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

AXA S.A.

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)

7 February 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified

8 February 2007 (not previously disseminated due to an administrative error)

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

5%

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: 27,454,726

Number of Voting Rights: 27,454,726

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares (Direct) - 2,770,905

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 2,770,905

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 24,136,818

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0.57%

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 4.93%

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 26,907,723

Total % of Voting Rights - 5.50%

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

the financial instruments are effectively held

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution Fund (Non-Beneficial) 37,488

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund (Non-Beneficial) 116,200

Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Beneficial) 22,575

Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Beneficial) 25,290

AXA France (Non-Beneficial) 9,325

AXA Colonia Konzern (Beneficial) 343,500

AXA Ireland Pension Fund (Non-Beneficial) 5,400

AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 16,545,520

AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) 510,300

AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) 409,600

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker (Beneficial) 86,828

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker (Beneficial) 412,713

AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics (Non-Beneficial) 150,000

AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund (Non-Beneficial) 85,000

AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund (Non-Beneficial) 150,000

AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund (Non-Beneficial) 165,000

AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund (Non-Beneficial) 100,000

AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler (Non-Beneficial) 117,625

AXA Framlington Framlington Income & Capital (Beneficial) 200,000

AXA Framlington UK Select Ops (Non-Beneficial) 6,000,000

AXA Framlington Managed Balanced (Non-Beneficial) 320,000

Framlington onshore private clients (Non-Beneficial) 318,260

Framlington onshore private clients (Non-Beneficial) 17,000

AXA Winterthur (Beneficial) 760,099

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

Contact name for enquiries:

Robert Gibber

Company Secretary

020 7626 6525

18 March 2007