Result of AGM

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Tate & Lyle PLC

Result of Annual General Meeting 2008

Tate & Lyle PLC (the 'Company') announces that at its Annual General Meeting
('AGM') held on 23 July 2008, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution prior to the meeting was as
follows:

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                                                 Total For(1)                   Total Against              Votes
               Resolution                                                                                withheld(2)
                                         ----------------------------- ------------------------------- ---------------
                                         No. of votes     % of vote    No. of votes   % of vote        No. of votes
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1.   Report and Accounts                 262,906,726      99.90        257,306        0.10             53,962
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2.   Remuneration Report                 253,144,181      97.78        5,736,188      2.22             3,745,788
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3.   Approve final dividend              262,568,784      100.00       6,736          de minimis       50,637
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4.   Re-elect Dr Barry Zoumas            261,071,256      99.42        1,530,309      0.58             24,592
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5.   Re-elect Sir David Lees             260,485,088      99.20        2,103,861      0.80             37,208
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6.   Re-appoint auditors                 262,665,730      99.80        535,012        0.20             15,377
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7.   Approve auditors' remuneration      262,883,763      99.88        305,540        0.12             26,587
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8.   Authority to purchase own shares    262,781,879      99.86        380,511        0.14             53,958
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9.   Authority to allot shares           262,577,102      99.77        608,338        0.23             30,679
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10.  Dis-application of
     pre-emption rights                  262,782,992      99.86        361,113        0.14             72,014
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11.  Authority to make political
      donations and incur political
      expenditure                        260,389,565      98.98        2,696,273      1.02             130,281
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12.  Adoption of Amended Articles of
      Association                        259,272,603      99.33        1,744,448      0.67             2,199,068
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(1) Includes discretionary votes.

(2) A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

On 23 July 2008, there were 458,358,052 shares in issue (excluding Treasury
Shares) and 292 shareholders or persons representing shareholders attended the
meeting.

In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R, two copies of the resolutions passed as
special business at the AGM will shortly be available for inspection at the UK
Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:

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Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
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In addition, two copies of the amended Articles of Association will also be
available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility.

As previously announced, Stanley Musesengwa and Stuart Strathdee retired from
the Board of Directors at the AGM. In addition, Elisabeth Airey succeeded
Richard Delbridge as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr Delbridge continues to
serve as a member of the Audit Committee.

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Lucie Gilbert
Deputy Company Secretary
23 July 2008
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