Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Tate & Lyle PLC - 4 November 2005

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC (the 'Company') was informed on 4 November 2005 that on 4
November 2005, Mr Stuart Strathdee, an Executive Director of the Company,
exercised an option under the Tate & Lyle 1992 Executive Share Option Scheme at
463 pence per share over 40,000 ordinary shares of the Company ('ordinary
shares').

He subsequently sold 38,491 ordinary shares at 498.25 pence per share to pay the
acquisition costs, tax and National Insurance, and retained 1,509 ordinary
shares. Following this transaction, Mr Strathdee now has an interest in 80,992
shares in the Company.

The notification of this transaction is intended to satisfy the Company's
obligations under both section 324 Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule 3.1.2.