Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  


Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') was informed on 17 May 2006 that as at 16 May
2006 AXA S.A. together with its Group Companies has a notifiable interest in
57,045,938 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, being 11.69 per
cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital (of which 56,165 shares represent
a beneficial interest and 56,989,773 shares represent a non-beneficial
interest).

AXA S.A. had previously reported holding 67,272,175 ordinary shares in the
Company as at 13 April 2006 in which they had a notifiable interest which was
then 13.78 per cent. of the ordinary share capital.