Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

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

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

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

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

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

07/04/08

6. Date on which issuer notified

09/04/08

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

Below 3%

8. Notified Details

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A: Voting Rights attached to shares
Class/type of      Situation previous to the Triggering            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 shares             transaction
                   ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
if possible using  Number of Shares         Number of Voting       Number of Number of voting     % of voting rights
 the ISIN CODE                               Rights viii            shares    rights ix
                                                                   --------- -------------------- ---------------------
                                                                   Direct    Direct x  Indirect   Direct    Indirect
                                                                                        xi
------------------ ------------------------ ---------------------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- -----------
GB0008754136       16,209,361               3.546%
US8765706077       11,296 (2,824 ADRs)      0.002%
------------------ ------------------------ ---------------------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- -----------
*T

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*T
B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
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Type of financial Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion  Number of voting rights% of voting
 instrument        date (xiii)  Period/ Date (xiv)    that may be acquired   rights
                                                      if the instrument is
                                                      exercised/ converted.
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*T

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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights
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                                            Below 3%
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*T

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

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 07 April 2008, The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a
notifiable interest in shares.

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

General email contact: [e-mail]

Listed Company contact name for enquiries:

ROBERT GIBBER

COMPANY SECRETARY

020 7626 6525

9 APRIL 2008

ENDS