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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 HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, IN ITS CAPACITY AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i)HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITALPARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. 4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERSSPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. 5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) 10% THRESHOLD CROSSED ON 31 JANUARY 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified 4 FEBRUARY 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached 10% 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: 45,361,380 Number of Voting Rights: 45,361,380 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of Shares - 46,055,909 Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 46,055,909 % of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED % of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 10.00% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF460,063,168) (B) Financial Instruments N/A Total (A)+(B) Total number of Voting Rights - 46,055,909 Total % of Voting Rights - 10.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC, SERVES AS INVESTMENT ADVISER TO (i) HARBINGERCAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND (ii) HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIALSITUATIONS FUND, L.P. HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC. IS AN INDIRECT, WHOLLY-OWNEDSUBSIDIARY OF HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. 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 \* TContact name for enquiries:ROBERT GIBBERCOMPANY SECRETARY020 7626 6525\* T 6 FEBRUARY 2008 Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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