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Associated British Foods PLC24 November 2006 24 November 2006 Associated British Foods plc ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE Annual information update for the period from 23 November 2005 up to andincluding 24 November 2006. Associated British Foods plc ("the Company") is pleased to provide an annualinformation 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referred to in this update was up to date at the time theinformation was published but some information may now be out-of-date. To avoidan unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this updaterather than included in full. 1. Announcements made via RNS, a regulatory information service All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a RegulatoryInformation Service: Date Brief description of announcement 21 November 2006 Announcement that the Trustee of the ABF Executive Share Incentive Plan 2003 had acquired 400,000 of Associated British Foods plc ordinary shares, 200,000 at an average price of 890.09p per share and 200,000 at an average price of 888.20p per share; and that conditional allocations of 94,793 and 68,812 shares, respectively, had been made to George Weston and John Bason.20 November 2006 Announcement that the Trustee of the ABF Executive Share Incentive Plan 2003 had acquired 600,000 of Associated British Foods plc ordinary shares, 300,000 at an average price of 891.94p per share and 300,000 at an average price of 895.45p per share.10 November 2006 Annual report and accounts 2006 and notice of annual general meeting7 November 2006 Preliminary results for year ended 16 September 20061 November 2006 Appointment of Lord Jay of Ewelme GCMG and Javier Ferran as non-executive directors11 September 2006 Pre close period trading update4 September 2006 Completion of the acquisition of 51% of the shares in Illovo Sugar4 July 2006 Director share dealing - John Bason, Finance Director, purchased 41 shares in Associated British Foods plc at a price of £7.6725 per share as a result of his participation in the Associated British Foods plc Dividend Re-investment Plan.4 July 2006 Announcement of further plans for the development of British Sugar3 July 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc20 June 2006 Announcement of a collaboration with BP and DuPont on UK biofuel production8 June 2006 Notification of the retirement of The Rt. Hon. Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market PC, OBE, non-executive director, from the board of Slough Estates plc on 16 May 2006.7 June 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc2 June 2006 Director share dealing - Tim Clarke, non-executive director, purchased 1,500 shares of the Company at a price of 739 pence per share.24 May 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from FMR Corp.19 May 2006 Announcement of a recommended offer to acquire 51% of Illovo, Africa's largest sugar producer2 May 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc25 April 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc21 April 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc19 April 2006 Interim results for the 24 weeks ended 4 March 200627 March 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc16 March 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc15 March 2006 Statement on discussions with Illovo Sugar Limited13 March 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc13 March 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from FMR Corp.9 March 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from FMR Corp.27 February 2006 Pre close period trading update15 February 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from FMR Corp.24 January 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from FMR Corp.24 January 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries18 January 2006 Notification of major interests in shares from FMR Corp.16 January 2006 Director share dealing - John Bason, Finance Director, purchased 73 shares of the Company at a price of £8.3579 per share as a result of his participation in the ABF Dividend Re-investment Plan22 December 2005 Announcement that the Trustee of the Associated British Foods Executive Share Incentive Plan 2003 had acquired 230,000 of Associated British Foods plc ordinary shares at an average price of 833.81p per share.22 December 2005 Notification of major interests in shares from FMR Corp.15 December 2005 Presentation of information under IFRS12 December 2005 Publication of resolutions dealing with special business passed at the annual general meeting9 December 2005 AGM statement25 November 2005 Council of European Ministers of Agriculture reach agreement on the Commission's proposals for the reform of the EU sugar regime. Copies of the above announcements can be obtained from the Company's websitewww.abf.co.uk. 2. Documents filed at Companies House All of the documents listed below were filed with the Registrar of Companies inEngland and Wales on or around the dates indicated. Date Document filed 24 November 2006 Form 288a recording the appointment of Lord Jay as a Director24 November 2006 Form 288c recording a change in a Director's particulars17 November 2006 Form 288a recording the appointment of Javier Ferran as a Director14 September 2006 Annual Return on Form 363 made up to 27 July 200614 January 2006 Annual Accounts filed for the Group made up to 17 September 200520 December 2005 Resolutions (1) disapplying pre-emption rights 9/12/05 and (2) authorising allotment of securities 9/12/05 Copies of documents filed with the Registrar of Companies can be obtained fromCompanies House. (www.companieshouse.gov.uk) 3. Annual and Interim Report The Company's Annual Report for the period ended 16 September 2006 incorporatingthe Notice of the 2006 Annual General Meeting (which was filed with the UKLADocument Viewing Facility on 10 November 2006) can be found on the Company'swebsite, as can the Interim Report 2006 published on 20 April 2006. 4. Contact Paul Lister, Company Secretary Tel. 0207 399 6513 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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