Exec share incentive plan

Associated British Foods PLC
19 December 2006


                    Stock Exchange Announcement for Release
                           Tuesday 19th December 2006

                          Associated British Foods plc


On 18th December 2006, under the terms of the Associated British Foods Executive
Share Incentive Plan 2003, shares as detailed below vested in George Weston,
Chief Executive and John Bason, Finance Director.

              Shares Allocated   Shares vested on      Shares sold on     Additional Shares  Balance of
              in December 2003  18th December as a   vesting in order to   sold at a price  Shares vested
  Director                          result of         discharge Tax and    of 830.36 pence      as at
                               Performance Targets  National Insurance at     per share      18.12.2006
                                                      a price of 830.36
                                                       pence per share

George Weston          70,354               45,800                18,778                 0        27,022

John Bason            110,177               71,725                29,407            35,593         6,725



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