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 5 March 2010 it transferred 80,000 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 325p.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 641,759 ordinary shares in Treasury and has 459,930,459 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

Lucie Gilbert

Deputy Company Secretary

5 March 2010