Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC (the 'Company') was informed on 28 November 2006 that as at 22
November 2006 AMVESCAP PLC ('AMVESCAP') and subsidiary companies on behalf of
discretionary clients have a notifiable interest for the purposes of Part VI of
the Companies Act 1985 in 49,136,431 ordinary shares in the Company, being 10.03
per cent. of the ordinary share capital. These shares are registered in the
names of various legal entities listed below.

AMVESCAP advised the Company that none of these shares are beneficially held by
AMVESCAP. AMVESCAP had not previously reported an interest in the ordinary
shares of the Company.

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Registered Holder                                                              Holding
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Bank of Ireland (Dublin)                                                      435,824
Bank of New York                                                              278,651
Banque Paribas                                                                421,457
Banque Paribas (Frankfurt)                                                    160,228
Bank of New York (Brussels)                                                    31,630
Credit Agricole Indosuez (Luxembourg)                                         127,423
JP Morgan Chase                                                                70,860
Chase Nominees                                                              1,530,708
Vidacos Nominees                                                           38,860,302
HSBC Nominees                                                                 135,750
Japan Trustee Services Bank                                                     1,481
Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh                                                       473,451
Santander Central Hispano Investment                                           18,990
State Street Trust & Banking Co (London)                                    5,801,752
Trust & Custody Services JP                                                     3,553
Northern Trust Company (London)                                               784,371
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