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 17 January 2011 it transferred 14,284 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 374.50p and the lowest transfer price per share was 325p.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 175,328 ordinary shares in Treasury and has 467,786,741 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

Lucie Gilbert

Deputy Company Secretary

17 January 2011