Results to 25-03-2000- PART 2

Tate & Lyle PLC 8 June 2000 PART 2 SUPPLEMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS For the 78 weeks ended 25 March 2000 TATE & LYLE PLC ANALYSIS OF PROFIT AND SALES 78 weeks ended 25 March 52 weeks ended 26 2000 September 1998 £ £ £ £ £ £ million million million million million million before except- after before except- after except- ional except- except- ional except- ional items ional ional items ional items items items items PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweeteners and starches - Americas 225 19 244 114 1 115 - Europe 157 9 166 85 (4) 81 - Rest of the 16 (13) 3 20 1 21 world ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 398 15 413 219 (2) 217 Animal feed & 25 (28) (3) 30 - 30 bulk storage Other businesses (3) - (3) - - - and activities ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 420 (13) 407 249 (2) 247 ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== SALES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweeteners and starches - Americas 2,583 1,755 - Europe 1,782 1,308 - Rest of the world 742 615 ----- ----- 5,107 3,678 Animal feed & bulk storage 927 675 Other businesses and activities 149 114 ----- ----- 6,183 4,467 ===== ===== Average exchange rates 78 weeks to 52 weeks to 25 March 26 Sept 1998 2000 US dollar 1.63 1.65 Belgian Franc 61.3 60.8 Euro n/a n/a The foregoing accounts, comprising this announcement and the contents of the main announcement made concurrently, are not statutory accounts. Consolidated accounts for the 52 weeks ended 26 September 1998 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies, whereas those for the 78 weeks ended 25 March 2000 will be delivered following the next Annual General Meeting. The Company's auditors have made unqualified reports on the accounts for both periods. Their reports did not contain any statements concerning accounting records or failure to obtain necessary information and explanations. PAGE ELEVEN OF THIRTEEN TATE & LYLE PLC ANALYSIS OF PROFIT AND SALES 52 weeks ended 25 March 52 weeks ended 27 March 2000 1999 £ £ £ £ £ £ million million million million million million before except- after before except- after except- ional except- except- ional except- ional items ional ional items ional items items items items PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweeteners and starches - Americas 156 14 170 136* 61* 142 - Europe 112 9 121 87 6 93 - Rest of the 12 (13) (1) 5 1 6 world ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 280 10 290 228* 13* 241 Animal feed & bulk 11 (28) (17) 25 - 25 storage Other businesses (7) - (7) 4 - 4 and activities ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 284 (18) 266 257* 13* 270 ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== *Restated: a £5 million gain on the disposal of fixed assets, previously included in operating profit in the March and September 1999 Interim Reports, is now treated as exceptional. SALES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweeteners and starches - Americas 1,702 1,795 - Europe 1,167 1,300 - Rest of the world 520 536 ----- ----- 3,389 3,631 Animal feed & bulk storage 595 629 Other businesses and activities 106 99 ----- ----- 4,090 4,359 ===== ===== Average exchange rates 52 weeks to 52 weeks to 25 March 27 March 2000 1999 US dollar 1.61 1.65 Belgian Franc 62.9 59.4 Euro 1.56 n/a PAGE TWELVE OF THIRTEEN TATE & LYLE NET MARGIN ANALYSIS 2000 2000 1998 1998 78 weeks 78 weeks 52 weeks 52 weeks ended ended ended ended 25 March 25 March 26 Sept* 26 Sept* % % % % before after before after except- except- except- except- ional ional ional ional items items items items -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweeteners and starches - Americas 8.7 9.4 6.5 6.5 - Europe 8.8 9.3 6.4 6.2 - Rest of the world 2.2 0.4 3.3 3.3 ----- ----- ----- ----- Sweeteners and starches 7.8 8.1 5.9 5.9 average ----- ----- ----- ----- Animal feed & bulk 2.7 (0.3) 4.4 4.4 storage ----- ----- ----- ----- Group 6.8 6.6 5.6 5.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- 2000 2000 1999 1999 52 weeks 52 weeks 52 weeks 52 weeks ended ended ended ended 25 March 25 March 27 March 27 March % % % % before after before after except- except- except- except- ional ional ional ional items items items items ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweeteners and starches - Americas 9.2 10.0 7.6 7.9 - Europe 9.6 10.4 6.7 7.2 - Rest of the world 2.3 (0.2) 0.9 1.1 ----- ----- ----- ----- Sweeteners and starches 8.3 8.6 6.3 6.6 average ----- ----- ----- ----- Animal feed & bulk 1.8 (2.9) 4.0 4.0 storage ----- ----- ----- ----- Group 6.9 6.5 5.9 6.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- * Percentages shown are those previously published, calculated using profit and sales figures rounded to the nearest £0.1 million. PAGE THIRTEEN OF THIRTEEN

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