Notice of AGM Update

17 March 2020

Starvest Plc ("Starvest" or "the Company")

Update to Notice of AGM

Starvest PLC (LON:SVE), the London Stock Exchange AIM listed specialist mining and resources investment business, updates its announcement regarding its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") which will take place at the City office of Grant Thornton UK LLP, 30 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AG at 10.30am on Tuesday 24th March.

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to reduce the risk of infection, the meeting will end immediately following the business of the AGM. There will be no corporate presentation, Q&A or refreshments. Please note that professional advisors have been asked not to attend. The Company is taking these precautionary measures to safeguard its shareholders', stakeholders' and employees' health and make the AGM as safe and efficient as possible.

The Company is now strongly encouraging shareholders to vote by proxy form. Instructions on voting are attached to the Notice of Meeting sent out to shareholders and can also be found on the Company's website: https://www.starvest.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/202002-AGM-Notice-SVE-2019.pdf. Further to the instructions provided the Company's registrars will also accept scans of the proxy forms via email sent to the following address: [email protected] with 'Starvest plc AGM vote' in the subject line. The registrars have extended voting by proxy until 3:00 pm on Monday 23 March.

For those Shareholders who still wish to attend in person, subject to the approval of those attending the meeting at Grant Thornton, it will be proposed that the meeting will be adjourned and then reconvened at the offices of Druces LLP, Salisbury House, London Wall, London, EC2M 5PS where the meeting will commence at 10.45am.

The Company will continue to update shareholders on material corporate and business developments in the usual way, via the Regulatory News System (RNS). Any investor relations enquiries or questions related to the AGM can be emailed to [email protected]

Enquiries to:

Starvest PLC

Callum Baxter or Gemma Cryan 02077 696 876 [email protected]

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nomad)

Colin Aaronson, Harrison Clarke or Seamus Fricker 02073 835 100

SI Capital Ltd (Broker)

Nick Emerson or Alan Gunn 01483 413 500