Holding(s) in Company

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:       ST IVES PLC         
                                                                               
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             N/A    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in N/A    
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are            
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        N/A    
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                 X      
                                                                               
SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                                     
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the         LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L& 
notification obligation:                         G)                            
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS     
different from 3.):                    MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)               
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which    N/A                           
the threshold is crossed or reached if                                         
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                19-02-07                      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  ABOVE 3%(L&G)                 

8. Notified details:                                                           
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/type   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering      
of shares    to the Triggering   transaction                                   
             transaction                                                       
(if possible                                                                   
using the    Number of  Number   Number of Number of voting   % of voting      
ISIN CODE)   shares     of       shares    rights             rights           
                        Voting                                                 
                        Rights   Direct    Direct    Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                                               
GBP Ord 0.10 4,127,055  3.98%    3,718,371 3,718,371 N/A      3.59%    N/A     
                                                                               
             (UNDER                                                            
             S-198 ON                                                          
             12/07/06)                                                         

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

Total (A + B)                                                                  
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
3,718,371                               3.59%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
            LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) (GROUP)            
                                                                               
                                       |                                       
                                                                               
        LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT(HOLDINGS) LIMITED (LGIMH)        
                             (DIRECT AND INDIRECT)                             
                                                                               
                                       |                                       
                                                                               
        LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED(INDIRECT) (LGIM)         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT) (L&G) (3,718,371- 3.59% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                                                                               
                                       |                                       
                 ---------------------------------------------                 
                                                                               
                  |                                         |                  
                                                                               
      LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT               LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE       
     MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED         HOLDINGS LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGIH)    
(DIRECT) (LGIMHD) (3,217,842 - 3.10% =                     |                   
                 PMC)                                                          
                   |                                                           
                                                                               
  LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS          LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE       
MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC) (3,217,842 -       SOCIETY LIMITED (LGAS & LGPL)     
             3.10% = PMC)                                  |                   
                                                                               
                                           LEGAL & GENERAL PENSIONS LIMITED    
                                                    (DIRECT) (LGPL)            

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                         N/A      
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:          N/A      
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:      N/A      

13. Additional information:         NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS 
                                    FIGURE OF 103,551,005                      
                                                                               
                                    FIRST NOTIFICATION UNDER DTR SOURCEBOOK    
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                   HELEN LEWIS                                
                                    LEGAL & GENERALGROUP PLC                   
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:       020 7528 6742                              



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Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 020 7928 8844 x337

20 February 2007