10th Jun 2008 15:00
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of IssuerTATE & LYLE PLC 2. Reason for notificationAN ACQUISITION OF VOTING RIGHTS 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, IN ITS CAPACITY AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i)HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITALPARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. 4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERSSPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. 5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) 16% THRESHOLD CROSSED ON 6 JUNE 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified10 JUNE 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached16.00% 8. Notified Details (A) Voting Rights Attached to shares Class/type of sharesORDINARY 25p SHARES(GB0008754136) Situation previous to the Triggering transactionNumber of Shares: 73,210,669Number of Voting Rights: 73,210,669 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:Number of Shares - 74,160,669 Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 74,160,669 % of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED % of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 16.19% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF458,210,727) (B) Financial Instruments N/A Total (A)+(B) Total number of Voting Rights - 74,160,669 Total % of Voting Rights - 16.19% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, SERVES AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGERCAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIALSITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC. IS AN INDIRECT, WHOLLY-OWNEDSUBSIDIRAY OF HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. 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. Any additional information N/A Contact name for enquiries: ROBERT GIBBERCOMPANY SECRETARY020 7626 652510 JUNE 2008 Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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