Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4963C
Starvest PLC
20 August 2007

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the
Company.

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

STARVEST PLC

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Barclays Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached if different):

16 August 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 August 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

15%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(1)
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting shares
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0009619817 5,352,664 5,352,664 5,379692 N/A 5,379,692 N/A 15.03%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
5,379,692 15.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the Proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information: