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 15 February 2012 it transferred 11,917 ordinary shares in the Company for the purpose of satisfying exercises under the 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme. These shares were previously held in Treasury.

The transfer price per share was 374.50p.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 1,561,148 ordinary shares in Treasury and has 466,589,518 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

Lucie Gilbert

Deputy Company Secretary

15 February 2012