Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release                                                                                   6^th December 2017

ASSOCIATED BRITISH ENGINEERING PLC

("ABE" or "the Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

The Company announces revised beneficial Holdings of Ordinary Shares in the Company for R A Pearce Gould, a person discharging managerial responsibility, as advised to the Company on 6^th December 2017.

This announcement is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R.

Peter Morton, Associated British Engineering PLC                        01223 260022

Colin Weinberg, Associated British Engineering PLC                    0043 664 885 019 800