Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC

21 NOVEMBER 2008
TATE & LYLE PLCTATE & LYLE PLC

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer
TATE & LYLE PLCTATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification
A DISPOSAL OF VOTING RIGHTSA DISPOSAL OF VOTING RIGHTS

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, IN ITS CAPACITY AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, IN ITS CAPACITY AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)
19% THRESHOLD CROSSED ON 18 NOVEMBER 200819% THRESHOLD CROSSED ON 18 NOVEMBER 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified
20 NOVEMBER 200820 NOVEMBER 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached
19.00%19.00%

8. Notified Details
(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares
Class/type of sharesClass/type of shares
ORDINARY 25p SHARESORDINARY 25p SHARES
(GB0008754136)(GB0008754136)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 87,378,332
Number of Voting Rights: 87,378,332Number of Voting Rights: 87,378,332
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares – 85,761,931Number of Shares – 85,761,931
Number of Voting Rights (Direct) – NOT PROVIDEDNumber of Voting Rights (Direct) – NOT PROVIDED
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) – 85,761,931Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) – 85,761,931
% of Voting Rights (Direct) – NOT PROVIDED% of Voting Rights (Direct) – NOT PROVIDED
% of Voting Rights (Indirect) – 18.70% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF 458,548,828) % of Voting Rights (Indirect) – 18.70% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF 458,548,828)

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)
Total number of Voting Rights – 85,761,931Total number of Voting Rights – 85,761,931
Total % of Voting Rights – 18.70% Total % of Voting Rights – 18.70%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively heldthe financial instruments are effectively held
HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, SERVES AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC. IS AN INDIRECT, WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, SERVES AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC. IS AN INDIRECT, WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION.

Proxy Voting

10. Name of Proxy holder

N/A

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

N/A

Contact name for enquiries:
ROBERT GIBBERROBERT GIBBER
COMPANY SECRETARYCOMPANY SECRETARY
020 7626 6525020 7626 6525
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