Holding(s) in Company

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

A DISPOSAL OF VOTING RIGHTS

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

HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, IN ITS CAPACITY AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i)
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITALHARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL
PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

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

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND HARBINGER CAPITAL
PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

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

18% THRESHOLD CROSSED ON 26 NOVEMBER 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

28 NOVEMBER 2008

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

18.00%

8. Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ORDINARY 25p SHARES
(GB0008754136)(GB0008754136)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 85,761,931

Number of Voting Rights: 85,761,931

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares – 81,649,497

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) – NOT PROVIDED

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) – 81,649,497

% of Voting Rights (Direct) – NOT PROVIDED

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) – 17.81% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF 458,551,240)

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights – 81,649,497

Total % of Voting Rights – 17.81%

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

the financial instruments are effectively held

HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, SERVES AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGER
CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERSCAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC. IS AN INDIRECT,SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC. IS AN INDIRECT,
WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION.

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 SECRETARYCOMPANY SECRETARY
020 7626 6525020 7626 6525

28 NOVEMBER 2008

ENDS