Tate & Lyle disposes of storage businesses in Kenya and Tanzania

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Tate & Lyle PLC ("Tate & Lyle") announces the sale of East African Storage Company Limited ("EAS") of Kenya and Tanzania Liquids Storage Company Limited ("TLS") of Tanzania. The two storage businesses have been acquired by African Bulk Commodities Limited and Africa Tank Terminals Ltd respectively, both of Mauritius. At the end of March 2001 the value of the net assets of 100% of EAS and the 40% of TLS then owned by Tate & Lyle totalled £1.3 million. Prior to, and as a condition of, the disposal Tate & Lyle acquired the 60% of TLS which it did not previously own for £0.6 million. The proceeds of these disposals will be used to reduce Group debt.

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