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                            N/A      
                                                                                
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which   N/A      
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting          
rights are attached                                                             
                                                                                
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect N/A      
to qualifying financial instruments                                             
                                                                                
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       YES      
                                                                                
Other (please specify):                                                N/A      
                                                                                
3. Full name of person(s) subject to                                            
the notification obligation:                                                    
                                                                                
STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS LTD                                                   
                                                                                
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                  
(if different from 3.):                                                         
                                                                                
VIDACOS NOMINEES                                                                
                                                                                
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the  03-02-1 2                    
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                                  
                                                                                
6. Date on which issuer notified:                  06-02-1 2                    
                                                                                
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    8%                           
                                                                                
8. Notified details:                                                            
                                                                                
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                             
                                                                                
Class/type   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering       
of shares    to the triggering   transaction                                    
             transaction                                                        
(if possible                                                                    
using the    Number of Number of Number of Number of voting    % of voting      
ISIN CODE)   shares    Voting    shares    rights              rights           
                       Rights                                                   
GB0007689002 9,161,139           9,161,139                                      
                       9,161,139           Direct    Indirect  Direct   Indirect
                                                                                
                                           2,585,837 6,575,302 2.254%   5.731%  

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying        
Financial Instruments                                                      
                                                                           
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                       
                                                                           
Type of     Exercise Expiration Exercise /  Number of     % of voting      
financial   price    date       Conversion  voting rights rights           
instrument                      period      instrument                     
            N/A      N/A                    refers to                      
N/A                             NA                                         
                                            N/A           Nominal  Delta   
                                                                           
                                                          N/A      N/A     

Total (A + B + C)                                                          
                                                                           
Number of voting rights               % of voting rights                   
                                                                           
9,161,139                             7.985%                               

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
N/A                                                                            

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:                                                    
                                                                               
(Information provided by the person making the notification)                   
                                                                               
Notification is provided based on the total voting rights figure               
of 114,722,221.                                                                
                                                                               
14. Contact name:[e-mail]                               
                                                                               
Standard Life Investments Ltd                                                  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:0131 2456565                                      



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Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 020 7928 8844 x337

6 February 2012