Director Shareholding

Tate & Lyle PLC
2 October 2001



Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 2 October 2001 by the Manager of the Tate &
Lyle PLC Corporate Personal Equity Plans (PEPs) that on 1 October 2001
purchases of Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were made at a price of 253.25 pence
per share for the three Directors of Tate & Lyle PLC detailed below as a
result of the dividend on the shares held in their PEPs being automatically
reinvested.

241 Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were bought for PEPs owned by Mr S Gifford who
now has an interest in 155,266 Ordinary shares in Tate & Lyle PLC.

128 Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were bought for PEPs owned by Mr S Strathdee
who now has an interest in 17,684 Ordinary shares in Tate & Lyle PLC.

152 Tate & Lyle Ordinary shares were bought for PEPs owned by Mr J H W Walker
who now has an interest in 25,251 Ordinary shares in Tate & Lyle PLC.