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14 FEBRUARY 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 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) 12% THRESHOLD CROSSED ON 8 FEBRUARY 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified 14 FEBRUARY 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached 12% 8. Notified Details (A) Voting Rights Attached to shares Class/type of shares \* TORDINARY 25p SHARES(GB0008754136)\* T Situation previous to the Triggering transaction Number of Shares: 53,155,909 Number of Voting Rights: 53,155,909 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of Shares - 55,389,320 Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 55,389,320 % of Voting Rights (Direct) - NOT PROVIDED % of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 12.08% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTSOF457,533,882) (B) Financial Instruments N/A Total (A)+(B) Total number of Voting Rights - 55,389,320 Total % of Voting Rights - 12.08% 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-OWNEDSUBSIDIRAY 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 Contact name for enquiries: \* TROBERT GIBBERCOMPANY SECRETARY020 7626 6525 14 FEBRUARY 2008\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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