Directorate Change

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

TATE & LYLE BOARD CHANGES

Tate & Lyle PLC announces today that Richard Delbridge has been appointed as
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and that David Fish and Evert Henkes
have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors, all with effect from 1 December
2003.

Richard Delbridge, 61, joined the Board of Tate & Lyle in September 2000.

A Chartered Accountant, he was a former Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co and
Managing Director and General Manager of JP Morgan & Co in the UK.

In 1989, he was appointed Director, Group Finance at Midland Bank plc, later
becoming Group Finance Director, HSBC Holdings plc. In 1996, he was appointed
Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of National Westminster Bank Plc,
a position he held until April 2000. He is a Non-Executive Director of Balfour
Beatty plc, Cazenove Group plc, Egg plc and Gallaher Group Plc.

David Fish, 55, worked for the Mars organisation for 27 years (from 1974 to
2001), the last seven as a member of the Mars Incorporated Operating Board.
During his career at Mars he held a number of senior general management
positions including President, Snackfoods Europe and Joint President,
Masterfoods Europe (the operating company for all Mars' European activities). He
also held European Vice-President positions in marketing, country management and
personnel. He is Chairman of Christian Salvesen PLC and a Non-Executive Director
of Royal Mail Holdings plc.

Evert Henkes, 59, a Dutch national, was until April 2003 Chief Executive of
Shell Chemicals. He worked for the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies for 30
years during which time he held a number of senior management positions in
Europe and Asia Pacific including President of Shell's Billiton Metals business
from 1992 to 1995 (prior to its sale to Gencor) and Director, Strategy and
Business Services of Shell's Chemicals division (from 1995 until his appointment
as Chief Executive of Shell Chemicals in 1997). His early career was spent with
Norcros in general management and Unilever in a range of economics and marketing
roles. He is a Non-Executive Director of BPB PLC, Outokumpu OYJ and CNOOC Ltd
(China National Offshore Oil Company).

Tate & Lyle also announces today that Mary Jo Jacobi, who became a Non-Executive
Director of Tate & Lyle in October 1999, has informed the Board that due to her
executive commitments as Vice President Group External Affairs, Shell
International Limited she will not be standing for re-election as a Director of
Tate & Lyle at the Annual General Meeting in July 2004.

Sir David Lees, Chairman of Tate & Lyle, said 'I am delighted that Richard
Delbridge has agreed to be appointed as Senior Independent Non-Executive
Director of Tate & Lyle and that David Fish and Evert Henkes are to join the
Board as Non-Executive Directors. Their extensive commercial knowledge and
experience will further strengthen the Board. I also thank Mary Jo Jacobi for
her contribution as a Non-Executive Director during her time with us.'

For more information contact:

Chris Fox on 020 7626 6525 (office) or 07801 808553 (mobile)

About Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle is a world leader in carbohydrate ingredients. Our core competence
is to take basic carbohydrates - corn, wheat or sugar - and add value to these
raw materials through technology. As a result of continuous innovation we offer
an ever-wider product portfolio of versatile and functional ingredients. These
products include Cereal Sweeteners, Starches, Sugars and Citric Acid. Our
products have wide applications in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic,
paper, packaging and building industries.

With headquarters in London, Tate & Lyle operates more than 40 plants in

24 countries, almost all in Europe and the Americas. We employ 6,700 people in
our subsidiaries with a further 2,800 employed in joint ventures. Sales in the
year to 31 March 2003 totalled £3,167 million. More details are available online
at www.tateandlyle.com