Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

                        Tate & Lyle PLC

                    Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 31 May 2005 that as at 25 May 2005 Barclays PLC,
through various legal entities listed below, has a notifiable interest for the
purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 in 53,283,335 ordinary shares in
Tate & Lyle PLC, being 10.95 per cent. of the ordinary share capital.

Barclays PLC had previously reported holding 55,689,012 ordinary shares in Tate
& Lyle PLC as at 16 March 2005 in which they had a notifiable interest which was
then 11.46 per cent of the ordinary share capital.


Legal Entity                                                      Holding   Percentage
                                                                                  Held
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barclays Life Assurance Co. Ltd.                               1,422,521       0.2924
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd.                              2,344,709       0.4820
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                          430,846       0.0886
Gerrard Ltd                                                       20,936       0.0043
Barclays Global Investors Ltd.                                13,289,444       2.7318
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.                               1,163,866       0.2392
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                         30,000       0.0062
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                  1,103,398       0.2268
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                  532,562       0.1095
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd.                                  18,287       0.0038
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                               11,678,870       2.4007
Barclays Global Investors Ltd.                                20,960,647       4.3087
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd.                                     700       0.0001
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd.                             284,947       0.0586
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd.                               1,602       0.0003

Group Holding                                                 53,283,335      10.9530



Registered Holder                               Holding
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Bank of Ireland                                 57,423
Bank of Ireland                                198,870
Bank of Ireland                                318,025
Bank of Ireland                                176,234
Bank of New York                                20,864
Bank of New York                             1,139,771
Bank of New York                               169,458
Bank of New York                             1,048,155
Bank of New York                             1,217,796
Bank of New York                                56,263
Bank of New York                               103,911
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd.               1,163,866
Barclays Noms Monument R97                         700
Barclays Trust Co E99                            1,558
Barclays Trust Co R69                           16,729
BNP Paribas                                    157,426
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                          49,934
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                         266,180
Chase Nominees Ltd                             272,813
Chase Nominees Ltd                              70,457
Chase Nominees Ltd                              61,765
Chase Nominees Ltd                              38,811
Chase Nominees Ltd                             589,142
Chase Nominees Ltd                             576,985
Chase Nominees Ltd                          15,396,673
Chase Nominees Ltd                             183,519
Chase Nominees Ltd                              33,085
Chase Nominees Ltd                              48,244
Chase Nominees Ltd                              68,381
Chase Nominees Ltd                              91,546
Chase Nominees Ltd                             129,287
Chase Nominees Ltd                             162,404
Chase Nominees Ltd                             178,191
Chase Nominees Ltd                             238,924
Chase Nominees Ltd                             523,324
Chase Nominees Ltd                               6,916
Chase Nominees Ltd                              51,426
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                   92,401
Citibank                                       122,134
Citibank                                        74,962
Deutsche Bank London                             8,438
Deutsche Bank London                           330,638
EXPORT                                           2,655
HSBC                                           295,565
HSBC                                            39,765
HSBC                                            34,867
HSBC                                            13,857
HSBC Nominees                                  117,268
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    12,132
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    82,770
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   914,640
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                 2,079,377
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    41,855
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    88,155
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                 4,599,491
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                 1,560,565
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   522,548
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   505,724
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    96,152
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                   308,783
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                     5,023
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                     3,270
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    30,328
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                     5,701
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         18,397
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                          1,595
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                          6,598
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        160,755
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         28,949
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        282,599
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        432,329
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         57,984
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        175,587
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        284,318
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                      5,268,029
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         61,378
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         33,873
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         91,508
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         29,124
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         23,132
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                          5,227
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         25,994
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                         75,883
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        263,424
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                      1,536,821
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                        350,495
JPM Frankfurt                                  212,541
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           360,211
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            12,551
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            70,635
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            56,276
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            57,565
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            11,719
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            16,678
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            18,397
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            72,117
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           220,633
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            27,409
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            17,738
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            13,534
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            20,677
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            44,759
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             4,503
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             9,770
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             8,628
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            91,082
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             3,211
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            22,588
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             4,346
KAS Associates                                  42,321
Master Trust Bank                               15,516
Mellon                                          40,444
Mellon Bank                                  1,355,985
Mellon Bank                                     49,202
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                      55,460
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                     233,278
Mellon Trust of New England                    292,205
Midland Bank (HSBC Bank PLC)                   699,285
Mitsubishi Trust International                   2,549
Mitsubishi Trust International                   8,071
Northern Trust                                  34,040
Northern Trust                                 344,745
Northern Trust                                  29,459
Northern Trust                                  83,846
Northern Trust                                  58,673
Northern Trust                                 102,474
Northern Trust                                 675,679
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                 374,233
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                  77,535
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                 316,528
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                     800
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                  11,546
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                   8,590
Reflex Nominees Ltd                              1,602
State Street                                       316
State Street                                     7,266
State Street                                    52,599
State Street                                   237,343
State Street                                    45,113
State Street                                     9,379
State Street                                    17,375
State Street Boston                            271,047
State Street Boston                             36,107
Sumitomo TB                                      4,738
UBS                                             11,201
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban                   6,983
Zeban Nominees Limited                          30,000

Group Holding                               53,283,335