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RNS Number : 1419Z  Associated British Foods PLC  01 April 2026

01 April 2026

 

Associated British Foods plc

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Associated British Foods plc (the "Company") announces that on 01 April 2026
it purchased for cancellation from Barclays Capital Securities Limited
("Barclays") the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 15/22 pence each
pursuant to the authority granted by its shareholders as part of its share
repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 25 February 2026.

 

 Description of shares:         Associated British Foods plc

                                Ordinary shares of 5 15/22 pence
 Date of transaction:           01 April 2026
 Number of shares repurchased:  37,907
 Average price paid per share:  GBp 1883.2208
 Highest price paid per share:  GBp 1886.0000
 Lowest price paid per share:   GBp 1873.5000

 

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

 

All shares were purchased from Barclays as an on exchange transaction subject
to the rules of the London Stock Exchange.

 

The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by
Barclays as part of the buyback programme.

 

Schedule of purchases

 

Shares purchased:  Associated British Foods plc (ISIN: GB0006731235)

Date of purchases: 01 April 2026

Investment firm: Barclays Capital Securities Limited

 

Aggregate information:

 

 

 Venue                  Aggregated volume  Highest price per share  Lowest price per share  Volume-weighted average price
 Aquis Exchange         2,593              1,886.00                 1,875.00                1,884.38
 CBOE BXE               6,806              1,886.00                 1,873.50                1,882.70
 CBOE CXE               14,164             1,886.00                 1,874.00                1,882.56
 London Stock Exchange  11,442             1,886.00                 1,874.00                1,883.83
 Turquoise              2,902              1,886.00                 1,878.00                1,884.24

 

 

Individual transactions:

 

 Number of ordinary shares purchased  Transaction price per ordinary share (pence)  Time of transaction (London time)  Trading venue  Transaction Reference Number
 362                                  1883.5                                        08:29:24                           XLON           606188290313207000
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 138                                  1886                                          11:37:25                           CHIX           592114537760663000
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 114                                  1885.5                                        14:37:17                           CHIX           606188290319603000
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 156                                  1879                                          15:03:16                           CHIX           592114537764874000
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 114                                  1875                                          15:03:33                           CHIX           592114537764883000
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 110                                  1874                                          15:10:34                           BATE           606188290320533000
 114                                  1874                                          15:13:15                           BATE           592114537765169000
 275                                  1874                                          15:13:15                           CHIX           606188290320610000
 130                                  1873.5                                        15:13:15                           BATE           606188290320610000
 114                                  1874                                          15:13:15                           XLON           606188290320610000
 142                                  1878                                          15:18:24                           TRQX           592114537765306000
 228                                  1878                                          15:18:24                           XLON           592114537765306000
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 148                                  1877.5                                        15:18:26                           CHIX           606188290320742000
 126                                  1879                                          15:20:26                           CHIX           606188290320795000
 35                                   1880.5                                        15:22:46                           XLON           606188290320857000
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 114                                  1879.5                                        15:23:35                           TRQX           606188290320879000
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 246                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           AQXE           592114537767444000
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 70                                   1886                                          16:22:46                           XLON           592114537767444000
 114                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           BATE           592114537767444000
 228                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           XLON           606188290322803000
 174                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           XLON           606188290322803000
 228                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           CHIX           606188290322803000
 228                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           CHIX           606188290322803000
 270                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           BATE           592114537767444000
 228                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           AQXE           606188290322803000
 117                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           XLON           592114537767444000
 179                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           XLON           606188290322803000
 121                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           XLON           606188290322803000
 114                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           XLON           592114537767444000
 159                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           CHIX           606188290322803000
 148                                  1886                                          16:22:46                           TRQX           592114537767444000

 

 

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Ray Cahill (Director of Corporate Governance)

 

Paul Lister (Company Secretary)

 

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