Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification

A DISPOSAL OF VOTING RIGHTS

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LIMITED: 3,390,146 *

BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED: 6,130 *

CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES: 7,102,527 *

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED: 814,878 *

CUIM NOMINEE LIMITED: 2,300,456 *

VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED: 53,448 *

*Denotes direct interest

5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different)

25 MARCH 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

26 MARCH 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached

3% TO 2% CHANGE AT DIRECT INTEREST LEVEL

8. Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ORDINARY 25p SHARES

(GB0008754136)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 15,054,251

Number of Voting Rights: 15,054,251

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 13,667,585

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 13,667,585

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - NOT DISCLOSABLE

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 2.99% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF
457,114,070)

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - NOT DISCLOSABLE

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 13,667,585

Total % of Voting Rights - 2.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or

the financial instruments are effectively held

See section 4

Proxy Voting

10. Name of Proxy holder

See section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

N/A

13. Any additional information

FIGURES ARE BASED ON A TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS OF 457,114,070

Contact name for enquiries:

ROBERT GIBBER

COMPANY SECRETARY

020 7626 6525

26 MARCH 2008

ENDS