Transaction in Own Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Tate & Lyle PLC

Transaction in Own Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') announces that on 29 July 2008 it transferred at
nil cost 56,177 ordinary shares in the Company for the purpose of satisfying
releases under the 2003 Performance Share Plan and 2005 Deferred Bonus Share
Plan. These shares were previously held in Treasury.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 1,524,280 ordinary shares in
treasury and has 458,414,229 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury
shares).

Lucie Gilbert
Deputy Company Secretary

29 July 2008