Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

12 December 2005 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') was informed on 9 December 2005 that as at 8
December 2005 AXA S.A. together with its Group Companies has a notifiable
interest in 81,399,826 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, being
16.71 per cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital (of which 10,600 shares
represent a beneficial interest and 81,389,226 shares represent a non-beneficial
interest).

AXA S.A. had previously reported holding 77,333,888 ordinary shares in the
Company as at 9 November 2005 in which they had a notifiable interest which was
then 15.88% per cent of the ordinary share capital.