Holding(s) in Company

St. Ives PLC
4 July 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY
ST IVES PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC


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)   ( - %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
 -


8)   ( - %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH


10)  Date of transaction
01 JULY 2003


11)  Date company informed
03 JULY 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification
3,068,834

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
2.97%


14)  Any additional information
ST IVES PLC ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AS AT 04 JULY 2003 103,209,330


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
PHILIP HARRIS
COMPANY SECRETARY
020 7928 8844 x337

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

     Date of Notification 04 JULY 2003


Letter to St Ives Plc
Dated 3 July, 2003

Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a sale in the market of 100,000 shares on the 01 July 2003, 
Legal & General Group Plc are now the beneficial owners of 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 914945       38,751 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245      487,227
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206    2,304,256 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203      140,300 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509       98,300
 
                                                   3,068,834    2.97%
 
Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 103,199,330, which is the figure quoted by Exshare.

Letter from Legal & General Investment Management Limited


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