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:

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  TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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Other (please specify):______________

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

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Axa S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies and its group of companies

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

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

12 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 March 2009

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

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code

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Situation previous to the triggering transaction

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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

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Number of voting rights

Number of shares   Direct

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Number of voting rights

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Percentage of voting rights

Direct

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Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares of £0.25shares of £0.25 GB0008754136GB0008754136

27,713,216

27,713,216

4,152,256

4,152,256

22,534,505

0.91

4.91

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

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Expiration date

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Exercise/ conversion period/date

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No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

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Percentage of voting rights

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-

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-

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Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

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Percentage of voting rights

26,686,761

5.82%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company/Fund

Number of shares

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% of issued share capital

Alliance Capital Management (Direct)

947,800

0.20664

AXA (Direct)

964,394

0.21026

AXA Colonia Konzern (Direct)

26,250

0.00572

AXA Colonia Konzern (Indirect)

41,228

0.00899

AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect)

11,818,261

2.576667857

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

22,450

0.00

AXA France (Indirect)

13,617

0.002968837

AXA IM UK (Direct)

450,443

0.098207511

AXA IM UK (Indirect)

116,749

0.025454117

AXA Rosenberg (Direct)

1,646,000

0.358867966

AXA Rosenberg (Indirect)

10,522,200

2.294095089

AXA Winterthur (Direct)

117,369

0.025589292

Total Direct

4,152,256

0.90529

Total Indirect

22,534,505

4.91307

TOTAL

26,686,761

5.81836

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

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13. Additional information:

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14 Contact name:

Kyere Tabiri

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7003 1510

Listed Company Contact name:

Lucie Gilbert, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7626 6525Secretary, 020 7626 6525