Director Shareholding

Starvest PLC
18 March 2005



Starvest Plc (the 'Company')

Director Shareholding

John Watkins, finance director, has advised the Company that on 17 March 2005 he
purchased 85,000 Ordinary shares at a price of 12.5 pence per share. As a
consequence he now holds 835,000 Ordinary shares being 2.21% of the shares in
issue.

Enquiries to Bruce Rowan, Chairman, telephone [phone] or to
[e-mail]

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