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:

 

 

TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

  X
An acquisition or disposal of 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 notification obligation:

  BlackRock, Inc.

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

 

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

15 December 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 December 2011

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

Holding has gone above 5%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

  Situation previous to the triggering transaction   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares   Number of voting rights Number of shares

 

Direct

  Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights

Direct

 

Indirect

Direct

 

Indirect

Ordinary 25p shares GB0008754136 22,854,118 22,854,118 N/A N/A

23,366,023

N/A

5.00%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument   Expiration date   Exercise/ conversion period   No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)   Percentage of voting rights
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   No. of voting rights instrument refers to   Percentage of voting rights
Nominal   Delta
CFD 131,606 0.03% 0.03%
         
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
23,497,629 5.03%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 23,497,629 (5.03%)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  
13. Additional information:   BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester
15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com

Listed Company Contact name: Mathew Wootton

Group VP, Investor and Media Relations

020 7977 6211

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Tate & Lyle (TATE)
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