Purchase of Own Shares

Starvest PLC
23 November 2007



Starvest plc

23 November 2007



Purchase of own shares

Starvest plc (the 'Company') announces that on 22 November 2007, the Company
purchased through its broker, Simple Investments, a total of 250,000 Ordinary
shares of 1p each in the issued share capital of the Company; 100,000 were at a
price of 29.25 pence per Ordinary share and 150,000 at a price of 29 pence per
share.  These Ordinary shares are to be held as treasury stock.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 2,300,000 Ordinary shares in
treasury and the total issued share capital of the Company less treasury shares
is 34,917,259 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 2,300,000
Ordinary shares have been purchased under this authority.



Enquiries to

Bruce Rowan, Chairman 020 7486 3997 or John Watkins, Finance Director 01483
771992; [e-mail]

Gerry Beaney, Grant Thornton Corporate Finance 020 7383 5100


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