Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

TATE & LYLE PLC

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification

AN ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL OF VOTING RIGHTS

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)

4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)

5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different)

17 OCTOBER 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified

29 OCTOBER 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached

FROM 3% TO 4% (L&G)

8. Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ORDINARY 25p SHARES

(GB0008754136)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 17,389,201

Number of Voting Rights: 17,389,201

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 19,827,451

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 19,827,451

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 0

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 4.12% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF
481,252,831)

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 0%

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 19,827,451

Total % of Voting Rights - 4.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or

the financial instruments are effectively held

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) (GROUP)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (LGIMH) (DIRECT AND
INDIRECT)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (INDIRECT) (LGIM)

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT) (L&G) (19,827,451 - 4.12% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGIMHD)
(17,166,085 - 3.57 % (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF 481,252,831) = PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGIH)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC) (17,166,085 - 3.57
%(BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF 481,252,831) = PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED (LGAS & LGPL)

LEGAL & GENERAL PENSIONS LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting

10. Name of Proxy holder

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

N/A

13. Any additional information

L&G ADVISED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION HAD BEEN DELAYED BY THEM DUE TO THE LARGE
NUMBER OF DISCLOSURES REQUIRED FOLLOWING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NEW BUSINESS
WHICH HAD COME TO THEM IN THE FORM OF AN IN-SPECIE TRANSFER.

Contact name for enquiries:

ROBERT GIBBER

COMPANY SECRETARY

020 7626 6525

30 OCTOBER 2007

ENDS