Transaction in Own Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC
05 December 2007



Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') announces that on 5 December 2007 it purchased
through ABN AMRO Hoare Govett 635,000 ordinary shares at an average price of
442.52 pence per share.

The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 3,300,000 of its
shares in Treasury and has 472,156,499 shares in issue (excluding Treasury
shares).

This number (472,156,499) represents the total voting rights in the Company and
may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which
they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a
change to their interest in, Tate & Lyle PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.


Enquiries:

Tate & Lyle plc 020 7977 6189
Tim Lodge




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