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Tate & Lyle PLC

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Tate & Lyle PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

  X

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

 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):

 

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:   Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): See Section 9.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 28 September 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 September 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Direct / Indirect holdings increases above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares


if possible usingif possible using
the ISIN CODEthe ISIN CODE

  Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
  Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
  Number of voting
rights
  % of voting rights
Direct Direct   Indirect Direct   Indirect
Ord 25p N/A below reporting threshold. 2,123,967 2,123,967 21,268,875 0.456% 4.564%
GB0008754136
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Expiration
date
  Exercise/
Conversion
Period
  Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
  % of voting
rights
N/A        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Exercise
price
  Expiration
date
  Exercise/
Conversion
period
  Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
  % of voting rights
          Nominal   Delta
   
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
23,392,842 5.020%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

19,730,151 shares (4.234%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct / Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:   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:   Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 465,980,450
14. Contact name: Matthew Wilson
15. Contact telephone number: 0113 235 7729
Listed Company Contact name: Lucie Gilbert, Deputy Company Secretary

020 7626 6525

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