Transaction in Own Shares

Transaction in Own Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC

Tate & Lyle PLC

Transaction in Own Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC (“the Company") announces that on 9 November 2009 it transferred 11,092 ordinary shares in the Company for the purpose of satisfying an exercise under the 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme. These shares were previously held in Treasury.

The transfer price per share was 325.00p.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 786,956 ordinary shares in Treasury and has 459,259,194 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

Lucie Gilbert
Deputy Company SecretaryDeputy Company Secretary

9 November 2009