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 December 2009 it transferred 8,935 ordinary shares in the Company for the purpose of satisfying an exercise under the 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme. These shares were previously held in Treasury.

The transfer price per share was 335.75p.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 767,540 ordinary shares in Treasury and has 459,281,650 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

Lucie Gilbert
Deputy Company SecretaryDeputy Company Secretary

15 December 2009