Share Options

Associated British Foods PLC
15 September 2005

                              15th  SEPTEMBER 2005



                          ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS plc



On Wednesday 14 September 2005 John Bason, Finance Director, exercised 100,000
share options granted under the Associated British Foods Share Option Scheme
1994 on 11th May 1999 at an exercise price of 467pence per option. Of these
100,000 shares he has retained 1,000 shares and sold 99,000 shares at a sale
price of 838 pence per share.








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