Share Purchase

Associated British Foods PLC
21 December 2007



Associated British Foods plc

21 December 2007

Director/PDMR shareholding



The Company was today notified that Lord Michael Jay, Non-Executive Director,
had purchased 100 ordinary shares in Associated British Foods plc at a price of
886.75 pence per share yesterday, 20 December 2007.  This transaction took place
on the London Market.






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