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 16 March 2010 it transferred 36,440 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 highest transfer price per share was 335.75p and the lowest transfer price per share was 325p.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 512,490 ordinary shares in Treasury and has 460,059,728 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

Lucie Gilbert
Deputy Company SecretaryDeputy Company Secretary

16 March 2010