Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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  TATE & LYLE PLC

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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

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Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

09 April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%

8: Notified Details

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code

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Situation previous to the triggering transaction

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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

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Number of voting rights

Number of shares   Direct

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Number of voting rights

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Percentage of voting rights

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Indirect

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Ordinary shares of £0.25 GB0008754136

18,588,468

18,588,468

18,062,288

18,062,288

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3.93

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B: Financial Instruments

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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

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No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

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Percentage of voting rights

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Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Â	Percentage of voting rights
18,062,288		3.93

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:									Â	Â
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)					Â	Â	Â
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (18,062,288 – 3.93% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (16,549,136 – 3.60% = PMC)	Â	Â	Â	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (16,549,136 – 3.60% = PMC)				Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Â				Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:				Â	Â
10. Name of proxy holder:	Â	Â	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:			N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:			N/A

13. Additional information:	Â	Â
14 Contact name:		Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone name:		020 3124 3851
Listed Company Contact name:		Lucie Gilbert, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7626 6525