AB Foods Regulatory News (ABF)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

RBC Trust Company (Jersey) Limited and RBC Trustees (Jersey) Limited as trustees of the G H Weston 1964 Settlement

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

The notification concerns a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities.

The relevant person discharging managerial responsibilities is George Weston, the Chief Executive Officer of Associated British Foods plc.

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Associated British Foods plc

b)

LEI

GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 515/22p

GB0006731235

b)

Nature of the transaction

Pledging of shares in Associated British Foods plc held by a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-08-30

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue