Last checked at 15 Apr 2009 16:07
| 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: |
TATE & LYLE PLC | |||||||||||||
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | ||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||||||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
| Other (please specify):______________ | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) | |||||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | |||||||||||||
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 09 April 2009 | |||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14 April 2009 | |||||||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 4% | |||||||||||||
| 8: Notified Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares of £0.25 GB0008754136 | 18,588,468 | 18,588,468 | 18,062,288 | 18,062,288 | 3.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B) | ||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 18,062,288 | 3.93 | |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) | |||||||||||
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) | |||||||||||
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) | |||||||||||
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (18,062,288 - 3.93% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | |||||||||||
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (16,549,136 - 3.60% = PMC) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) | ||||||||||
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (16,549,136 - 3.60% = PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | ||||||||||
| Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) | |||||||||||
| Proxy Voting: | ||||||
| 10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A | |||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |||||
| 13. Additional information: | ||
| 14 Contact name: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) | |
| 15. Contact telephone name: | 020 3124 3851 | |
| Listed Company Contact name: | Lucie Gilbert, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7626 6525 |
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