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Tate & Lyle PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Issuer TATE & LYLE PLC 2. Reason for notification AN ACQUISITION 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) 01/09/08 6. Date on which issuer notified 03/09/08 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached 12% 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: 42,726,131 Number of Voting Rights: 42,726,131 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of Shares - 58,804,133 Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 58,804,133 Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A % of Voting Rights (Direct) - 12.83% % of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A (B) Financial Instruments N/A Total (A)+(B) Total number of Voting Rights - 58,804,133 Total % of Voting Rights - 12.83% 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 +44 (0)20 7102 1832/+44 (0)20 7102 8709 Listed company contact LUCIE GILBERT DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY 020 7626 6525 4 SEPTEMBER 2008

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