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19 NOVEMBER 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
AXA S.A. 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES
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)
18/11/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified
19/11/2008
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: 22,888,614
Number of Voting Rights: 22,888,614
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares - 3,876,850
Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 3,876,850
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 19,088,732
% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0.85%
% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 4.16%
(B) Financial Instruments
N/A
Total (A)+(B)
Total number of Voting Rights - 22,965,582
Total % of Voting Rights - 5.01%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held
| Alliance Capital Management, 723,000 |
| AXA, 928,698 |
| AXA Colonia Konzem, 26,250 |
| AXA Colonia Konzem, 41,228 |
| AXA Framlington, 20,950 |
| AXA France, 11,375 |
| AXA IM UK, 434,913 |
| AXA IM UK, 139,506 |
| AXA Rosenberg, 1,646,000 |
| AXA Rosenberg, 18,875,673 |
| AXA Winterthur, 117,989 |
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
KYERE TABIRI
15. Contact telephone number
| +44 (0)207 003 1510 |
| Listed company contact |
| LUCIE GILBERT |
| DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY |
| 020 7626 6525 |
19 NOVEMBER 2008
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