Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  20 FEBRUARY 2008

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
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)
19 FEBRUARY 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified
20 FEBRUARY 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached
3%

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: 17,205,579
Number of Voting Rights: 17,205,579
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares - 13,551,386
Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 13,551,386
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A
% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 2.97%(BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF 456,856,886)
% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A
Total (A)+(B)
Total number of Voting Rights - 13,551,386
Total % of Voting Rights - 2.97%

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
20 FEBRUARY 2008