14th Jun 2023 17:40
14 June 2023
Associated British Foods plc
Transaction in own shares
Associated British Foods plc (the "Company") announces that on 14 June 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: |
| 14 June 2023 |
Number of shares repurchased: |
| 121,935 |
Average price paid per share: |
| GBp 1,876.9695 |
Highest price paid per share: |
| GBp 1,879.5000 |
Lowest price paid per share: |
| GBp 1,863.0000 |
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.
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: 14 June 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 |
680 | 1866.5 | 08:04:44 | XLON | A000EM32Z6I10000 |
316 | 1870.0 | 08:18:53 | XLON | A000PU32Z6I10000 |
504 | 1870.0 | 08:18:53 | XLON | A000PW32Z6I10000 |
109 | 1867.0 | 08:34:15 | XLON | A0016332Z6I10000 |
39 | 1867.5 | 08:42:19 | XLON | A0018L32Z6I10000 |
108 | 1866.5 | 08:47:37 | XLON | A001AF32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1866.5 | 08:47:37 | XLON | A001AE32Z6I10000 |
179 | 1867.0 | 08:48:32 | XLON | A001BK32Z6I10000 |
86 | 1868.0 | 08:50:35 | XLON | A001D332Z6I10000 |
82 | 1867.0 | 08:52:41 | XLON | A001DL32Z6I10000 |
95 | 1867.5 | 08:52:41 | XLON | A001DM32Z6I10000 |
52 | 1865.5 | 08:56:27 | XLON | A001F632Z6I10000 |
8 | 1866.5 | 09:02:37 | XLON | A001QU32Z6I10000 |
134 | 1865.5 | 09:03:15 | XLON | A001QW32Z6I10000 |
177 | 1866.0 | 09:08:10 | XLON | A0028832Z6I10000 |
53 | 1866.0 | 09:08:10 | XLON | A0028932Z6I10000 |
77 | 1866.0 | 09:08:13 | XLON | A0028A32Z6I10000 |
85 | 1866.0 | 09:08:13 | XLON | A0028B32Z6I10000 |
173 | 1865.0 | 09:10:45 | XLON | A0028Y32Z6I10000 |
49 | 1864.5 | 09:10:45 | XLON | A0028X32Z6I10000 |
85 | 1865.0 | 09:10:49 | XLON | A0029032Z6I10000 |
5 | 1865.0 | 09:10:49 | XLON | A0028Z32Z6I10000 |
7 | 1865.5 | 09:11:41 | XLON | A0029232Z6I10000 |
75 | 1864.5 | 09:17:25 | XLON | A002AL32Z6I10000 |
75 | 1863.0 | 09:18:43 | XLON | A002BO32Z6I10000 |
83 | 1863.5 | 09:18:43 | XLON | A002BN32Z6I10000 |
36 | 1863.0 | 09:18:43 | XLON | A002BQ32Z6I10000 |
102 | 1863.0 | 09:18:43 | XLON | A002BP32Z6I10000 |
84 | 1864.5 | 09:26:26 | XLON | A002FP32Z6I10000 |
81 | 1864.5 | 09:26:26 | XLON | A002FO32Z6I10000 |
118 | 1864.5 | 09:26:26 | XLON | A002FN32Z6I10000 |
166 | 1863.5 | 09:27:56 | XLON | A002GS32Z6I10000 |
76 | 1863.5 | 09:27:56 | XLON | A002GT32Z6I10000 |
51 | 1863.5 | 09:35:19 | XLON | A002KL32Z6I10000 |
77 | 1863.5 | 09:35:19 | XLON | A002KM32Z6I10000 |
62 | 1864.0 | 09:35:19 | XLON | A002KK32Z6I10000 |
65 | 1863.5 | 09:52:17 | XLON | A002UJ32Z6I10000 |
371 | 1863.5 | 10:03:02 | XLON | A002Z032Z6I10000 |
107 | 1863.5 | 10:12:37 | XLON | A0034U32Z6I10000 |
17 | 1863.5 | 10:12:37 | XLON | A0034V32Z6I10000 |
54 | 1863.5 | 10:16:47 | XLON | A0039S32Z6I10000 |
49 | 1863.5 | 10:29:01 | XLON | A003IG32Z6I10000 |
79 | 1866.5 | 10:41:48 | XLON | A003S132Z6I10000 |
43 | 1868.0 | 10:49:44 | XLON | A003WV32Z6I10000 |
220 | 1868.0 | 10:49:44 | XLON | A003WT32Z6I10000 |
94 | 1868.0 | 10:49:44 | XLON | A003WS32Z6I10000 |
82 | 1866.5 | 10:56:52 | XLON | A0044U32Z6I10000 |
53 | 1867.0 | 10:57:27 | XLON | A0046N32Z6I10000 |
24 | 1866.5 | 10:59:14 | XLON | A0049332Z6I10000 |
39 | 1866.5 | 11:00:27 | XLON | A004AU32Z6I10000 |
67 | 1868.5 | 11:07:19 | XLON | A004D832Z6I10000 |
113 | 1868.0 | 11:08:08 | XLON | A004DN32Z6I10000 |
152 | 1868.0 | 11:08:08 | XLON | A004DM32Z6I10000 |
81 | 1867.5 | 11:20:37 | XLON | A005DO32Z6I10000 |
117 | 1866.0 | 11:29:00 | XLON | A005MK32Z6I10000 |
13 | 1867.0 | 11:30:45 | XLON | A005NS32Z6I10000 |
56 | 1866.0 | 11:35:45 | XLON | A005OP32Z6I10000 |
128 | 1866.0 | 11:42:03 | XLON | A005S832Z6I10000 |
82 | 1867.0 | 11:42:20 | XLON | A005SA32Z6I10000 |
119 | 1866.0 | 11:46:44 | XLON | A005TA32Z6I10000 |
60 | 1865.5 | 11:47:11 | XLON | A005TD32Z6I10000 |
43 | 1865.5 | 11:47:45 | XLON | A005TG32Z6I10000 |
69 | 1865.5 | 11:47:45 | XLON | A005TH32Z6I10000 |
74 | 1866.5 | 11:48:49 | XLON | A005VH32Z6I10000 |
100 | 1866.5 | 11:48:49 | XLON | A005VG32Z6I10000 |
11 | 1866.5 | 11:48:49 | XLON | A005VF32Z6I10000 |
7 | 1866.5 | 11:48:49 | XLON | A005VE32Z6I10000 |
132 | 1865.5 | 12:02:40 | XLON | A0061C32Z6I10000 |
97 | 1865.5 | 12:02:40 | XLON | A0061B32Z6I10000 |
7 | 1866.5 | 12:06:42 | XLON | A0061T32Z6I10000 |
42 | 1866.5 | 12:06:42 | XLON | A0061S32Z6I10000 |
193 | 1866.0 | 12:08:54 | XLON | A0062732Z6I10000 |
12 | 1866.0 | 12:08:54 | XLON | A0062632Z6I10000 |
125 | 1866.0 | 12:11:28 | XLON | A0063X32Z6I10000 |
79 | 1866.0 | 12:15:34 | XLON | A0067H32Z6I10000 |
87 | 1866.0 | 12:17:05 | XLON | A0068H32Z6I10000 |
22 | 1866.0 | 12:17:05 | XLON | A0068G32Z6I10000 |
6 | 1866.0 | 12:17:05 | XLON | A0068F32Z6I10000 |
30 | 1865.5 | 12:17:40 | XLON | A0068I32Z6I10000 |
48 | 1865.5 | 12:22:15 | XLON | A0069W32Z6I10000 |
65 | 1865.5 | 12:22:15 | XLON | A0069X32Z6I10000 |
93 | 1866.0 | 12:22:55 | XLON | A006AK32Z6I10000 |
46 | 1867.0 | 12:30:32 | XLON | A006IO32Z6I10000 |
125 | 1866.5 | 12:36:28 | XLON | A006JY32Z6I10000 |
125 | 1866.5 | 12:36:28 | XLON | A006JX32Z6I10000 |
192 | 1866.5 | 12:53:43 | XLON | A006PO32Z6I10000 |
87 | 1866.5 | 12:54:58 | XLON | A006QG32Z6I10000 |
81 | 1867.0 | 13:00:30 | XLON | A006RQ32Z6I10000 |
68 | 1867.5 | 13:04:47 | XLON | A006UR32Z6I10000 |
100 | 1867.5 | 13:08:25 | XLON | A006Y132Z6I10000 |
158 | 1867.0 | 13:14:00 | XLON | A0071032Z6I10000 |
4 | 1866.5 | 13:20:09 | XLON | A0071X32Z6I10000 |
82 | 1866.5 | 13:20:09 | XLON | A0071Y32Z6I10000 |
73 | 1867.0 | 13:22:00 | XLON | A0073R32Z6I10000 |
23 | 1866.5 | 13:28:01 | XLON | A0074A32Z6I10000 |
174 | 1866.5 | 13:30:00 | XLON | A0074R32Z6I10000 |
470 | 1868.0 | 13:36:15 | XLON | A0079S32Z6I10000 |
63 | 1867.5 | 13:41:21 | XLON | A007CE32Z6I10000 |
51 | 1868.5 | 13:42:15 | XLON | A007CJ32Z6I10000 |
205 | 1868.0 | 13:46:03 | XLON | A007EQ32Z6I10000 |
36 | 1868.0 | 13:46:03 | XLON | A007ER32Z6I10000 |
269 | 1868.0 | 13:46:03 | XLON | A007ES32Z6I10000 |
65 | 1867.0 | 13:49:30 | XLON | A007G932Z6I10000 |
260 | 1866.0 | 13:51:39 | XLON | A007GQ32Z6I10000 |
1000 | 1866.0 | 13:51:39 | XLON | C007GP32Z6I10000 |
400 | 1865.5 | 13:54:27 | XLON | D007I432Z6I10000 |
421 | 1865.5 | 13:54:27 | XLON | D007I532Z6I10000 |
179 | 1865.5 | 13:54:27 | XLON | D007I332Z6I10000 |
666 | 1865.5 | 13:54:39 | XLON | A007I932Z6I10000 |
28 | 1865.5 | 13:54:39 | XLON | A007IA32Z6I10000 |
1000 | 1865.0 | 13:54:40 | XLON | E007IB32Z6I10000 |
81 | 1865.5 | 13:54:50 | XLON | A007IC32Z6I10000 |
30 | 1865.5 | 13:54:50 | XLON | A007ID32Z6I10000 |
36 | 1865.0 | 13:54:54 | XLON | A007JD32Z6I10000 |
82 | 1865.0 | 13:54:54 | XLON | A007JC32Z6I10000 |
7 | 1865.0 | 13:54:54 | XLON | A007JB32Z6I10000 |
540 | 1864.5 | 13:55:02 | XLON | A007JW32Z6I10000 |
250 | 1863.0 | 13:56:40 | XLON | A007K832Z6I10000 |
58 | 1864.0 | 13:58:22 | XLON | A007KG32Z6I10000 |
176 | 1864.0 | 13:58:22 | XLON | A007KH32Z6I10000 |
55 | 1863.5 | 14:03:02 | XLON | A007O232Z6I10000 |
28 | 1864.0 | 14:17:55 | XLON | A007XD32Z6I10000 |
11 | 1864.0 | 14:20:00 | XLON | A007XW32Z6I10000 |
42 | 1864.0 | 14:20:00 | XLON | A007XX32Z6I10000 |
111 | 1863.5 | 14:20:29 | XLON | A007XY32Z6I10000 |
208 | 1866.0 | 14:27:01 | XLON | A0081432Z6I10000 |
126 | 1866.0 | 14:27:01 | XLON | A0081332Z6I10000 |
112 | 1864.5 | 14:27:01 | XLON | A0081232Z6I10000 |
96 | 1866.0 | 14:27:02 | XLON | A0081532Z6I10000 |
316 | 1865.5 | 14:29:15 | XLON | A0084G32Z6I10000 |
15 | 1865.5 | 14:29:16 | XLON | A0084H32Z6I10000 |
8 | 1865.5 | 14:29:19 | XLON | A0084I32Z6I10000 |
10 | 1865.5 | 14:29:25 | XLON | A0084J32Z6I10000 |
65 | 1865.5 | 14:29:25 | XLON | A0084K32Z6I10000 |
76 | 1866.5 | 14:33:17 | XLON | A008CA32Z6I10000 |
49 | 1866.5 | 14:33:17 | XLON | A008C932Z6I10000 |
153 | 1866.5 | 14:35:57 | XLON | A008FZ32Z6I10000 |
60 | 1866.5 | 14:35:57 | XLON | A008FY32Z6I10000 |
41 | 1867.0 | 14:37:23 | XLON | A008HK32Z6I10000 |
20 | 1867.0 | 14:37:23 | XLON | A008HL32Z6I10000 |
104 | 1867.0 | 14:38:21 | XLON | A008J232Z6I10000 |
70 | 1867.0 | 14:41:05 | XLON | A008KR32Z6I10000 |
9 | 1867.0 | 14:41:05 | XLON | A008KQ32Z6I10000 |
80 | 1867.0 | 14:42:30 | XLON | A008LJ32Z6I10000 |
336 | 1866.5 | 14:44:16 | XLON | A008O432Z6I10000 |
62 | 1866.5 | 14:45:30 | XLON | A008RX32Z6I10000 |
74 | 1867.5 | 14:47:20 | XLON | A008TL32Z6I10000 |
59 | 1867.5 | 14:47:57 | XLON | A008TZ32Z6I10000 |
36 | 1868.0 | 14:51:11 | XLON | A008WW32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1869.5 | 14:55:22 | XLON | A0090W32Z6I10000 |
19 | 1869.5 | 14:55:22 | XLON | A0090X32Z6I10000 |
200 | 1869.5 | 14:55:22 | XLON | A0090U32Z6I10000 |
61 | 1870.0 | 14:57:23 | XLON | A0095632Z6I10000 |
106 | 1870.0 | 15:00:04 | XLON | A0098B32Z6I10000 |
140 | 1870.5 | 15:02:17 | XLON | A009A832Z6I10000 |
71 | 1870.5 | 15:02:17 | XLON | A009AB32Z6I10000 |
81 | 1870.5 | 15:02:17 | XLON | A009A732Z6I10000 |
177 | 1870.5 | 15:02:17 | XLON | A009AA32Z6I10000 |
133 | 1870.5 | 15:02:17 | XLON | A009A632Z6I10000 |
178 | 1870.5 | 15:02:17 | XLON | A009A932Z6I10000 |
191 | 1870.5 | 15:04:02 | XLON | A009BF32Z6I10000 |
8 | 1870.5 | 15:04:05 | XLON | A009BJ32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1870.5 | 15:04:05 | XLON | A009BK32Z6I10000 |
183 | 1871.5 | 15:08:17 | XLON | A009EV32Z6I10000 |
119 | 1871.5 | 15:12:34 | XLON | A009I832Z6I10000 |
178 | 1871.5 | 15:14:04 | XLON | A009IY32Z6I10000 |
29 | 1871.5 | 15:14:04 | XLON | A009IW32Z6I10000 |
177 | 1871.5 | 15:14:04 | XLON | A009IX32Z6I10000 |
5 | 1871.5 | 15:14:04 | XLON | A009IZ32Z6I10000 |
150 | 1871.5 | 15:14:04 | XLON | A009IU32Z6I10000 |
100 | 1871.0 | 15:14:15 | XLON | A009J132Z6I10000 |
234 | 1871.0 | 15:14:15 | XLON | A009J032Z6I10000 |
183 | 1872.5 | 15:17:36 | XLON | A009KR32Z6I10000 |
108 | 1872.5 | 15:17:37 | XLON | A009KS32Z6I10000 |
79 | 1872.0 | 15:20:21 | XLON | A009NO32Z6I10000 |
68 | 1873.5 | 15:24:44 | XLON | A009QM32Z6I10000 |
101 | 1873.5 | 15:24:44 | XLON | A009QP32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1873.5 | 15:24:44 | XLON | A009QO32Z6I10000 |
177 | 1873.5 | 15:24:44 | XLON | A009QN32Z6I10000 |
51 | 1876.0 | 15:27:19 | XLON | A009SH32Z6I10000 |
80 | 1876.5 | 15:30:27 | XLON | A009UL32Z6I10000 |
159 | 1878.0 | 15:30:35 | XLON | A009UN32Z6I10000 |
220 | 1878.0 | 15:30:35 | XLON | A009UM32Z6I10000 |
165 | 1878.0 | 15:30:35 | XLON | A009UO32Z6I10000 |
65 | 1878.0 | 15:30:35 | XLON | A009UP32Z6I10000 |
7 | 1878.5 | 15:32:07 | XLON | A009WJ32Z6I10000 |
206 | 1878.5 | 15:32:07 | XLON | A009WK32Z6I10000 |
152 | 1879.0 | 15:34:54 | XLON | A009XT32Z6I10000 |
79 | 1878.5 | 15:36:04 | XLON | A009YX32Z6I10000 |
163 | 1878.5 | 15:36:04 | XLON | A009YV32Z6I10000 |
1 | 1878.5 | 15:36:04 | XLON | A009YW32Z6I10000 |
28 | 1878.0 | 15:36:40 | XLON | A009Z332Z6I10000 |
60 | 1878.0 | 15:36:42 | XLON | A009Z432Z6I10000 |
100 | 1878.0 | 15:42:20 | XLON | A00A1W32Z6I10000 |
82 | 1878.0 | 15:42:20 | XLON | A00A1X32Z6I10000 |
57 | 1878.5 | 15:42:20 | XLON | A00A1U32Z6I10000 |
26 | 1877.0 | 15:42:30 | XLON | A00A1Z32Z6I10000 |
211 | 1877.0 | 15:42:30 | XLON | A00A1Y32Z6I10000 |
44 | 1875.5 | 15:42:38 | XLON | A00A2132Z6I10000 |
46 | 1875.5 | 15:42:38 | XLON | A00A2232Z6I10000 |
177 | 1875.5 | 15:42:38 | XLON | A00A2032Z6I10000 |
32 | 1875.5 | 15:48:04 | XLON | A00A4Z32Z6I10000 |
49 | 1875.5 | 15:48:04 | XLON | A00A4Y32Z6I10000 |
149 | 1875.0 | 15:49:02 | XLON | A00A6P32Z6I10000 |
94 | 1875.0 | 15:49:02 | XLON | A00A6O32Z6I10000 |
45 | 1874.5 | 15:51:26 | XLON | A00A7C32Z6I10000 |
133 | 1874.5 | 15:55:56 | XLON | A00ABD32Z6I10000 |
165 | 1874.5 | 15:56:54 | XLON | A00ABJ32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1873.0 | 15:56:54 | XLON | A00ABK32Z6I10000 |
49 | 1873.5 | 15:57:17 | XLON | A00ABN32Z6I10000 |
211 | 1873.5 | 15:57:32 | XLON | A00ABQ32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1873.5 | 15:57:32 | XLON | A00ABO32Z6I10000 |
177 | 1873.5 | 15:57:32 | XLON | A00ABP32Z6I10000 |
220 | 1873.0 | 16:00:03 | XLON | A00ACM32Z6I10000 |
5 | 1872.5 | 16:00:07 | XLON | A00ACP32Z6I10000 |
212 | 1872.5 | 16:00:07 | XLON | A00ACO32Z6I10000 |
726 | 1872.5 | 16:00:07 | XLON | A00ACN32Z6I10000 |
173 | 1871.5 | 16:02:39 | XLON | A00AD132Z6I10000 |
5 | 1871.5 | 16:02:39 | XLON | A00AD032Z6I10000 |
130 | 1871.0 | 16:03:47 | XLON | A00ADU32Z6I10000 |
157 | 1874.0 | 16:15:25 | XLON | A00AK532Z6I10000 |
211 | 1873.5 | 16:16:21 | XLON | A00AKH32Z6I10000 |
759 | 1876.0 | 16:17:04 | XLON | A00AKK32Z6I10000 |
165 | 1876.0 | 16:17:04 | XLON | A00AKL32Z6I10000 |
158 | 1877.5 | 16:18:42 | XLON | A00AL232Z6I10000 |
4 | 1877.5 | 16:18:42 | XLON | A00AL432Z6I10000 |
1 | 1877.5 | 16:18:42 | XLON | A00AL332Z6I10000 |
114 | 1877.0 | 16:20:05 | XLON | A00ALR32Z6I10000 |
210 | 1878.0 | 16:20:08 | XLON | A00ALT32Z6I10000 |
170 | 1878.0 | 16:20:08 | XLON | A00ALU32Z6I10000 |
126 | 1878.0 | 16:20:08 | XLON | A00ALV32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1878.0 | 16:20:08 | XLON | A00ALW32Z6I10000 |
126 | 1878.0 | 16:20:09 | XLON | A00ALY32Z6I10000 |
178 | 1878.0 | 16:20:09 | XLON | A00ALX32Z6I10000 |
170 | 1878.0 | 16:20:09 | XLON | A00ALZ32Z6I10000 |
81 | 1878.0 | 16:21:00 | XLON | A00AMB32Z6I10000 |
40 | 1878.0 | 16:21:04 | XLON | A00AMC32Z6I10000 |
141 | 1878.0 | 16:21:04 | XLON | A00AME32Z6I10000 |
177 | 1878.0 | 16:21:04 | XLON | A00AMD32Z6I10000 |
49 | 1877.0 | 16:21:58 | XLON | A00AMK32Z6I10000 |
29 | 1878.5 | 16:24:32 | XLON | A00AN032Z6I10000 |
143 | 1878.5 | 16:24:32 | XLON | A00AMY32Z6I10000 |
208 | 1878.5 | 16:24:32 | XLON | A00AMZ32Z6I10000 |
95 | 1879.0 | 16:24:54 | XLON | A00AN632Z6I10000 |
2 | 1879.0 | 16:24:54 | XLON | A00AN532Z6I10000 |
80 | 1878.5 | 16:24:56 | XLON | A00AN732Z6I10000 |
422 | 1878.0 | 16:25:00 | XLON | A00AN832Z6I10000 |
23 | 1878.0 | 16:25:00 | XLON | A00AN932Z6I10000 |
43 | 1878.0 | 16:25:00 | XLON | A00ANA32Z6I10000 |
18 | 1878.0 | 16:26:19 | XLON | A00ANY32Z6I10000 |
52 | 1879.0 | 16:27:45 | XLON | A00AOO32Z6I10000 |
50 | 1878.5 | 16:28:25 | XLON | A00AP832Z6I10000 |
32 | 1878.0 | 16:28:38 | XLON | A00AP932Z6I10000 |
80 | 1878.0 | 16:29:00 | XLON | A00API32Z6I10000 |
304 | 1877.5 | 16:29:49 | XLON | A00APX32Z6I10000 |
102 | 1878.5 | 16:29:53 | XLON | A00APY32Z6I10000 |
13201 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00ARN32Z6I10000 |
1600 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00ARP32Z6I10000 |
28090 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00AS732Z6I10000 |
1823 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00ARU32Z6I10000 |
685 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00ARX32Z6I10000 |
1107 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00ARZ32Z6I10000 |
55 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00AS332Z6I10000 |
10502 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00AS132Z6I10000 |
1318 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00AS532Z6I10000 |
30986 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00ART32Z6I10000 |
633 | 1879.5 | 16:35:15 | XLON | A00ARR32Z6I10000 |
Contacts:
+44 (0) 20 7399 6500
Ray Cahill (Director of Corporate Governance)
Paul Lister (Company Secretary)