Proxy Appointment Disclosure

At the AGM of Associated British Foods plc held on 8 December 2006, the following levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions were received prior to the meeting. Any resolutions that were to be decided by a poll are excluded from the schedule.

Resolution Number	Proxy votes for the resolution	Proxy votes against the resolution	Abstain
1 Report & Accounts	628,818,041	6,713,201	470,737
2 Remuneration report	568,086,147	43,142,150	24,773,682
3 Dividend	635,997,920	0	4,059
4 Limit on aggregate amount of directors’ fees	635,357,319	564,575	80,085
5 Elect J Ferrán	635,700,521	234,970	66,488
6 Elect Lord Jay	635,665,270	264,129	72,580
7 Re-elect J F Harris	635,480,266	458,493	63,220
8 Re-elect W G G Weston	629,637,310	1,165,314	5,199,355
9 Re-elect Lord MacGregor	606,436,638	27,000,258	2,565,083
10 Re-appoint auditors	630,628,023	1,214,103	4,159,853
11 Allot relevant Securities	635,263,394	702,010	36,575
12 Allot relevant Securities for cash	635,891,263	85,284	25,432

Notes to the disclosure:

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
2. It should be noted that the appointment of a proxy is not an unequivocally precise indicator of the way that the shareholder would have voted on a poll, it merely reflects their intention at the time the instruction was given. Voting instructions can be changed at any time prior to a poll being demanded, and a shareholder having lodged a proxy is still entitled to attend the meeting and having heard/participated in the debate vote their shares themselves as they see fit.

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