Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') was informed on 10 February 2006 that as at

9 February 2006 AXA S.A. together with its Group Companies has a notifiable
interest in 81,586,120 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, being
16.72 per cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital (of which 32,565 shares
represent a beneficial interest and 81,553,555 shares represent a non-beneficial
interest).

AXA S.A. had previously reported holding 83,356,003 ordinary shares in the
Company as at 3 February 2006 in which they had a notifiable interest which was
then 17.08 per cent. of the ordinary share capital.