Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

17 March 2006 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') was informed on 16 March 2006 that as at 15
March 2006 AXA S.A. together with its Group Companies has a notifiable interest
in 83,113,030 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, being 17.03 per
cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital (of which 43,975 shares represent
a beneficial interest and 83,069,055 shares represent a non-beneficial
interest).

AXA S.A. had previously reported holding 81,586,120 ordinary shares in the
Company as at 9 February 2006 in which they had a notifiable interest which was
then 16.72 per cent. of the ordinary share capital.