Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

23 SEPTEMBER 2008

TATE & LYLE PLC

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification

AN ACQUISITION OF VOTING RIGHTS

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

INVESCO LIMITED

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

N/A

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

18/09/08

6. Date on which issuer notified

22/09/08

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

17%

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: 74,732,633

Number of Voting Rights: 74,732,633

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 78,579,956

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 78,579,956

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 17.137%

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 78,579,956

Total % of Voting Rights - 17.137%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held

Bank of Ireland, Dublin, 322,211
Bank of New York, 41,617
Banque Paribas, 293,020
Bank of New York, Brussels, 28,125
Chase Bank (Hong Kong), 79,628
JP Morgan Chase, 6,276,028
Citibank, 61,222,047
HSBC Bank, 1,136,716
Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh, 410,000
Santander Central Hispano Investment, 8,640
State Street Trust & Banking (London), 8,020,188
Trust & Custody Services JP, 3,104
Northern Trust Company (London), 714,488
Other, 24,144

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

14. Contact name

SAM EDWARDS

15. Contact telephone number

[phone]

Listed company contact

LUCIE GILBERT
DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
020 7626 6525

23 SEPTEMBER 2008