Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                                 
                                                                               
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of                          
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:       ST IVES PLC         
                                                                               
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             X      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in N/A    
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are            
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        N/A    
                                                                               
Other (please specify): NEW EXEMPTION TRADING BOOK DTR 5.1.3(4)         X      
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                       
notification obligation:                         THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL             
different from 3.):                                                            
                                       GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET                     
                                       MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL                
                                                                               
                                       GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET                     
                                       MANAGEMENT, L.P.                        
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which                                  
the threshold is crossed or reached if           30-APR-07                     
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                02-MAY -07                    
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  5%                            

8. Notified details:                                                           
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/type of  Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering     
shares         to the Triggering  transaction                                  
               transaction                                                     
(if possible                                                                   
using the ISIN Number of Number   Number   Number of voting   % of voting      
CODE)          shares    of       of       rights             rights           
                         Voting   shares                                       
                         Rights                                                
                                  Direct   Direct   Indirect  Direct   Indirect
                                                                               
GB0007689002   N/A       N/A      N/A      N/A      5,198,062 N/A      5.02%

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of       Expiration    Exercise/Conversion Number of voting   % of voting 
financial     date          Period/Date         rights that may be rights      
instrument                                      acquired if the                
                                                instrument is                  
                                                exercised/                     
                                                converted                      
                                                                               
N/A           N/A           N/A                 N/A                N/A         

Total (A + B)                                                                  
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
5,198,062                               5.02%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
THE INTEREST IN 34,342 SHARES AROSE FROM AN INTEREST HELD BY GOLDMAN SACHS     
INTERNATIONAL, A WHOLLY-OWNED DIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF GS INC, ACTING AS           
DISCRETIONARY MANAGER. THESE SHARES ARE, OR WILL BE, REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF 
GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES), LIMITED.                                  
                                                                               
THE INTEREST IN 5,163,720 SHARES AROSE FROM THE INTEREST HELD BY GOLDMAN SACHS 
ASSET MANAGEMENT, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF GS INC, ACTING AS DISCRETIONARY 
MANAGER. WE BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THESE SHARES ARE, OR WILL BE, REGISTERED IN   
THE NAME OF GSSN.                                                              

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the 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. Additional information:         GENERAL EMAIL CONTACT:                     
                                                                               
                                    [e-mail]              
                                                                               
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                   JOANNE WALL / SEAN ROGERS                  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:       020 7051 1704 / 020 7552 9205               



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Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 020 7928 8844 x337

3 May 2007