Holding in Company

Holding in Company 

    LONDON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-June 17, 2002-

Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 17 June 2002 that The Capital Group
Companies, Inc., and its affiliates, which include Capital Guardian
Trust Company, Capital International Limited, Capital International
S.A. and Capital International, Inc. no longer has a notifiable
interest in the relevant share capital of Tate & Lyle PLC.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and its affiliates had previously
reported on 15 May 2002 holding 52,071,990 shares in Tate & Lyle PLC
which was then 10.81% of the nominal value of the relevant share
capital.

   Short Name: Tate & Lyle PLC
   Category Code: HOL
   Sequence Number: 00000310
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20020617T132249+0100