After searching i can't believe there's no thread on this one.

Anyhow what about a bounce for tomorrow after some sort of analysts meeting?

Regards

Stan.

This is a new and unexpected, (here!) high for TATE.

The cyclic is that they fall in the winter. and spring.

What is driviing this is their sucess with artificial sweeteners.

Be aware that the fall last year was because of profit warnings.

IMHO if you are in profit and well in, then hold, if you have just bought in,

do your own research!!!!

I have held recently and made profit, I currently do not hold but would buy in

again if the price is right!

Thanks for that Sea very interesting, I took the profit in the end yesterday and news has just come out as follows;

Tate & Lyle PLC


22 October 2004 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 21 October 2004 that as at 14 October 2004
Barclays PLC and its subsidiaries were holding 19,672,960 ordinary shares in
Tate & Lyle PLC in which they have a material interest which is a notifiable
interest under Section 199 of the Companies Act 1985 being 4.07 per cent. of the
nominal value of the relevant share capital.


Barclays PLC had previously reported holding 14,548,350 ordinary shares in Tate
& Lyle PLC as at 4 October 2004 in which they had a material interest which was
then 3.01 per cent of the nominal value of the relevant share capital.

Probably had something to do with the rise yesterday.

As you say worth keeping an eye on in the future.

Down 16.5p at the moment on Ex. divi day paying 5.75p. Looks like some profit taking but not sure yet....or maybe It's Barclays been In and out for that divi.

Oh surely not.

Bit the bullet In the end at 474p.

I really can't believe the fall was anything more then profit taking In the main.

There Is also talk of TATE getting Into the FT100 at the next reshuffle.

Seems on track at the moment +6.

Hope there's more to come though.

Wish you well with it stan goodluck,looking to enter cpg around 2.30ish,,just a bit steep yet.

Thanks Dave, had a look at CPG but lost Interest when i had a look at their chart.

All the best though.

See what you mean about the chart,but i like a challenge.
Done well with ,lmc this week.

+9 now with these and tempted to take the profit later but with TATE probably going to get promoted tomorrow to the FTE 100 I'm tempted to hold on for more.

What do you think boy and gals

Question?

When they announce that a share (TATE probably) Is promoted to the FT 100 does that share usually rise on the news or Is the expected news (which It Is) usually already In the price?

I realise the answer can be either way, but just Interested In peoples experience of such dilemma's

I must make a decision to hold or sell by about 4pm this afternoon.

Thanks All.

Blimey, down 7p. not supposed to do that.

Finished down 7.75p and promoted to the FT100.

Lets see the price promoted now!

COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE PLACES 48.35 TATE & LYLE SHARES AT 450P/SHR

Thank's Compagnie.....you've just provided me with a buying opportunity!

Tate & Lyle PLC


Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 10 December 2004 that as at 7 December 2004
Barclays PLC, through various legal entities listed below, has a notifiable
interest for the purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 in 49,565,091
ordinary shares in Tate & Lyle PLC, being 10.21 per cent. of the nominal value
of the relevant share capital.

Barclays PLC had previously reported holding 30,468,126 ordinary shares in Tate
& Lyle PLC as at 17 November 2004 in which they had a material interest which
was then 6.30 per cent of the nominal value of the relevant share capital.

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Barclays been shopping as well.

Tate & Lyle predicts in-line FY results UPDATE

AFX

(Adds analyst forecasts, share price, background)

LONDON (AFX) - Tate & Lyle PLC, the UK sugar refiner and food ingredients producer, expects to deliver full-year profit in line with expectations after trading continued to go 'well' over the past 11 weeks.

'Trading since the announcement of our interim results on Nov 4 has

continued to go well and the outlook for the year to March 31 has not

altered,' Tate & Lyle said in a statement.

Financial analysts expect the company to deliver full-year profit before tax, exceptional items and goodwill amortisation, of around 238 mln stg, up from 228 mln the year before.

With 2005 sales contract negotiations largely completed, the group expects to at least maintain margins on sweetening products within its North American division in local currency terms, despite higher energy costs.

Margins on food ingredients and other products are expected to have risen.

But Tate warned that the 2005 pricing round had been 'competitive' within Europe.

'After higher energy costs we expect total sweetener and starch net margins to be slightly below those achieved in calendar 2004,' Tate said.

The company went on to report that demand for its Sucralose sweetening product remained strong adding that its expansion projects are on track.

Leading food and drinks manufacturers such as Coca Cola and Pepsi, the world's two biggest soft drinks makers, last year launched Sucralose-based diet versions of their soft drinks -- Coca Cola C2 and Pepsi Edge.

Demand for the product has been further boosted by the Atkins diet craze sweeping the United States, with the sweetener now used in products ranging from low-fat ice cream to popcorn.

Tate shares closed Monday at 457 pence, valuing the company at around 2.2 bln stg.

rob.branch@afxnews.com

rhb/slm/

Can't see much to be frighten of In there can you?

Got rid and took a loss on Friday.

Then we get this

http://www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/nr_20050207_americas_dietcoke_with_splenda.html

Up over 7% today!

Oh well win some lose some.

Tate & Lyle PLC


29 September 2005 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Trading Update

In line with its regular practice, Tate & Lyle issues the following trading
update prior to meeting with stockbrokers' analysts and entering a closed period
in respect of the interim results to 30 September 2005. The interim results will
be announced on 3 November 2005.

Trading since the update issued on 28 July 2005, prior to the Annual General
Meeting, has continued to be in line with our internal expectations. Over the
five months to 31 August 2005, profit before tax and amortisation has met our
budgetary expectations and is modestly above the corresponding period of the
prior year, despite higher interest charges as we invest for growth.

SPLENDA Sucralose has continued to enjoy strong demand across all major food,
beverage and pharmaceutical categories. Similar to 2005, demand from existing
customers is expected to outpace production through the year to March 2006. The
expansion projects to increase sucralose production capacity in Alabama, USA and
Singapore are on schedule and the related capital expenditure is in line with
budget.

We are aware that a no-calorie sweetener tabletop product containing sucralose
and called 'Altern' has been available in one or two stores in the USA. We have
determined that the sucralose contained in the product was manufactured in our
facility in McIntosh, Alabama. This product has now been withdrawn from sale.

Food & Industrial Ingredients Americas has again demonstrated good growth in
value added food ingredients. Industrial ingredients have performed as planned
in difficult market conditions. Ethanol has benefited from increased margins in
recent months. Commodity sweetener volumes have exceeded our expectations whilst
margins have been stable. The citric acid product line has contributed increased
profitability. Increased costs, in particular energy and transport, have
partially eroded margin gains in this division. As expected, small start up
losses have been incurred on both AquastaTM astaxanthin and the Bio-PDO (Bio-3G)
joint ventures.

Food & Industrial Ingredients Europe has achieved higher sales volumes with good
growth in food ingredients. This benefit has been partially offset by lower
sweetener selling prices and margins following the 2005 calendar year pricing
round, and higher costs, particularly energy and transport. These cost increases
will affect second half performance and will need to be recovered in the 2006
calendar year pricing round.

Profitability in our EU sugar refining business has been substantially reduced
with oversupply in the market coupled with the expected higher cost of export
licenses. Energy costs were also higher. This profit reduction has partially
been offset by a good performance in sugar trading. A fire in our Portuguese
refinery resulted in a loss of raw sugar stock which resulted in a small loss in
our re-insurance operation. In Canada, performance has been as expected, but
below the level of the comparative period.

Overall, our expectations for the full financial year to March 2006 remain
unchanged. Looking further forward, if prevailing energy prices persist through
our financial year 2007 it would increase our costs by around 40 million. We
aim to recover this through product pricing.

There has not been any new information or clarification on the proposals for
reform of the EU sugar regime which were tabled by the European Commission on 22
June 2005. Our efforts to achieve an equitable solution for our businesses
continue. We expect the Commission to announce final proposals for the EU Sugar
Regime towards the end of November 2005.

Is anybody else following these? This may well start heading up towards the interims on 3rd Nov and even higher if the results are good.

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-ft-splenda10oct10,1,3593285.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-business