Directorate Change

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

25 May 2006 - Tate & Lyle PLC

TATE & LYLE BOARD CHANGE

Tate & Lyle PLC announces today that Simon Gifford will retire as Group Finance
Director and from the Board of Tate & Lyle PLC at the close of the Annual
General Meeting on 19 July 2006. Simon has worked for Tate & Lyle since 1969 and
has served on the Board and as Group Finance Director since January 1996. To
ensure a smooth handover to his successor, Simon will remain with the Company
until

1 October 2006, his contractual retirement date.

Sir David Lees, Chairman of Tate & Lyle, said 'Simon has dedicated his career to
Tate & Lyle and been a major contributor to the development of the business,
both strategically and financially. The Board is deeply appreciative of his
loyal service over the past 37 years and wishes him a long and happy
retirement.'

Tate & Lyle also announces today that John Nicholas, 49, formerly Group Finance
Director of Kidde Plc, will join the Company on 1 June 2006 and has been
appointed Group Finance Director and a member of the Board of Tate & Lyle PLC
from the close of the Annual General Meeting on 19 July 2006.

Iain Ferguson, Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle, said 'I am delighted that John
Nicholas has agreed to join Tate & Lyle. He brings with him a combination of
industrial and international experience, as well as strong financial skills. We
very much look forward to working with John as we continue to implement our
strategy to grow our business. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to
Simon Gifford for his outstanding contribution to Tate & Lyle and for the
support he has given me in the past three years.'

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NOTES TO EDITORS

1. In his previous career, John Nicholas worked for Fisons plc for 10 years as
Financial Controller of the Scientific Equipment Division and then, in 1992,
moved to Williams Plc where he took up a position as a Divisional Finance
Director. In 2000, Kidde Plc was demerged from Williams Plc and John Nicholas
was appointed as Group Finance Director and to the Board of Kidde. He then left
Kidde in July 2005 following its purchase by United Technologies Corporation.
John Nicholas is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
and holds an MBA from Kingston University.

2. John Nicholas will have a base salary of £385,000 per annum. He has a
12-month rolling contract.

3. Tate & Lyle is a world leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial
ingredients. It uses innovative technology to transform corn, wheat and sugar
into value-added ingredients for customers in the food, beverage,
pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper, packaging and building industries. The Company
is a leader in cereal sweeteners and starches, sugar refining, value added food
and industrial ingredients, and citric acid. Tate & Lyle is the world number-one
in industrial starches and is the sole manufacturer of SPLENDA® Sucralose.

Headquartered in London, Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange
under the symbol TATE.L. In the US its ADRs trade under TATYY. The Company
operates more than 65 production facilities in 29 countries, throughout Europe,
the Americas and South East Asia. It employs 7,000 people in its subsidiaries
with a further 4,800 employed in joint ventures. Sales in the year to 31 March
2006 totalled £3.7 billion. Additional information can be found on
www.tateandlyle.com.

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