Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC
                  

31 March 2006 - Tate & Lyle PLC

Holding(s) in Company

Tate & Lyle PLC ('the Company') was informed on 30 March 2006 that as at 29
March 2006 AXA S.A. together with its Group Companies has a notifiable interest
in 70,427,276 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, being 14.43 per
cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital (of which 43,975 shares represent
a beneficial interest and 70,383,301 shares represent a non-beneficial
interest).

AXA S.A. had previously reported holding 78,451,332 ordinary shares in the
Company as at 21 March 2006 in which they had a notifiable interest which was
then 16.05 per cent. of the ordinary share capital.