Transaction in Own Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') announces that on 2 September 2008 it
transferred 19,588 ordinary shares in the Company for the purpose of satisfying
exercises under the 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme. These shares were
previously held in Treasury.

The highest transfer price per share was 374.50p and the lowest transfer price
per share was 325p.

Following the above transfer, the Company holds 1,504,692 ordinary shares in
Treasury and has 458,466,417 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury
shares).

Lucie Gilbert
Deputy Company Secretary
2 September 2008