Result of AGM

St Ives plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2008

St Ives plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce that all resolutions
proposed at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today were passed on a show
of hands.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 R of the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules two
copies of the resolutions passed under other business (resolutions 9 to 11)
have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available
for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which
is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

Telephone: [phone]

In total 278 valid proxy cards were received by the registrars voting on
average 77.18 million ordinary shares. This represents 74.53% of the issued
share capital of the Company as at today's date.

The issued share capital of St Ives plc as at 1 December 2008 is 103,551,005
ordinary shares of 10 pence each. Each share carries one vote.

Miles Emley, Chairman of the Company, was appointed proxy for all votes cast in
respect of the resolutions before the Annual General Meeting today and his
appointment as proxy and accordingly his voting rights over these shares lapsed
immediately following the Annual General Meeting.

Votes 'Withheld' have not been included in the proportion of votes cast 'For' &
'Discretionary' and 'Against'.

A breakdown of proxy votes lodged 48 hours prior to the Annual General Meeting
is set out below:

                                 Votes 'For' &                       Votes   
          Resolution            'Discretionary'   Votes 'Against'  'Withheld'
                                                                             
                                   Number       %    Number      %     Number
                                                                             
Routine business                                                             
                                                                             
1.  Report and Accounts 2008   77,703,411 100.00%         0  0.00%          0
                                                                             
2.  Remuneration Report        71,287,296  96.78% 2,373,133  3.22%  4,042,981
                                                                             
3.  Dividend                   77,654,211  99.99%     1,200 <0.01%     48,000
                                                                             
4.  Re-appoint Auditors        77,592,696  99.86%   110,715  0.14%          0
                                                                             
5.  Fix remuneration of        77,697,231  99.99%     6,180  0.01%          0
    Auditors                                                                     
                                                                             
6.  Re-elect Wayne Angstrom    77,610,756  99.88%    90,955  0.12%      1,700
                                                                             
7.  Re-elect David Best        76,249,161  99.89%    83,088  0.11%  1,371,162
                                                                             
8.  Re-elect Richard Stillwell 76,247,468  98.13% 1,455,565  1.87%        378
                                                                             
Other business                                                               
                                                                             
9.  Power to allot equity                                                    
    securities pursuant to                                                   
    Section 80 of the                                                       
    Companies Act 1985         77,069,533  99.52%   371,261  0.48%    262,617    
                                                                             
10. Power to allot equity                                                    
    securities pursuant to                                                  
    Section 89(1) of the                                                   
    Companies Act 1985 *       77,671,446  99.98%    11,817  0.02%     20,148    
                                                                             
11. Authority for Company to                                                 
    purchase its own ordinary                                                    
    shares pursuant to         
    Section 166 of the                                                 
    Companies Act 1985*        77,675,567  99.97%    24,844  0.03%      3,000

* passed as a special resolution

A full summary of proxy votes can be obtained from the Company Secretary:

Company Secretary
St Ives plc
St Ives House
Lavington Street
London SE1 0NX
Telephone: [phone]

Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary
Telephone: [phone]

1 December 2008