17 Aug 2011 16:30
| 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 | X | ||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of 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 notification obligation: | AEGON Asset Management UK | ||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |||||||||||
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 16 August 2011 | ||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 August 2011 | ||||||||||
| 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 25p shares GB0008754136 | 19,374,212 | 19,374,212 | 16,165,193 | 16,165,193 | 2,069,390 | 3.45% | 0.44% | ||||||||
| B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||
| Contracts for Difference | n/a | n/a | n/a | 31,553 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||
| 0.01% | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 18,266,136 | 3.90% | |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
AEGON Asset Management UK :-
AEGON Asset Management UK Holdings Ltd AEGON Asset Management UK plc AEGON Investment Management UK LtdAEGON ICVC AEGON VCIC |
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of proxy holder: | AEGON Asset Management UK | |
| 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: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | Wendy Dunsmore | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 549 3706 | |
| Listed Company Contact name: | Lucie Gilbert Deputy Company Secretary 020 7626 6525 |
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