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 1 June 2010 it transferred 46,832 ordinary shares in the Company as follows:

1) 38,803 ordinary shares at nil cost for the purpose of satisfying releases under the 2005 Deferred Bonus Share Plan; and

2) 8,029 ordinary shares at a transfer price of 274p per share for the purpose of satisfying exercises under the 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme.

These shares were previously held in Treasury.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 465,658 ordinary shares in treasury and has 460,110,042 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Lucie Gilbert
Deputy Company SecretaryDeputy Company Secretary

1 June 2010