Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

TATE & LYLE PLC

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

Barclays Global Investors

4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.

5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different)

4 May 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified

8 May 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached

5% to 3%

8. Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ORDINARY 25p SHARES
(GB0008754136)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 24,973,432

Number of Voting Rights: 24,973,432

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 17,529,908

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 17,529,908

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 3.58%

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 17,529,908

Total % of Voting Rights - 3.58%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or

the financial instruments are effectively held

Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.

Proxy Voting

10. Name of Proxy holder

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

N/A

13. Any additional information

N/A


Contact name for enquiries:

Robert Gibber

Company Secretary

020 7626 6525