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):                                                 N/A    
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                       
notification obligation:                         BARCLAYS PLC                  
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     BARCLAYS BANK PLC                       
different from 3.):                    BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD         
                                       BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD           
                                       BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD          
                                       BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD               
                                       GERRARD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD       
                                       WALBROOK TRUSTEES (JERSEY) LTD          
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which                                  
the threshold is crossed or reached if           20-DEC -07                    
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                28-DEC-07                     
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  5% TO 1%                      

8. Notified details:                                                                    
                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                     
                                                                                        
Class/type of Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
shares        to the Triggering                                                         
              transaction                                                               
(if possible                                                                            
using the     Number of Number of Number of  Number of voting      % of voting rights   
ISIN CODE)    shares    Voting    shares     rights                                     
                        Rights                                                          
                                  Direct     Direct     Indirect   Direct     Indirect  
                                                                                        
GB0007689002  5,843,445 5,843,445 Not        Not        Not        Not        Not       
                                  Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable

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                     
                                                                               
Not Reportable                          Not Reportable                         

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
BARCLAYS BANK PLC                                                              
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD                                                
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                                  
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD                                                 
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD                                                      
GERRARD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD                                              
WALBROOK TRUSTEES (JERSEY) LTD                                                 

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:         BARCLAYS PLC                               
                                    1 CHURCHILL PLACE                          
                                    LONDON E14 5HP                             
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                   GEOFF SMITH                                
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:       020 7116 2913                              



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Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 020 7928 8844 x337

28 December 2007