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: |
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 TATE & LYLE PLC |
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | Â | ||||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | ||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify):______________ |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
 | BlackRock, Inc. | |||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
12th October 2012 | ||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
15th October 2012 | ||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Holding has gone above 10% |
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 | Â | Number of voting rights |
Number of shares
 Direct |
 | Number of voting rights |  | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||
Direct |
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Indirect |
Direct |
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Indirect |
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GB0008754136 |
25,007,997 |
25,007,997 |
N/A |
N/A |
45,026,701 |
N/A |
9.66% |
B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Â | Expiration date | Â | Exercise/ conversion period | Â | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Â | 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 | Â | Exercise price | Â | Expiration date | Â | Exercise/ conversion period | Â | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Nominal | Â | Delta | |||||||||||
CFD | 1,813,878 | 0.39% | 0.39% | ||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | |||
Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |
46,840,579 | 10.05% |
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 – 46,840,579 (10.05%) |
Proxy Voting: | |||
10. Name of proxy holder: | Â | Â | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | Â | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | Â |
13. Additional information: | Â | BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team | |
14. Contact name: | Andrew Manchester | ||
15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com |
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Listed Company Contact name: |
Lucie Gilbert
Company Secretary 020 7257 2100 |