Hldg inCo/Directors' Shrhldgs

Associated British Foods PLC 7 December 1999 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LTD 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 PURCHASED BY HOWARD INVESTMENTS LTD. A SUBSIDIARY OF WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LTD 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. HOWARD INVESTMENTS LTD 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 1,020,000 / 335,000 / 697,000 / 833,593 6) (0.365%) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) ( N/A %) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction 01.12.99 / 02.12.99 / 03.12.99 / 06.12.99 11) Date company informed 07.12.99 12) Total holding following this notification 428,191,137 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 54.087% 14) Any additional information THE TOTAL IN 12 ABOVE IS HELD BY WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LTD OR HOWARD INVESTMENTS LTD 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries L RENDALL 0171 589 6363 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ... 7 DECEMBER 1999 .. DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR G H WESTON, W G G WESTON, G G WESTON 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest G H WESTON, W G G WESTON, G G WESTON 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) HOWARD INVESTMENTS LTD 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) HOWARD INVESTMENTS LTD, A SUBSIDIARY OF WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LTD 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary SHARE PURCHASE 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 1,020,000 / 335,000 / 697,000 / 833,593 8) (0.365% ) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10) (N/A % ) of issued Class 11) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 12) Price per share 331.89P / 340.14P / 352.14P / 356.5838P 13) Date of transaction 01.12.99 / 02.12.99 / 03.12.99 / 6.12.99 14) Date company informed 07.12.99 15) Total holding following this notification 428,191,137 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 54.087% IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information SHARES IN 15 ABOVE HELD BY HOWARD INVESTMENTS LTD OR WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LTD 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries L RENDALL 0171 589 6363 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification....... 7 DECEMBER 1999 ..... ........
UK 100

Latest directors dealings