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Bank of America Merrill Lynch

15 May 2026

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.	KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

TATE & LYLE PLC

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

TATE & LYLE PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

14/05/2026

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

2.	DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)	Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
29 1/6p ordinary	Purchase	2,968,278	5.689242 GBP	3.745501 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Sale	2,432,307	5.750000 GBP	3.762000 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	431	5.402689 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	419	5.414931 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	6,442	5.615306 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,607	5.414931 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10,500	5.088606 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,600	5.555138 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	340	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,935	3.941405 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	946	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	991	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,012	5.398293 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,158	3.759640 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,859	4.062177 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	18,368	4.062177 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,789	4.062177 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,136	4.062177 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	8,703	5.450381 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	22	3.761736 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	31,382	5.403239 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	49,761	5.454542 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	33,758	5.403758 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,961	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	16,185	4.414514 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,136	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	32,371	5.694146 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,892	5.548545 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,470	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,122	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	917	5.398293 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,796	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,872	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,569	5.398293 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	16,185	3.941405 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	26,419	5.548545 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,059	5.548545 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,267	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,462	5.398293 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,072	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,284	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	19,241	5.435762 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	11,632	4.344166 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,032	4.344166 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,763	4.344166 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	16,458	4.344166 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,717	4.344166 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	333	5.685028 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7,336	4.923855 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,004	4.344166 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	32,952	5.257905 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	6,929	4.571904 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	564	5.615306 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	156,654	5.615306 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	124,665	5.414931 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,971	3.805978 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	2,971	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	85,666	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	222,819	5.430192 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	222,819	5.408399 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	85,666	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,832	5.351004 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	553,540	5.256950 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	553,540	5.309067 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,832	5.256950 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	13,915	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	492	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	19,177	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	401	5.450381 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,844	5.450381 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,629	5.450381 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,520	5.460500 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	21	5.409400 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	978	5.409400 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7,420	5.460500 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	10,257	5.409400 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	11,698	5.460500 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,263	5.460500 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7,330	5.460500 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,690	5.460500 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	17,497	5.409400 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	18,483	5.460500 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	776	5.409400 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	430	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	716	5.548545 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,245	5.408458 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	393	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	164	5.398293 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	368	5.548545 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,109	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,172	5.398293 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,869	5.694146 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,786	5.548545 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	884	5.469453 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,935	4.414514 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	363	5.414931 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,616	5.615306 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	7,017	4.967918 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	699	4.967918 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	490	4.967918 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,908	4.800053 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	6,891	5.452460 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,800	5.361627 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	67,860	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	193,664	5.430192 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	193,664	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,523	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	735,351	5.256950 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	11,806	5.419629 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	12,454	4.458635 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	735,351	5.419629 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	71,031	5.450000 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	47	3.762225 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,417	4.062177 GBP
29 1/6p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,239	4.062177 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.	OTHER INFORMATION

(a)	Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Date of disclosure:	15/05/2026
Contact name:	Kamil Dziedzic
Telephone number:	+353 86 168 4821

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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