Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC
12 June 2000

Tate & Lyle announces a grant of options under its 1992 executive share
options scheme and its international executive share option scheme. The date
of grant is 12 June 2000, the option price is 274 pence and the options are
normally exercisable during the period 12 June 2003 to 11 June 2010. Grants
were made to directors of Tate & Lyle as follows.

Executive director             S Gifford       J H W Walker
Options granted                  14,945           19,855
Total options now held          280,178          233,544