Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                St Ives plc
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify): Reduction in percentage of ownership due to increase in issued X
                        share capital                                                   
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the         The State Teachers Retirement System of
notification obligation:iii                                                         Ohio
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                          
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                     3rd  February 2012
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         13th June 2012
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                        Ownership falling below 5%
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        

8. Notified details:                                                                    
                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                            
                                                                                        
Class/type of    Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering           
shares           to the triggering   transaction                                        
                 transaction                                                            
                                                                                        
if possible      Number    Number    Number    Number of voting      % of  voting rights
using            of        of        of shares rights                x                  
the ISIN CODE    Shares    Voting                                                       
                           Rights    Direct    Direct xi Indirect    Direct   Indirect  
                                                         xii                            
                                                                                        
GB0007689002                                                                            
                 5,625,000 5,625,000 5,625,000 5,625,000             4.73%              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of financial  Expiration Exercise/              Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument         date xiii  Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be     rights      
                                                     acquired if the                    
                                                     instrument is                      
                                                     exercised/ converted.              
                                                                                        
N/A                N/A        N/A                    N/A                    N/A         
                                                                                        

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of    Exercise Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting    
financial  price    date xvii    Conversion    instrument refers to      rights xix, xx 
instrument                       period xviii                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                               N/A                       Nominal   Delta
N/A        N/A      N/A          N/A                                                    
                                                                         N/A       N/A  
                                                                                        

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights                    
                                                                                        
5,625,000                                4.73%                                          
                                                                                        


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                                       
N/A                                                                                     
                                                                                        
 

Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                    The State Teachers Retirement System of
                                                                                    Ohio
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                           
cease                                                                          No change
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                            
hold                                                                                 N/A
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        

                                                                                        
13.          The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio ownership position in St Ives 
Additional   plc has remained constant, however due to an increase in St Ives plc's     
information: issued share capital, the percentage ownership position of The State       
             Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has decreased.                                                       
             Notification is provided based on the total voting rights figure of        
             118,858,805                                                                
                                                                                        
14. Contact  Matthew T. Downie, CFA                                                     
name:                                                                                   
                                                                                        
15. Contact                                                                             
telephone    [phone]                                                               
number:                                                                                 
                                                                                        

 
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Enquiries

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 0207 928 8844

14 June 2012