Purchase of Own Shares

Starvest PLC 10 August 2007 10 August 2007 Purchase of own shares Starvest plc (the 'Company') announces that on 9 August 2007, the Company purchased through its broker, Simple Investments, 100,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each in the issued share capital of the Company at a price of 32 pence per Ordinary share. These Ordinary shares are to be held as treasury stock. Following the above purchase, the Company holds 1,200,000 Ordinary shares in treasury and the total issued share capital of the Company less treasury shares is 36,017,259 Ordinary shares. This purchase was made pursuant to the authority granted by Shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting held on 12 December 2006. To date, 1,200,000 Ordinary shares have been purchased under this authority. Enquiries to Bruce Rowan, Chairman 020 7486 3997 or John Watkins, Finance Director 01483 771992; john@starvest.co.uk Gerry Beaney, Grant Thornton Corporate Finance 020 7383 5100 End This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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