AGM Statement

AGM Statement 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2003--

Chairman's Annual General Meeting Statement

31 July 2003
At the Annual General Meeting of Tate & Lyle PLC in London today, Sir
David Lees, Chairman, made the following statement on current trading:
There has been little overall change in trading conditions or in the
outlook since the beginning of June, when I signed the Chairman's
Statement in the Annual Report, and I am pleased to confirm that the
results for the first quarter were very much in line with our internal
expectations.
For more information contact:

Mark Robinson 020 7626 6525
Chris Fox (Press) 020 7626 6525 (office) or 07801 808553 (mobile)

About Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle is a world leader in carbohydrate ingredients. Our core
competence is to take basic carbohydrates - corn, wheat or sugar - and
add value to these raw materials through technology. As a result of
continuous innovation we offer an ever-wider product portfolio of
versatile and functional ingredients. These products include Cereal
Sweeteners, Starches, Sugars and Citric Acid. Our products have wide
applications in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper,
packaging and building industries.

With headquarters in London, Tate & Lyle operates more than 40 plants
in 24 countries, almost all in Europe and the Americas. We employ
6,700 people in our subsidiaries with a further 2,800 employed in
joint ventures. Sales in the year to 31 March 2003 totalled
(pound)3,167 billion. More details are available online at
www.tateandlyle.com

   Short Name: Tate & Lyle PLC
   Category Code: AGM
   Sequence Number: 00007806
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030731T114054+0100