                                               15 January 2026
 Number of shares repurchased:                                                                                      70,482
 Average price paid per share:                                                                                      GBp 1853.76
 Highest price paid per share:                                                                                      GBp 1869
 Lowest price paid per share:                                                                                       GBp 1839.5

 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:                      15 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                                     1,853.29                                          33,294                                    1,839.50                        1,869.00
 BATS Europe                                               1,853.25                                          11,952                                    1,840.00                        1,866.50
 Chi-X Europe                                              1,854.83                                          20,377                                    1,840.00                        1,869.00
 Aquis                                                     1,853.74                                            4,859                                   1,839.50                        1,866.50

 Individual transactions:

 Number of ordinary shares purchased     Transaction price per ordinary share (pence)      Time of transaction (London time)                 Trading venue                   Match ID
 292                                                       1,839.50                        08:27:29                                          Aquis                           3214114
 311                                                       1,839.50                        08:27:55                                          Aquis                           3214466
 45                                                        1,839.50                        08:27:55                                          Aquis                           3214462
 281                                                       1,844.50                        08:43:38                                          Aquis                           3233167
 277                                                       1,844.50                        08:43:38                                          Aquis                           3233173
 311                                                       1,844.50                        08:43:38                                          Aquis                           3233171
 224                                                       1,844.50                        08:49:17                                          Aquis                           3240860
 319                                                       1,850.00                        10:27:09                                          Aquis                           3344894
 313                                                       1,859.50                        11:15:27                                          Aquis                           3393128
 343                                                       1,859.50                        11:15:27                                          Aquis                           3393122
 248                                                       1,863.50                        11:50:34                                          Aquis                           3425712
 53                                                        1,860.00                        12:08:06                                          Aquis                           3442621
 207                                                       1,866.50                        13:37:11                                          Aquis                           3535740
 208                                                       1,865.00                        14:30:10                                          Aquis                           3620959
 301                                                       1,860.00                        14:34:44                                          Aquis                           3633190
 342                                                       1,859.00                        14:35:47                                          Aquis                           3638322
 222                                                       1,862.50                        15:13:08                                          Aquis                           3730725
 289                                                       1,859.50                        15:46:22                                          Aquis                           3797711
 273                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:16                                          Aquis                           3839589
 346                                                       1,851.00                        08:09:06                                          BATE                            3192866
 345                                                       1,851.00                        08:09:06                                          BATE                            3192864
 337                                                       1,851.00                        08:09:06                                          BATE                            3192862
 309                                                       1,845.00                        08:18:01                                          BATE                            3203337
 297                                                       1,848.50                        08:18:01                                          BATE                            3203326
 293                                                       1,848.00                        08:18:01                                          BATE                            3203330
 37                                                        1,840.00                        08:27:27                                          BATE                            3214077
 306                                                       1,840.00                        08:27:27                                          BATE                            3214073
 312                                                       1,840.00                        08:27:27                                          BATE                            3214071
 299                                                       1,843.50                        08:54:57                                          BATE                            3246711
 266                                                       1,843.50                        08:57:42                                          BATE                            3249865
 75                                                        1,843.50                        08:57:42                                          BATE                            3249863
 353                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          BATE                            3272817
 334                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          BATE                            3272815
 326                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          BATE                            3272813
 314                                                       1,846.50                        09:22:21                                          BATE                            3277233
 299                                                       1,845.50                        09:51:46                                          BATE                            3307598
 321                                                       1,846.50                        10:09:51                                          BATE                            3325940
 358                                                       1,846.50                        10:09:51                                          BATE                            3325944
 355                                                       1,852.00                        10:17:02                                          BATE                            3333965
 292                                                       1,850.00                        10:19:51                                          BATE                            3336901
 13                                                        1,850.00                        10:21:51                                          BATE                            3339474
 346                                                       1,852.00                        10:49:16                                          BATE                            3367904
 299                                                       1,859.50                        11:15:27                                          BATE                            3393126
 298                                                       1,858.00                        11:25:24                                          BATE                            3401261
 291                                                       1,862.50                        11:42:23                                          BATE                            3417394
 79                                                        1,866.50                        12:33:06                                          BATE                            3466325
 279                                                       1,866.50                        12:33:06                                          BATE                            3466321
 298                                                       1,865.50                        13:25:29                                          BATE                            3521292
 355                                                       1,864.50                        14:02:33                                          BATE                            3569910
 351                                                       1,863.00                        14:27:46                                          BATE                            3608957
 356                                                       1,860.00                        14:34:44                                          BATE                            3633186
 298                                                       1,858.50                        14:36:21                                          BATE                            3639107
 341                                                       1,857.50                        14:39:13                                          BATE                            3642955
 291                                                       1,856.00                        14:40:09                                          BATE                            3645044
 39                                                        1,856.00                        14:45:13                                          BATE                            3660911
 293                                                       1,856.00                        14:45:13                                          BATE                            3660909
 292                                                       1,861.50                        14:58:59                                          BATE                            3699230
 317                                                       1,865.00                        15:20:05                                          BATE                            3745727
 228                                                       1,860.00                        15:45:53                                          BATE                            3796845
 111                                                       1,860.00                        15:46:02                                          BATE                            3797203
 289                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          BATE                            3839288
 314                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          BATE                            3839284
 346                                                       1,869.00                        08:01:14                                          CHIX                            3179026
 317                                                       1,869.00                        08:01:14                                          CHIX                            3179024
 301                                                       1,860.00                        08:03:33                                          CHIX                            3182647
 318                                                       1,860.00                        08:03:33                                          CHIX                            3182645
 341                                                       1,848.50                        08:11:52                                          CHIX                            3196260
 344                                                       1,848.50                        08:18:01                                          CHIX                            3203328
 293                                                       1,848.50                        08:18:01                                          CHIX                            3203324
 335                                                       1,848.00                        08:18:01                                          CHIX                            3203332
 331                                                       1,843.50                        08:22:03                                          CHIX                            3208036
 127                                                       1,840.00                        08:27:27                                          CHIX                            3214075
 218                                                       1,840.00                        08:27:27                                          CHIX                            3214069
 312                                                       1,840.50                        08:29:43                                          CHIX                            3216448
 307                                                       1,840.00                        08:30:01                                          CHIX                            3217179
 135                                                       1,843.50                        08:50:52                                          CHIX                            3242915
 220                                                       1,843.50                        08:50:52                                          CHIX                            3242913
 359                                                       1,844.00                        08:50:52                                          CHIX                            3242909
 309                                                       1,844.00                        08:50:52                                          CHIX                            3242911
 148                                                       1,842.50                        08:55:10                                          CHIX                            3247351
 179                                                       1,842.50                        08:55:11                                          CHIX                            3247387
 290                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          CHIX                            3272811
 144                                                       1,846.50                        09:22:21                                          CHIX                            3277231
 72                                                        1,846.50                        09:22:30                                          CHIX                            3277363
 90                                                        1,846.50                        09:23:32                                          CHIX                            3278765
 76                                                        1,846.50                        09:23:32                                          CHIX                            3278763
 164                                                       1,846.50                        09:24:36                                          CHIX                            3279720
 323                                                       1,846.50                        09:29:40                                          CHIX                            3284927
 44                                                        1,846.50                        09:29:40                                          CHIX                            3284925
 331                                                       1,847.00                        09:29:40                                          CHIX                            3284923
 358                                                       1,848.00                        09:46:39                                          CHIX                            3302369
 12                                                        1,845.00                        09:59:50                                          CHIX                            3314446
 297                                                       1,845.00                        09:59:53                                          CHIX                            3314577
 329                                                       1,845.00                        09:59:53                                          CHIX                            3314575
 334                                                       1,845.00                        10:02:12                                          CHIX                            3317898
 21                                                        1,845.00                        10:02:12                                          CHIX                            3317892
 239                                                       1,846.50                        10:09:51                                          CHIX                            3325942
 335                                                       1,848.50                        10:15:52                                          CHIX                            3332783
 348                                                       1,849.50                        10:34:30                                          CHIX                            3353069
 296                                                       1,849.50                        10:34:30                                          CHIX                            3353071
 341                                                       1,852.00                        10:49:16                                          CHIX                            3367902
 329                                                       1,852.00                        10:49:16                                          CHIX                            3367906
 326                                                       1,859.50                        11:15:27                                          CHIX                            3393124
 22                                                        1,858.50                        11:20:40                                          CHIX                            3397271
 358                                                       1,858.50                        11:20:40                                          CHIX                            3397269
 7                                                         1,858.50                        11:23:40                                          CHIX                            3399665
 199                                                       1,863.50                        11:50:34                                          CHIX                            3425714
 112                                                       1,863.50                        11:50:34                                          CHIX                            3425710
 176                                                       1,864.00                        11:59:57                                          CHIX                            3434949
 48                                                        1,860.00                        12:05:43                                          CHIX                            3440869
 304                                                       1,860.00                        12:06:01                                          CHIX                            3441063
 14                                                        1,863.00                        12:19:48                                          CHIX                            3452424
 14                                                        1,863.00                        12:19:48                                          CHIX                            3452422
 14                                                        1,863.00                        12:19:48                                          CHIX                            3452420
 332                                                       1,862.50                        12:21:49                                          CHIX                            3454232
 84                                                        1,866.50                        12:33:06                                          CHIX                            3466323
 255                                                       1,866.50                        12:33:06                                          CHIX                            3466319
 301                                                       1,869.00                        12:59:47                                          CHIX                            3493506
 299                                                       1,866.50                        13:31:02                                          CHIX                            3527227
 318                                                       1,863.00                        13:49:39                                          CHIX                            3552085
 290                                                       1,864.50                        14:02:33                                          CHIX                            3569912
 156                                                       1,864.50                        14:18:44                                          CHIX                            3593269
 181                                                       1,864.50                        14:18:44                                          CHIX                            3593267
 360                                                       1,860.00                        14:34:22                                          CHIX                            3632462
 290                                                       1,860.00                        14:34:44                                          CHIX                            3633188
 357                                                       1,859.00                        14:35:47                                          CHIX                            3638320
 329                                                       1,858.00                        14:38:36                                          CHIX                            3642152
 360                                                       1,858.00                        14:38:36                                          CHIX                            3642150
 334                                                       1,857.50                        14:39:13                                          CHIX                            3642957
 547                                                       1,857.00                        14:39:20                                          CHIX                            3643058
 319                                                       1,857.00                        14:41:12                                          CHIX                            3648407
 170                                                       1,856.50                        14:44:47                                          CHIX                            3657918
 137                                                       1,856.50                        14:44:47                                          CHIX                            3657916
 22                                                        1,860.50                        14:52:07                                          CHIX                            3680948
 292                                                       1,862.00                        14:57:51                                          CHIX                            3696893
 332                                                       1,865.50                        15:20:01                                          CHIX                            3745587
 125                                                       1,864.00                        15:25:56                                          CHIX                            3759333
 173                                                       1,864.00                        15:26:37                                          CHIX                            3760353
 359                                                       1,860.00                        15:46:02                                          CHIX                            3797201
 332                                                       1,860.00                        15:50:12                                          CHIX                            3804767
 402                                                       1,860.00                        15:50:12                                          CHIX                            3804765
 347                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          CHIX                            3839296
 324                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          CHIX                            3839292
 304                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          CHIX                            3839290
 339                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          CHIX                            3839286
 513                                                       1,868.00                        08:01:14                                          LSE                             3179030
 527                                                       1,868.00                        08:01:14                                          LSE                             3179028
 530                                                       1,860.00                        08:03:33                                          LSE                             3182651
 493                                                       1,860.00                        08:03:33                                          LSE                             3182649
 560                                                       1,848.50                        08:11:52                                          LSE                             3196262
 510                                                       1,848.50                        08:18:01                                          LSE                             3203334
 455                                                       1,843.50                        08:22:03                                          LSE                             3208046
 517                                                       1,843.50                        08:22:03                                          LSE                             3208044
 339                                                       1,843.50                        08:22:03                                          LSE                             3208042
 104                                                       1,843.50                        08:22:03                                          LSE                             3208040
 159                                                       1,843.50                        08:22:03                                          LSE                             3208038
 475                                                       1,843.50                        08:25:16                                          LSE                             3211672
 478                                                       1,843.50                        08:25:16                                          LSE                             3211670
 494                                                       1,842.00                        08:26:38                                          LSE                             3213249
 480                                                       1,842.00                        08:26:38                                          LSE                             3213247
 332                                                       1,842.00                        08:26:38                                          LSE                             3213251
 153                                                       1,842.00                        08:26:38                                          LSE                             3213253
 531                                                       1,840.00                        08:27:27                                          LSE                             3214079
 558                                                       1,839.50                        08:27:55                                          LSE                             3214464
 500                                                       1,843.00                        08:38:30                                          LSE                             3227243
 16                                                        1,843.00                        08:38:38                                          LSE                             3227362
 119                                                       1,845.00                        08:43:37                                          LSE                             3233164
 123                                                       1,845.00                        08:43:37                                          LSE                             3233162
 431                                                       1,845.00                        08:43:37                                          LSE                             3233160
 431                                                       1,845.00                        08:43:37                                          LSE                             3233158
 426                                                       1,845.00                        08:43:37                                          LSE                             3233156
 112                                                       1,845.00                        08:43:37                                          LSE                             3233154
 526                                                       1,844.00                        08:43:38                                          LSE                             3233169
 111                                                       1,844.50                        09:08:58                                          LSE                             3263148
 353                                                       1,844.50                        09:10:16                                          LSE                             3264927
 78                                                        1,844.50                        09:10:16                                          LSE                             3264925
 498                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          LSE                             3272825
 211                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          LSE                             3272823
 346                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          LSE                             3272821
 506                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          LSE                             3272819
 557                                                       1,845.50                        09:17:51                                          LSE                             3272809
 95                                                        1,848.00                        09:43:04                                          LSE                             3298864
 386                                                       1,848.00                        09:43:04                                          LSE                             3298866
 484                                                       1,848.00                        09:46:39                                          LSE                             3302373
 546                                                       1,848.00                        09:46:39                                          LSE                             3302371
 486                                                       1,847.50                        09:48:29                                          LSE                             3303922
 526                                                       1,845.00                        10:02:12                                          LSE                             3317896
 496                                                       1,845.00                        10:02:12                                          LSE                             3317894
 555                                                       1,848.50                        10:15:52                                          LSE                             3332785
 543                                                       1,848.50                        10:15:52                                          LSE                             3332781
 43                                                        1,851.00                        10:18:10                                          LSE                             3335151
 457                                                       1,851.00                        10:18:10                                          LSE                             3335146
 15                                                        1,850.00                        10:19:50                                          LSE                             3336886
 476                                                       1,850.00                        10:19:50                                          LSE                             3336884
 556                                                       1,858.50                        11:15:27                                          LSE                             3393136
 492                                                       1,859.50                        11:15:27                                          LSE                             3393134
 509                                                       1,859.50                        11:15:27                                          LSE                             3393132
 488                                                       1,859.50                        11:15:27                                          LSE                             3393130
 283                                                       1,862.50                        11:43:12                                          LSE                             3418100
 479                                                       1,863.50                        11:50:34                                          LSE                             3425718
 537                                                       1,863.50                        11:50:34                                          LSE                             3425716
 179                                                       1,862.50                        11:52:08                                          LSE                             3427470
 526                                                       1,860.00                        12:06:01                                          LSE                             3441065
 38                                                        1,864.00                        12:24:28                                          LSE                             3456310
 179                                                       1,866.50                        12:33:06                                          LSE                             3466331
 65                                                        1,866.50                        12:33:06                                          LSE                             3466329
 310                                                       1,866.50                        12:33:06                                          LSE                             3466327
 546                                                       1,869.00                        12:59:47                                          LSE                             3493508
 556                                                       1,863.00                        13:49:39                                          LSE                             3552087
 15                                                        1,865.00                        14:16:52                                          LSE                             3590908
 479                                                       1,865.00                        14:16:52                                          LSE                             3590906
 176                                                       1,864.50                        14:30:17                                          LSE                             3621496
 352                                                       1,864.50                        14:30:17                                          LSE                             3621494
 377                                                       1,860.00                        14:34:22                                          LSE                             3632464
 182                                                       1,860.00                        14:34:44                                          LSE                             3633192
 237                                                       1,859.00                        14:35:48                                          LSE                             3638357
 60                                                        1,859.00                        14:35:48                                          LSE                             3638354
 117                                                       1,859.00                        14:35:48                                          LSE                             3638352
 142                                                       1,859.00                        14:35:48                                          LSE                             3638350
 528                                                       1,858.00                        14:36:46                                          LSE                             3639800
 456                                                       1,857.50                        14:39:13                                          LSE                             3642948
 474                                                       1,857.00                        14:41:12                                          LSE                             3648409
 483                                                       1,856.50                        14:41:20                                          LSE                             3648737
 565                                                       1,856.50                        14:44:47                                          LSE                             3657922
 470                                                       1,856.50                        14:44:47                                          LSE                             3657920
 366                                                       1,860.50                        15:00:36                                          LSE                             3705776
 129                                                       1,860.50                        15:00:36                                          LSE                             3705774
 494                                                       1,865.00                        15:20:05                                          LSE                             3745729
 560                                                       1,862.50                        15:35:13                                          LSE                             3777174
 565                                                       1,860.00                        15:45:53                                          LSE                             3796847
 58                                                        1,860.00                        15:50:29                                          LSE                             3805157
 169                                                       1,860.00                        15:50:29                                          LSE                             3805155
 471                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          LSE                             3839300
 471                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          LSE                             3839298
 495                                                       1,860.00                        16:08:04                                          LSE                             3839294

 

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