Director Shareholding

Director Shareholding 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2003--


Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') announces that a grant of options in
respect of ordinary shares of 25 pence each of the Company was made
today under the Tate & Lyle 2003 Performance Share Plan to the
following Executive Directors:


Director                                         Number of                   Total options held
                                               shares granted                  following grant

Iain Ferguson                                   175,519                        426,909

Simon Gifford                                   96,736                         903,961

Stanley Musesengwa                              95,541                         537,108

Stuart Strathdee                                59,713                         530,665

Shares under option will only become capable of release to Executive
Directors to the extent that certain performance criteria are
satisfied by the Company over a three year performance period which
commenced on 1 April 2003. Shares will not be released to Executive
Directors for a further year after the end of the performance period
(and, thereafter, can be released up until 31 March 2013). No
consideration is payable for the grant of the options. The
consideration payable on the exercise of the options is £1.


   Short Name: Tate & Lyle PLC
   Category Code: RDS
   Sequence Number: 00007911
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030801T165352+0100