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Tate & Lyle PLC -0- *T TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T -0- *T 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of TATE & LYLE PLC existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Other (please specify):______________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- 3. Full name of person(s) subject to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. notification obligation: --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Goldman, Sachs & Co., from 3): Goldman Sachs International, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 30 JUNE 2008 threshold is crossed or reached if different): --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 02 JULY 2008 --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Below 3% reached: --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- *T -0- *T 8: Notified Details --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: Voting rights attached to shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares the triggering If possible transaction use ISIN ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights rights --------------------- ----------------------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ------------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ GB0008754136 23,055,337 5.03% ------------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ US8765706077 15,268 (3,817 ADRs) 0.003% ------------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ *T -0- *T B: Financial Instruments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resulting situation after the triggering transaction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of financial conversion that may be acquired voting rights instrument period/date (if the instrument exercised/converted) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T -0- *T Total (A+B) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below 3% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T -0- *T 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 30 June 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T -0- *T 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 ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- *T -0- *T 13. Additional information: Goldman Sachs email contact: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- 14 Listed Company Contact name: Lucie Gilbert Deputy Company Secretary ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7626 6525 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- *T

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