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SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companyST IVES PLC2. Name of shareholder having a major interestPRUDENTIAL PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES3. 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 transactionNOT KNOWN11. Date company informed5 JANUARY 200612. Total holding following this notification5,131,00113. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification4.95%14. Any additional informationST IVES PLC'S ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AS AT 5 JANUARY 2006 IS 103,551,005 ORDINARYSHARES 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 PLCDate of notification 5 JANUARY 2006LETTER TO ST IVES PLC ON M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED HEADED PAPER FOR ANDON BEHALF OF PRUDENTIAL PLCThe Company SecretarySt Ives plcSt Ives HouseLavington StreetLondonSE1 0NXFax: 020 7902 6566 05 January 2006Dear Sir/Madam,Companies Act 1985 (as amended):Disclosure of Interests in SharesIn accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the "Act"),we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiarycompanies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of yourcompany as detailed in the attached schedule.For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identifiedin the attached schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH.Yours faithfullyRichard Hardingfor and on behalf of Prudential PlcDirect Line: 020 7548 3183Direct Fax: 020 7548 3268Enc. EXTRACT FROM NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR ST IVES ORD GBP0.10 AS AT 04 JANUARY 2006 Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 103,481,071ORD GBP0.10 sharesRegistered Holder Holding % Prudential plc 5,131,001 4.95 Total Notifiable Interest The Prudential Assurance 4,767,508 4.60 Company Limited ENDST IVES PLCRelated Shares:
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