Financial statements and payment of dividend

1 November 2011




Financial statements and payment of dividend

The financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2011 have been added to
and are now available on the Company's website, www.starvest.co.uk.  Copies will
be mailed to Shareholders on 8 November 2011.

As  previously announced, the  Annual General Meeting  to be held  on Tuesday 6
December  2011 will be  asked to  recommend payment  of a  dividend amounting to
0.75 pence  per share of  which 0.25 pence per  share was paid  on 15 June 2011
(2010:  NIL).  The shares will be marked ex - dividend on 4 January 2012 and the
record date will be 6 January 2012.  The payment date will be 20 January 2012.


Enquiries to:
  * Bruce Rowan, telephone [phone]
  * John Watkins, telephone [phone], or to [e-mail]
  * Gerry Beaney, Colin Aaronson or David Hignell, Grant Thornton Corporate
    Finance, telephone [phone]
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