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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):______________

 

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

 

Axa S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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):

13/10/09

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14/10/09

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

Decrease in total holdings from 5.05% to 4.98%
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 shares of £0.25 GB0008754136 23,170,211 23,170,211 2,502,769 2,502,769 20,387,379 0.54 4.44
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument   Expiration date   Exercise/ conversion period/date   No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)   Percentage of voting rights
- - - - -
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
22,890,148 4.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of the Company/Fund   Number of shares   % of issued share capital
Alliance Capital Management (Direct) 947,800 0.20638
AXA (Direct) 908,844 0.19790
AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect) 18,433,174 4.01377
AXA IM UK (Direct) 620,864 0.13519
AXA IM UK (Indirect) 510,013 0.110727295
AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 25,261 0.01
AXA Rosenberg (Indirect) 1,444,192 0.314468801
Total Direct 2,502,769 0.54497
Total Indirect 20,387,379 4.43930
TOTAL 22,890,148 4.98427
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:    
14 Contact name: Kyere Tabiri
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7003 1510
Listed Company Contact name: Lucie Gilbert, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7626 6525

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Tate & Lyle (TATE)
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