Holding(s) in Company

Starvest PLC
26 November 2007


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:         Starvest Plc


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                      Yes

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              No

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached          No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                      No

Other (please specify): change in share capital

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification     Barclays Plc
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from     Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
3):
                                                      Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the                           22/11/2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       23/11/2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                         15% to 14%


8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                      triggering transaction
If possible use ISIN
code
                        Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting    Percentage of voting
                           shares       voting       shares         rights                rights
                                        rights


                                                                Direct    Indirect     Direct   Indirect


GB0009619817            5,342,125    5,342,125    5,214,005          0   5,214,005      0.00%     14.83%


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial         Expiration date Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
instrument                                         period/date  that may be acquired               rights
                                                                  (if the instrument
                                                                exercised/converted)





Total (A+B)


              Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights
                     5,214,005                                              14.83%


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

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


Proxy Voting: Not applicable


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


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




13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                                       Geoff Smith


15. Contact telephone name:                            0207 116 2913






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