Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 17 December 2004 that as at 9 December 2004
Barclays PLC, through various legal entities listed below, has a notifiable
interest for the purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 in 53,727,012
ordinary shares in Tate & Lyle PLC, being 11.07 per cent. of the ordinary share
capital.

Barclays PLC had previously reported holding 49,565,091 ordinary shares in Tate
& Lyle PLC as at 7 December 2004 in which they had a notifiable interest which
was then 10.21 per cent of the ordinary share capital.

Legal Entity                                                      Holding      Percentage Held
------------------------------------------------------  -----------------   ------------------
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                   15,941               0.0033
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                          360,591               0.0746
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                2,188               0.0005
Gerrard Ltd                                                        7,358               0.0015
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                               10,794,956               2.2240
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                      700               0.0001
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                  391,224               0.0809
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                1,602               0.0003
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                               3,240,212               0.6703
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                    902,955               0.1868
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                              136,139               0.0282
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                 21,645,334               4.4595
Barclays Bank Life Assurance Co Ltd                            1,503,493               0.3110
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                 14,715,649               3.0318
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                          8,670               0.0018

Group Holding                                                 53,727,012              11.0746



Registered Holder                               Holding
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Bank of Ireland                                 73,132
Bank of Ireland                                170,632
Bank of Ireland                                 59,268
Bank of Ireland                                112,319
Bank of New York                                20,864
Bank of New York                                 1,939
Bank of New York                             1,272,081
Bank of New York                               192,724
Bank of New York                              1,21,758
Bank of New York                             1,699,655
Bank of New York                               124,154
Barclays Noms Monument R97                         700
Barclays Trust Co R69                           15,941
BNP Paribas                                     48,794
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                         118,576
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                         269,994
BOISS Nominees Ltd                             205,783
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                         3,539
Chase Nominees Ltd                             289,967
Chase Nominees Ltd                              32,518
Chase Nominees Ltd                              61,765
Chase Nominees Ltd                              95,427
Chase Nominees Ltd                             686,597
Chase Nominees Ltd                           1,184,168
Chase Nominees Ltd                          16,014,213
Chase Nominees Ltd                             195,184
Chase Nominees Ltd                              42,459
Chase Nominees Ltd                              54,319
Chase Nominees Ltd                             101,730
Chase Nominees Ltd                              75,509
Chase Nominees Ltd                             142,366
Chase Nominees Ltd                             205,563
Chase Nominees Ltd                              11,833
Chase Nominees Ltd                              13,207
Chase Nominees Ltd                             183,438
Chase Nominees Ltd                             278,633
Chase Nominees Ltd                             529,434
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                   44,412
Citibank                                        46,120
Citibank                                       617,218
Citibank                                       133,986
Citibank                                       118,092
Clydesdale Nominees                              2,188
Deutsche Bank London                             7,084
Deutsche Bank London                           290,175
HSBC                                           349,934
HSBC                                            39,765
HSBC                                            34,867
HSBC                                            13,857
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    13,427
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                     4,900
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    30,518
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    97,811
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                     5,023
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                 1,351,594
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   566,055
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                 4,080,056
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   369,431
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   481,964
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                 2,042,447
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    39,421
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   717,504
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    61,758
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   106,848
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    12,132
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                     4,713
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        160,755
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         31,280
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        485,436
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        293,909
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         57,984
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        179,410
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        294,719
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                      5,313,521
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        112,651
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         68,207
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        198,856
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         45,457
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         27,633
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                          5,227
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         49,125
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        138,266
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        282,325
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                          2,340
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                      1,536,821
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        363,689
JPM Frankfurt                                   34,390
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            12,041
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           294,716
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            65,875
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             9,770
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             4,503
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            50,719
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             3,147
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           208,977
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            49,883
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            44,759
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            16,255
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             3,211
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             4,346
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            17,142
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            26,311
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             1,416
Master Trust Bank                                3,336
Mellon Bank                                  1,435,421
Mellon Bank                                     49,202
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                      61,491
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                     216,898
Mellon Trust of New England                    268,995
Midland Bank (HSBC Bank PLC)                   717,874
Mitsubishi Trust International                   2,549
Northern Trust                                 383,964
Northern Trust                                  29,459
Northern Trust                                 133,031
Northern Trust                                  48,058
Northern Trust                                 102,474
Northern Trust                                 728,337
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                  63,325
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                 239,989
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                 351,074
R C Greig Nominees a/c                             500
R C Greig Nominees GP1                           5,008
R C Greig Nominees SA1                           1,850
Reflex Nominees Ltd                              1,602
State Street                                     6,610
State Street                                    66,833
State Street                                     8,408
State Street                                   237,343
State Street                                   126,661
State Street                                    20,110
State Street                                    14,026
State Street Boston                            362,757
State Street Boston                             34,999
Sumitomo TB                                      1,252
UBS                                             10,232
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban                   7,534
Zeban Nominees Limited                           8,670

Group Holding                               53,727,012