Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

11 November 2005 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') was informed on 10 November 2005 that as at

9 November 2005 AXA S.A. together with its Group Companies has a notifiable
interest in 77,333,888 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, being
15.88 per cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital (of which 29,150 shares
represent a beneficial interest and 77,304,738 shares represent a non-beneficial
interest).

AXA S.A. had previously reported holding 79,145,405 ordinary shares in the
Company as at 17 May 2005 in which they had a notifiable interest which was then
16.27 per cent of the ordinary share capital.