Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

19 AUGUST 2008

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

LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)

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

N/A

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

15/08/08

6. Date on which issuer notified

19/08/08

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

6%

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: 42,751,358

Number of Voting Rights: 42,751,358

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 30,570,004

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 30,570,004

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 6.67%

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 30,570,004

Total % of Voting Rights - 6.67%

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

the financial instruments are effectively held

N/A

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

14. Contact name

TARA O'HAGAN/OLANIKE BOLA-LATEEF

15. Contact telephone number

[phone]/[phone]

Listed company contact

LUCIE GILBERT

DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

020 7626 6525

19 AUGUST 2008