Annual Information Update

Associated British Foods PLC
23 November 2007


23 November 2007

Associated British Foods plc


                           ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE


Annual information update for the period from 25 November 2006 up to, and
including, 22 November 2007.

Associated British Foods plc ('the Company') is pleased to provide an annual
information update, in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2.
The information referred to in this update was up to date at the time the
information was published but some information may now be out of date. To avoid
an unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this update
rather than included in full.

1.                  Announcements made via RNS, a regulatory information service

All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory
Information Service:

Date                      Brief description of announcement

22 November 2007          Executive Share Incentive Plan 2003 - announcement of conditional allocation,
                          under the Plan, of 103,494 ordinary shares to George Weston and 71,618 ordinary
                          shares to John Bason, made on the basis of an allocation price of 905.85 pence per
                          share.
22 November 2007          Announcement of £100 million investment in Mali by Illovo Sugar
9 November 2007           Notification of delivery to FSA Viewing Facility of copies of annual report 2007,
                          notice of annual general meeting, form of proxy and shareholder letter
7 November 2007           Notification of major interests in shares from AXA S.A.
6 November 2007           Preliminary results for year ended 15 September 2007
1 November 2007           Directorate changes - announcement that Lord MacGregor and Mike Alexander will not
                          seek re-election as directors at the 2007 Annual General Meeting
14 September 2007         Announcement of the acquisition of a 20% stake in Jordans
10 September 2007         Pre close period trading update
24 August 2007            Announcement of joint venture agreement investment in China's beet sugar industry
                          with Hebei Tian Lu Sugar Group
3 July 2007               Director share dealing - John Bason, Finance Director, purchased 39 shares in
                          Associated British Foods plc at a price of £8.7899 per share as a result of his
                          participation in the Associated British Foods plc Dividend Re-investment Plan
26 June 2007              Announcement of joint venture with BP and DuPont to build £200m UK biofuel plant.
29 May 2007               Announcement of acquisition of the Patak's business
25 May 2007               Holdings in Company - notification from Legal & General
24 May 2007               Lord Jay - appointment as a non-executive director of two overseas companies.
26 April 2007             Director share dealing - Tim Clarke, non-executive director, purchased 1,000
                          shares of the Company at a price of 932 pence per share
26 April 2007             Notification of submission of copies of interim report to Financial Services
                          Authority Viewing Facility
24 April 2007             Interim results for the 24 weeks ended 3 March 2007
19 March 2007             Notification of major interests in shares from Garfield Weston Foundation,
                          Wittington Investments Limited and Howard Investments Ltd - initial notification
                          made under TP7
15 March 2007             Director Declaration - following appointment of Peter Smith, announcement of
                          additional information required under Listing Rule 9.6.13(R)(1)
28 February 2007          Announcement of appointment of Peter Smith as a non-executive director and
                          resignation of Jeff Harris as a non-executive director.
26 February 2007          Pre close period trading update
6 February 2007           Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group Plc
15 January 2007           Director share dealing - John Bason, Finance Director, purchased 78 shares of the
                          Company at a price of £8.325 per share as a result of his participation in the ABF
                          Dividend Re-investment Plan
5 January 2007            Announcement of appointment of Credit Suisse as joint corporate broker
19 December 2006          Executive Share Incentive Plan 2003 - announcement of shares vested in George
                          Weston and John Bason on 18 December 2006 under the Plan
19 December 2006          Voting Rights and Capital - confirmation of the Company's share capital and voting
                          rights provided in conformity with transitional provision 6 of the Transparency
                          Directive
11 December 2006          Publication of resolutions dealing with special business passed at the annual
                          general meeting
8 December 2006           AGM statement

Copies of the above announcements can be obtained from the Company's website
www.abf.co.uk.

2.                  Documents filed at Companies House

All of the documents listed below were filed with the Registrar of Companies in
England and Wales on or around the dates indicated.

Date                      Document filed

24 October 2007           Form 288c recording a change in a director's particulars
24 October 2007           Form 288c recording a change in a director's particulars
28 September 2007         Annual Return on Form 363 made up to 27 July 2007
6 August 2007             Form 288c recording a change in a director's particulars
19 June 2007              Form 288c recording a change in a director's particulars
25 April 2007             Form 288a recording the appointment of Peter Smith as a director
23 April 2007             Form 288b recording the resignation of Jeff Harris as a director
4 January 2007            Annual accounts filed for the Group made up to 16 September 2006
2 January 2007            Resolutions (1) disapplying pre-emption rights 8/12/06 and (2) authorising
                          allotment of securities 8/12/06

Copies of documents filed with the Registrar of Companies can be obtained from
Companies House. (www.companieshouse.gov.uk)


3.                  Annual and Interim Reports

The Company's Annual Report for the period ended 15 September 2007 and Notice of
the 2007 Annual General Meeting (which were filed with the UKLA Document Viewing
Facility on 9 November 2007) can be found on the Company's website, as can the
Interim Report 2007 published on 26 April 2007.

4.                  Contact

Paul Lister, Company Secretary                      Tel. [phone]













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