Holding(s) in Company

St. Ives PLC
24 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 BELOW LETTER

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 BELOW LETTER

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

      23 JULY 2003

11)  Date company informed

      24 JULY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      3,113,874
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.01%

14)  Any additional information

      ST IVES PLC ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AS AT 24 JULY 2003
          103,224,940

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      PHILIP HARRIS 
      COMPANY SECRETARY ST IVES PLC
      0207 928 8844 X 337

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

     Date of Notification ...24 JULY 2003...


Letter to St Ives Plc

Disclosure of Interest of shares

Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 20,000 shares on the the 23 July 
2003, Legal & General Group Plc Companies 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              477,227
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206            2,343,796
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203              140,300
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509              113,800

                                                           3,113,874   3.01%

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
 

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