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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 HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, IN ITS CAPACITY AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL 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. 5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) 19% THRESHOLD CROSSED ON 1 JULY 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified 3 JULY 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached 19.00% 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: 83,435,025 Number of Voting Rights: 83,435,025 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of Shares - 88,297,800 Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 88,297,800 % of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED % of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 19.3% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF 458,358,052) (B) Financial Instruments N/A Total (A)+(B) Total number of Voting Rights - 88,297,800 Total % of Voting Rights - 19.3% 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 PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC. IS AN INDIRECT, 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 SECRETARY 020 7626 6525 3 JULY 2008 ENDS

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