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RNS Number : 5227F  Associated British Foods PLC  22 May 2026

Associated British Foods plc

 

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

 

22 May 2026

Conditional allocation of shares

A conditional allocation of ordinary shares of 5(15/22) pence in Associated
British Foods plc (the 'Company') was made to each of the following directors
of the Company on 21 May 2026 under the terms of the Associated British Foods
plc 2025 Restricted Share Plan (the 'RSP') and the Associated British Foods
plc 2025 Short-Term Incentive Plan (the 'STIP') (together the 'Plans'):

 

 Director       No. of shares conditionally allocated under the RSP  No. of shares conditionally allocated under the STIP
 Eoin Tonge     2,354                                                588
 Joana Edwards  18,731                                               2,157

 

The allocation was made on the basis of an allocation price of 2,124.4 p
(being the average of the daily closing prices for the shares over the five
consecutive business days Monday 1 December 2025 to Friday 5 December 2025,
being the period immediately preceding the main share allocation under these
Plans on 8 December 2025). The awards reflect the appointment of these
Executives to their new roles (as communicated on 5 March 2026).

 

The notifications for the directors below, which are made in accordance with
the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide
further detail.

 

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Eoin Tonge

 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              ABF Executive Director and Primark Chief Executive
 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Associated British Foods plc

 b)  LEI                                                          GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72

 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of 5(15/22)p

     Identification code

                                                                  GB0006731235
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional award under the terms of the Associated British Foods plc

                                                            2025 Restricted Share Plan, vesting in 2028, subject to certain performance
                                                                  underpins.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil       2,354

 d)  Aggregated information                                       N/A

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      2026-05-21

      YYYY-MM-DD 
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 YYYY-MM-DD 

2026-05-21

 

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Eoin Tonge

 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              ABF Executive Director and Primark Chief Executive
 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Associated British Foods plc

 b)  LEI                                                          GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72

 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of 5(15/22)p

     Identification code

                                                                  GB0006731235
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional award under the terms of the Associated British Foods plc

                                                            2025 Short-Term Incentive Plan, vesting in 2028, subject to certain
                                                                  performance conditions.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil       588

 d)  Aggregated information                                       N/A

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      2026-05-21

      YYYY-MM-DD 
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 YYYY-MM-DD 

2026-05-21

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Joana Edwards

 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Group Chief Financial Officer
 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Associated British Foods plc

 b)  LEI                                                          GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72

 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of 5(15/22)p

     Identification code

                                                                  GB0006731235
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional award under the terms of the Associated British Foods plc

                                                            2025 Restricted Share Plan, vesting in 2028, subject to certain performance
                                                                  underpins.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil       18,731

 d)  Aggregated information                                       N/A

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      2026-05-21

      YYYY-MM-DD 
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 YYYY-MM-DD 

2026-05-21

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Joana Edwards

 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Group Chief Financial Officer
 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Associated British Foods plc

 b)  LEI                                                          GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72

 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of 5(15/22)p

     Identification code

                                                                  GB0006731235
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional award under the terms of the Associated British Foods plc

                                                            2025 Short-Term Incentive Plan, vesting in 2028, subject to certain
                                                                  performance conditions.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil       2,157

 d)  Aggregated information                                       N/A

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      2026-05-21

      YYYY-MM-DD 
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 YYYY-MM-DD 

2026-05-21

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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