Tate & Lyle PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2013

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For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii				BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v				14 May 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:				15 May 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii				Holding has gone below 11%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction										Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares					Number of Voting Rights					Number of shares
		Direct			Direct xi			Indirect xii		Direct
GB0008754136	49,006,842					49,006,842					N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument				Expiration date xiii			Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Exercise price			Expiration date xvii			Exercise/ Conversion period xviii
CFD
				0.56%					0.56%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
51,202,984


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 51,202,984 (10.98%)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:		BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:		Andrew Manchester
15. Contact telephone number:		020 7743 5773
Listed Company Contact name:		Lucie Gilbert Company Secretary 020 7257 2100

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