Tate & Lyle PLC announces that Dr. Gerry Murphy has decided to step down as Chair of the Board of Tate & Lyle, a position he has held for more than six years to take up the position of Chair of the Board of Tesco plc. Dr. Murphy will remain Chair of Tate & Lyle until 1 September 2023. The Board has begun a process to appoint a successor to Dr. Murphy.

Mr. Paul Forman, Senior Independent Director, is leading this process and a further announcement will be made in due course. As previously announced, Mr. Forman was due to retire from the Tate & Lyle Board at the AGM on 27 July 2023. In light of Dr. Murphy's decision, Mr. Forman will continue as a non-executive director and as Senior Independent Director to allow time to complete the search process.

The Board will therefore propose an additional resolution at the AGM in respect of Mr. Forman's annual re-election as a non-executive director, in accordance with applicable corporate governance guidance. When the search for a new Chair has been concluded, Mr. Forman will retire from the Board and Kim Nelson will take up the position of Senior Independent Director, as previously announced. Pending the appointment of a new Chair, the Board has appointed Warren Tucker as Interim Chair of Tate & Lyle from 1 September 2023.

Warren is currently Chair of the Audit Committee and will continue in this role during this interim period.