Completion of sale

Completion of sale 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2003--

Completion of sale of Tate & Lyle Group's monosodium glutamate unit to Ajinomoto

31 July 2003

Tate & Lyle PLC announces that the sale of its monosodium
glutamate (MSG) production unit in France to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has
now been completed. The signing of a conditional agreement for this
disposal was announced on 21 November 2002.

For more information contact:

Mark Robinson 020 7626 6525
Chris Fox (Press) 020 7626 6525 (office) or 07801 808553 (mobile)

About Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle is a world leader in carbohydrate ingredients. Our core
competence is to take basic carbohydrates - corn, wheat or sugar - and
add value to these raw materials through technology. As a result of
continuous innovation we offer an ever-wider product portfolio of
versatile and functional ingredients. These products include Cereal
Sweeteners, Starches, Sugars and Citric Acid. Our products have wide
applications in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper,
packaging and building industries.

With headquarters in London, Tate & Lyle operates more than 40 plants
in 24 countries, almost all in Europe and the Americas. We employ
6,700 people in our subsidiaries with a further 2,800 employed in
joint ventures. Sales in the year to 31 March 2003 totalled £3,167
billion. More details are available online at www.tateandlyle.com

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