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 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):                                                 X      
                                                                               
FIRST NOTIFICATION UNDER DTR                                                   
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s)       STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO       
subject to the notification                                                    
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  SAME                                           
(if different from 3.):                                                        
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which    30TH   AUGUST 2006            
the threshold is crossed or reached if                                         
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION 1ST     
                                                 SEPTEMBER 2006. NOTIFICATION  
                                                 UNDER DTR 20TH   MARCH 2007   
                                                                               
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     Number of Number of  Number of Number of voting    % of voting    
ISIN CODE)    shares    Voting     shares    rights              rights         
                        Rights                                                  
                                   Direct    Direct     Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                                
GB0007689002  5,122,422 5,122,422  5,213,741 5,213,741  N/A      5.035% N/A     
                                                                                
ST IVES PLC                                                                     

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                     
                                                                               
5,213,741                               5.035%                                 

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   N/A                                 
will cease to hold:                                                            
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease  N/A                                 
to hold voting rights:                                                         

13. Additional information:         FIRST NOTIFICATION UNDER DISCLOSURE AND    
                                    TRANSPARENCY RULES                         
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                   MATTHEW T. DOWNIE                          
                                    INVESTMENT POLICY OFFICER                  
                                    STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO   
                                    275 EAST BROAD STREET                      
                                    COLUMBUS                                   
                                    OHIO                                       
                                    USA 43215                                  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:       [phone]                              

                                                                               
                                                                               
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Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 020 7928 8844 x337

20th March 2007