Holding(s) in Company

St. Ives PLC
29 November 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

ST IVES PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

PLEASE REFER TO LETTER BELOW

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

PLEASE REFER TO LETTER BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

27 NOVEMBER 2002

11)  Date company informed

28 NOVEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,133,346
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.03%

14)  Any additional information

ST IVES PLC ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AS AT 28 NOVEMBER 2002 103,187,812

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PHILIP HARRIS
COMPANY SECRETARY
0207 928 8844  X337

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....29 NOVEMBER 2002.........



LETTER TO: ST IVES PLC

LETTER DATED 28 NOVEMBER 2002


Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 100,000 shares on the 27 November
2002, we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a
concert party and will be registered as follows:
 

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245               487,227
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206             2,433,019
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203               121,900
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                91,200
  
                                                            3,133,346     3.03%
 
Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued
share capital is 103,185,541, which is the figure quoted by Exshare.


LETTER FROM: LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED



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