Director Shareholding

Director Shareholding 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002--

1 October 2002 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 1 October 2002 by the Manager of the
Tate & Lyle PLC Corporate Personal Equity Plans ('PEPs') that on 30
September 2002 purchases of Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were made at a
price of 358 pence per share for three Directors of Tate & Lyle PLC as
detailed below.

178 Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were bought for PEPs owned by Mr Simon
Gifford who now has an interest in 155,659 Ordinary shares in Tate &
Lyle PLC.

95 Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were bought for PEPs owned by Mr Stuart
Strathdee who now has an interest in 25,330 Ordinary shares in Tate &
Lyle PLC.

113 Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were bought for PEPs owned by Mr John
H W Walker who now has an interest in 25,426 Ordinary shares in Tate &
Lyle PLC.

   Short Name: Tate & Lyle PLC
   Category Code: RDS
   Sequence Number: 00000878
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20021001T154306+0100