Appt Joint Corporate Broke

Associated British Foods PLC
05 January 2007



                          Associated British Foods plc

                     Appointment of Joint Corporate Broker


For immediate release                                       5 January 2007
                                                            

Associated British Foods plc ('ABF'), the international food, ingredients and
retail group, has today announced the appointment of Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited as joint corporate broker alongside Panmure Gordon with
immediate effect.



For further information please contact:

Associated British Foods                             Tel: [phone]
John Bason, Finance Director

Citigate Dewe Rogerson                               Tel: [phone]
Jonathan Clare / Chris Barrie / Fiona Bradshaw




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