Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

21 AUGUST 2008

TATE & LYLE PLC

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

TATE & LYLE PLC

2. Reason for notification

AN ACQUISITION OF VOTING RIGHTS

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

LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)

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

N/A

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

19/08/08

6. Date on which issuer notified

21/08/08

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

7%

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: 30,570,004

Number of Voting Rights: 30,570,004

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 36,192,182

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 36,192,182

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 7.90%

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - N/A

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 36,192,182

Total % of Voting Rights - 7.90%

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

the financial instruments are effectively held

N/A

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

N/A

14. Contact name

TARA O'HAGAN/OLANIKE BOLA-LATEEF

15. Contact telephone number

[phone]/[phone]

Listed company contact

LUCIE GILBERT
DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
020 7626 6525

21 AUGUST 2008