Transaction in Own Shares

Tate & Lyle PLC
14 December 2007

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') announces that on 14 December 2007 it purchased
through Citigroup Global Markets Limited 250,000 ordinary shares at an average
price of 423.54 pence per share.

These shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares the Company has
469,134,544 shares in issue (excluding 3,287,535 shares held in Treasury).

This number (469,134,544) 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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