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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Issuer TATE & LYLE PLC 2. Reason for notification REDUCTION IN SHARES IN ISSUE DUE TO TATE & LYLE PLC BUY BACK AND SUBSEQUENTSHARE CANCELLATION 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED 4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY TAXABLE TRUST SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY TRUST SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY GROUP TRUST SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS TOBACCO FREE INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY TRUST THE CALLEVA TRUST 5. Date of the Transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) 9 NOVEMBER 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified 12 NOVEMBER 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached 5% 8. Notified Details (A) Voting Rights Attached to shares Class/type of sharesORDINARY 25p SHARES(GB0008754136) Situation previous to the Triggering transaction Number of Shares: 19,402,253 Number of Voting Rights: 19,402,253 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of Shares - 24,111,253 Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 24,111,253 Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 0 % of Voting Rights (Direct) - 5.05% (BASED ON TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS OF477,252,831) % of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 0% (B) Financial Instruments N/A Total (A)+(B) Total number of Voting Rights - 24,111,253 Total % of Voting Rights - 5.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held N/A Proxy Voting 10. Name of Proxy holder SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED 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 SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED ("SILCHESTER") ACTS AS INVESTMENTMANAGER FOR THE CLIENTS DETAILED IN QUESTION 4 ABOVE ("CLIENTS"). IN ACTING FORTHEIR CLIENTS, SILCHESTER ARE GIVEN FULL DISCRETION OVER THEIR INVESTMENTS ANDARE EMPOWERED TO VOTE ON THEIR BEHALF. HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT ACT AS THEIRCLIENTS' CUSTODIAN AND THEREFORE SHARES ARE NOT HELD IN THEIR NAME BUT IN THENAME OF EACH CLIENT'S CUSTODIAN BANK. Contact name for enquiries: \* TROBERT GIBBERCOMPANY SECRETARY020 7626 6525\* T 15 NOVEMBER 2007 Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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