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SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companyST IVES PLC2. Name of shareholder having a major interestSTATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18PLEASE SEE ATTACHED NOTIFICATION4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of themPLEASE SEE ATTACHED NOTIFICATION5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquiredN/A6. Percentage of issued classN/A7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposedN/A8. Percentage of issued classN/A9. Class of securityORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH10. Date of transactionN/A11. Date company informed1 SEPTEMBER 200612. Total holding following this notification5,213,74113. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification5.035%14. Any additional informationST IVES PLC'S ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AS AT 1 SEPTEMBER 2006 IS 103,551,005ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesPHILIP HARRIS TELEPHONE: 020 7928 884416. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationPHILIP HARRIS, COMPANY SECRETARY, ST IVES PLC17. Date of notification1 SEPTEMBER 2006LETTER TO ST IVES PLC ON STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO HEADED PAPERThe Company SecretarySt Ives plcSt Ives HouseLavington StreetLondonSE1 0NXBY FAX AND POSTFax: + 20 7902 65661 September 2006Dear Sir,Disclosure of interests in shares under Sections 198 - 202 of the Companies Act1985 (as amended)In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the "Act"),we write to inform you that State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRSOhio) has a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of St Ives plc asdetailed in the attached schedule which it holds for investment purposes only.State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is a public pension plan in the US,operating in the state of Ohio USA.Yours faithfully,Betsey LynchAssistant Director InvestmentsDirector, Global EquitiesSTRS OhioTel: + 614 227 2877Enc.SCHEDULE Notifiable position report in St Ives plc Percentage holding calculated using an issued share capital of 103,551,005 ordinary shares of 10p Account No. of shares % State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio 5,213,741 5.035275 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio, USA 43215 (Shares held by custodian bank, The Bank of New York, Brussels. Crest participant ID BO01) TOTAL 5,213,741 5.035ENDST IVES PLCRelated Shares:
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