Result of AGM

St Ives plc - Annual General Meeting 2005

St Ives plc is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual
General Meeting held earlier today were passed on a show of hands.

In accordance with section 9.6 of the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules two
copies of the resolutions passed under special business (resolutions 9 to 12)
have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available
for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing facility, which
is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Telephone: [phone]


A breakdown of proxy votes lodged 48 hours prior to the Annual General Meeting
is set out below:

                                                                            
                                  Votes 'For' &                     Votes   
          Resolution             'Discretionary'  Votes 'Against' 'Withheld'
                                                                            
                                    Number      %    Number     %           
                                                                            
1. Report and Accounts 2005     80,415,175 99.67%   262,217 0.33%          0
                                                                            
2. Directors' Remuneration      79,873,639 99.47%   423,053 0.53%    380,699
   Report                                                                      
                                                                            
3. Dividend                     80,661,042 99.98%    16,350 0.02%          0
                                                                            
4. Re-appoint auditors          80,558,652 99.85%   118,360 0.15%        380
                                                                            
5. Fix remuneration of auditors 80,558,952 99.85%   118,060 0.15%        380
                                                                            
6. Re-elect Wayne Angstrom      80,409,265 99.67%   267,467 0.33%        660
                                                                            
7. Re-elect Ray Morley          80,411,565 99.67%   265,167 0.33%        660
                                                                            
8. Re-elect David Wilbraham     78,518,221 97.32% 2,159,171 2.68%          0
                                                                            
9. Authority for the directors  80,671,776 99.99%     4,245 0.01%      1,371
   to allot ordinary shares                                                    
                                                                            
10. Partial disapplication of   80,671,128 99.99%     4,455 0.01%      1,809
    pre-emption rights                                                          
                                                                            
11. Authority for Company to                                                
    purchase its own ordinary   80,670,075 99.99%     6,659 0.01%        658
    shares                                                                      
                                                                            
12. Alteration to Articles of   80,512,829 99.99%     6,286 0.01%    158,277
    Association                                                                 
                                                                            

In total 266 proxy cards have been received by the registrars voting on average
80.63 million ordinary shares.
This represents 77.87% of the issued share capital of the Company as at today's
date.

The issued share capital of St Ives plc as at 29 November 2005 is 103,551,005
ordinary shares of 10 pence.

Votes `Withheld' have not been included in the proportion of votes cast `For' &
`Discretionary' and `Against'.

A full summary of proxy votes can be obtained from the Company Secretary:

Company Secretary
St Ives plc
St Ives House
Lavington Street
London SE1 0NX
Telephone: [phone]

Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary
Telephone: [phone]
29 November 2005