Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

Tate & Lyle PLC - 21 June 2004

Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC (the 'Company') announces a grant of options under its two
long-term incentive plans as follows:

i) Tate & Lyle 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme ('2000 Scheme')

A grant of options was made on 18 June 2004 over the Company's ordinary shares
of 25 pence under the 2000 Scheme to Executive Directors of the Company as
detailed in the table below. The option price is 325 pence per share and,
subject to the performance condition being satisfied, the options will normally
be exerciseable during the period from 18 June 2007 to 17 June 2014.

ii) Tate & Lyle 2003 Performance Share Plan ('PSP')

A grant of options was also made on 18 June 2004 over the Company's ordinary
shares of 25 pence under the PSP to Executive Directors of the Company as
detailed in the table below. Shares under option under the PSP will only become
capable of release to Executive Directors to the extent that certain performance
criteria are satisfied by the Company over a three-year performance period which
commenced on 1 April 2004. Shares will not be released to Executive Directors
for a further year after the end of the performance period (and, thereafter, can
be released up until 31 March 2014). No consideration is payable for the grant
of the options. The consideration payable on the exercise of the options is £1.

Executive Director             No. of options        No. of options      Total options
                                granted under        granted under       held following
                                 2000 Scheme            the PSP              grants
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Iain Ferguson                      272,307               192,401             891,617
Simon Gifford                      130,000               137,779           1,164,740
Stanley Musesengwa                 130,000               137,779             804,887
Stuart Strathdee                    86,153                91,309             692,443