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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments  

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):______________

 

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

  Lloyds Banking Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See Section 9.

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

13 January 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 January 2011

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

Direct / Indirect holdings increased to above 5%
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 25p shares GB0008754136 N/A – below reportable threshold 3,234,122 3,234,122 20,754,878 0.691% 4.437%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument   Expiration date   Exercise/ conversion period   No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)   Percentage of voting rights
N/A        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument   Exercise price   Expiration date   Exercise/ conversion period   No. of voting rights instrument refers to   Percentage of voting rights
Nominal   Delta
   
         
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
23,989,000 5.128%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

23,269,835 shares (4.975%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:   N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:   Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 467,764,361
14 Contact name: Matthew Wilson
15. Contact telephone name: 0113 235 7729
Listed Company Contact name: Lucie Gilbert, Deputy Company Secretary

020 7626 6525

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