Transaction in Own Shares

Associated British Foods PLC

27 October 2023

 

27 October 2023

Associated British Foods plc

Transaction in own shares and completion of share buyback programme

Associated British Foods plc (the "Company") announces that on 27 October 2023 it purchased for cancellation from Credit Suisse International ("CS") 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 9 November 2022 and 28 April 2023.

Description of shares:		Associated British Foods plc Ordinary shares of 5 15/22 pence
Date of transaction:		27 October 2023
Number of shares repurchased:		806
Average price paid per share:		GBp 1,941.9653
Highest price paid per share:		GBp 1,952.0000
Lowest price paid per share:		GBp 1,939.5000

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

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

These purchases are the last purchases to be made under the second and final £250 million tranche of the £500 million share buyback programme announced on 9 November 2022 and that programme has been completed in accordance with its terms. In total, the Company purchased 26,478,215 shares for a total consideration of £499,999,929.

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

Schedule of purchases

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

Date of purchases: 27 October 2023

Investment firm:  Credit Suisse International

Individual transactions:

Number of ordinary shares purchased	Transaction price per ordinary share (pence)	Time of transaction (London time)	Trading venue	Transaction reference Number
162	1940.5	08:32:02	XLON	F0000132Z7C20067
171	1940.5	08:32:02	XLON	F0000032Z7C20067
197	1939.5	08:33:32	XLON	F0000232Z7C20067
52	1939.5	08:34:20	XLON	F0000332Z7C20067
82	1943.0	08:39:33	XLON	F0000432Z7C20067
34	1948.0	08:47:58	XLON	G0000032Z7C1007E
3	1948.0	08:48:43	XLON	G0000132Z7C1007E
31	1948.0	08:48:43	XLON	G0000232Z7C1007E
34	1948.0	08:48:43	XLON	G0000332Z7C1007E
8	1952.0	08:55:07	XLON	I0000432Z7C1007E
10	1952.0	08:55:07	XLON	I0000532Z7C1007E
8	1952.0	08:55:07	XLON	I0000632Z7C1007E
5	1952.0	08:55:07	XLON	I0000732Z7C1007E
9	1952.0	08:55:07	XLON	I0000832Z7C1007E

Contacts:

[phone]

Ray Cahill (Director of Corporate Governance)       

Paul Lister (Company Secretary)     

 

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