Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 9 December 2004 by Compagnie Industrielle et
Financiere des Produits Amylaces S.A. (CIP) that they and their subsidiaries had
agreed to sell all their shares in Tate & Lyle PLC and that following such sale
they would no longer have an interest in the ordinary shares of Tate & Lyle PLC.

As announced on 29 March 2001, CIP had previously reported an interest in
48,183,913 ordinary shares which at that date was approximately 10 per cent. of
the Tate & Lyle ordinary share capital.