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

REDUCTION IN SHARES IN ISSUE DUE TO TATE & LYLE PLC BUY BACK AND SUBSEQUENT
SHARE CANCELLATION

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

SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED

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

SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY TAXABLE TRUST

SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY TRUST

SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY GROUP TRUST

SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS TOBACCO FREE INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY TRUST

THE CALLEVA TRUST

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

24 JANUARY 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

25 JANUARY 2008

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

5%

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: 24,111,253

Number of Voting Rights: 24,111,253

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 22,593,393

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 22,593,393

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 4.90%

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 22,593,393

Total % of Voting Rights - 4.90%

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

the financial instruments are effectively held

N/A

Proxy Voting

10. Name of Proxy holder

SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED

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

SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED ('SILCHESTER') ACTS AS INVESTMENT
MANAGER FOR THE CLIENTS DETAILED IN QUESTION 4 ABOVE ('CLIENTS'). IN ACTING FOR
THEIR CLIENTS, SILCHESTER ARE GIVEN FULL DISCRETION OVER THEIR INVESTMENTS AND
ARE EMPOWERED TO VOTE ON THEIR BEHALF. HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT ACT AS THEIR
CLIENTS' CUSTODIAN AND THEREFORE SHARES ARE NOT HELD IN THEIR NAME BUT IN THE
NAME OF EACH CLIENT'S CUSTODIAN BANK.

Contact name for enquiries:

ROBERT GIBBER
COMPANY SECRETARY
020 7626 6525
25 JANUARY 2008