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 qualifying financial instruments which may N/A   
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting             
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect   N/A   
to qualifying financial instruments                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         N/A   
                                                                               
Other (please specify): COMPANY CHANGE IN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL                 
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s)                                                      
subject to                     SCHRODERS PLC                                   
the notification obligation:                                                   
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                 
(if different from 3.):                                                        
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the    30-09-11                  
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                                 
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                    03-10-11                  
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      BELOW 5%                  

8. Notified details:                                                           
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/type of Situation previous   Resulting situation after the triggering    
shares        to the triggering    transaction                                 
              transaction                                                      
(if possible                                                                   
using the     Number of Number of  Number of  Number of voting  % of voting    
ISIN CODE)    shares    Voting     shares     rights            rights         
                        Rights                                                 
                                   Direct     Direct  Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                                               
GB0007689002  5,594,902 5,594,902  5,594,902  N/A     5,594,902 N/A    4.990%  

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                        
                                                                           
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                       
                                                                           
Type of          Expiration  Exercise /  Number of voting       % of voting
financial        date        Conversion  rights that may be     rights     
instrument                   Period /    acquired if the                   
                             Date        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                                                      
                                                                           
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                       
                                                                           
Type of     Exercise Expiration Exercise /  Number of     % of voting      
financial   price    date       Conversion  voting rights rights           
instrument                      period      instrument                     
                                            refers to                      
                                                          Nominal  Delta   
                                                                           
N/A         N/A      N/A        N/A         N/A           N/A      N/A     

Total (A + B + C)                                                          
                                                                           
Number of voting rights               % of voting rights                   
                                                                           
                                                                           
5,594,902                             4.990%                               

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
SCHRODR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 5,594,902 4.990%                         

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

13. Additional information:  THE SHARES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 9 ARE HELD IN   
                             PORTFOLIOS MANAGED BY THOSE FIRMS ON A            
                             DISCRETIONARY BASIS FOR CLIENTS UNDER INVESTMENT  
                             MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.                            
                                                                               
                             NOTIFICATION IS PROVIDED BASED ON THE TOTAL VOTING
                             RIGHTS FIGURE OF 112,111,622.                     
                                                                               
14. Contact name:            TARYN O'DONOGHUE                                  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone        [phone]                                      
number:                                                                        



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Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 020 7928 8844 x337

4 October 2011