Holding in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
8 August 2000


Tate & Lyle PLC announces that it received the following notifications on 
8 August 2000 regarding changes in substantial interests in its Ordinary
shares of 25p each:

a. Compagnie Industrielle et Financiere des Produits Amylaces SA ('CIP') and
its wholly owned subsidiary Eurostarch SA now hold 24,000,000 Ordinary shares
in Tate & Lyle PLC which is a notifiable interest under Section 199(2) (b) of
the Companies Act 1985, being 5.25 per cent. of the nominal value of the
relevant share capital.

b. The Capital Group Companies, Inc., and its affiliates, which include
Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International Limited, Capital
International S.A. and Capital International, Inc, now hold 52,452,850
Ordinary shares in Tate & Lyle PLC which is a notifiable interest under
Section 199(2) (b) of the Companies Act 1985, being 11.46 per cent. of the
nominal value of the relevant share capital, increased from their holding on
27 July 2000 of  45,782,050 Ordinary shares which was then 10.01  per cent. of
the nominal value of the relevant share capital. 

c. Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates which includes Franklin Mutual
Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc now hold 42,706,978 Ordinary shares
in Tate & Lyle PLC which is no longer a notifiable interest under Section
199(2) (b) of the Companies Act 1985, being 9.33 per cent. of the nominal
value of the relevant share capital, reduced from their holding on 16 June
2000 of  72,760,788 Ordinary shares which was then 15.90  per cent. of the
nominal value of the relevant share capital.