Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC (the 'Company') was informed on 5 November 2004 that the
following share transactions were completed by Directors of the Company:

On 5 November 2004, Mr Simon Gifford, an Executive Director of the Company, sold
6,000 ordinary shares of the Company at 451 pence per share. Mr Gifford now has
an interest in 75,014 ordinary shares in the Company.

On 5 November 2004, Mr Stanley Musesengwa, an Executive Director of the Company,
exercised the following options over ordinary shares of the Company under the
Tate & Lyle 1992 Executive Share Option Scheme:

i) 13,000 options at 425 pence per share
ii) 26,785 options at 336 pence per share
iii) 70,437 options at 274 pence per share

He subsequently sold 89,253 ordinary shares at 456.50 pence per share to pay the
subscription price, tax and National Insurance, and retained 20,969 ordinary
shares. Following this transaction, Mr Musesengwa now has an interest in 26,969
ordinary shares in the Company.