Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

8 February 2006 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') was informed on 8 February 2006 that as at 3
February 2006 AXA S.A. together with its Group Companies has a notifiable
interest in 83,356,003 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, being
17.08 per cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital (of which 23,665 shares
represent a beneficial interest and 83,332,338 shares represent a non-beneficial
interest).

AXA S.A. had previously reported holding 81,399,826 ordinary shares in the
Company as at 8 December 2005 in which they had a notifiable interest which was
then 16.71 per cent. of the ordinary share capital.