17 November 2010


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

Holdings in Company

The  Company has  today been  notified that  on 15th November  2010 The Neubauer
family   interests   sold  450,000 Starvest  Ordinary  Shares  of  1 pence  each
("Ordinary Shares") in two separate disposals one of 200,000 Ordinary Shares and
one of 250,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 11.4 pence per share.

The  Neubauer  Family  interests  now  hold 3,088,300 of the 36,717,259 Ordinary
Shares  in issue,  representing 8.4% of  the Company's  total voting rights. The
Company  also  holds  2,300,000 Ordinary  Shares  in  Treasury which do not have
voting rights attached.

The Neubauer family interests are held in designated nominee accounts.


Enquiries to:
  * Bruce Rowan, telephone 020 7486 3997
  * John Watkins, telephone 01483 771992, or to john@starvest.co.uk
  * Gerry Beaney , Colin Aaronson or David Hignell, Grant Thornton Corporate
    Finance, telephone 020 7383 5100


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