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Associated British Foods: Dividend Declaration

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Summary by 6ix AI

Associated British Foods plc confirmed a final dividend of 42.3 pence per share for the year ended 12 September 2026, to be paid on January 8, 2027, subject to shareholder approval.

Key details

  • The dividend will be paid to shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on December 11, 2026; the ex-dividend date (the first day shares trade without the right to this dividend) is December 10, 2026.
  • The company runs a dividend reinvestment plan, provided by Equiniti Financial Services Limited, that lets shareholders use their cash dividends to buy the company's shares; the final date to make or withdraw elections for this dividend is December 23, 2026.
  • The confirmation follows the company's final results for the year ended 12 September 2026, released the same day.

What’s still pending

  • Payment is subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting to be held on December 4, 2026.

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Associated British Foods PLC
03 November 2026
 

3 November 2026

Associated British Foods plc

Final dividend for the year ended 12 September 2026

Further to the announcement released earlier today by Associated British Foods plc (the 'Company') of its final results for the year ended 12 September 2026, the Company confirms that a final dividend of 42.3 pence per share will be paid.

The payment date for the 2026 final dividend will be 8 January 2027 and will be paid to shareholders on the register of members as at the close of business on 11 December 2026. The ex-dividend date for the final dividend is 10 December 2026.

The Company operates a dividend reinvestment plan ('DRIP') which is provided by Equiniti Financial Services Limited. The final date for receipt or withdrawal of elections under the DRIP for the dividend will be 23 December 2026.

The DRIP enables the Company’s shareholders to elect to have their cash dividend payments used to purchase the Company’s shares. More information can be found at www.shareview.info/products/drip.

Payment of the final dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 4 December 2026.

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