Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

10 February 2005 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC (the 'Company') was informed on 9 February 2005 that on 8
February 2005, Mr Stanley Musesengwa, an Executive Director of the Company,
exercised options under the Tate & Lyle 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme at
286 pence per share over 71,678 ordinary shares in the Company ('shares').

He subsequently sold 59,596 shares at 494.90 pence per share (which included
sufficient shares to pay the acquisition costs, tax and national insurance) and
retained 12,082 shares. Following this transaction, Mr Musesengwa now has an
interest in 39,051 shares in the Company.