Addworth PLC 24 July 2006 24th July 2006 Addworth Plc 24th July 2006 Addworth Plc Starvest Plc increases stake in Addworth Plc Addworth Plc, the AIM 'active capital' investor, announces that on 20th July 2006 Starvest Plc acquired a further 2,670,000 shares in the Company. That purchase increased its stake in the Company to 10,670,000 shares, representing 16.41% of the Addworth Plc equity. For further information Addworth Plc 020 7638 8750 Mark Watson-Mitchell, Executive Chairman www.addworth.co.uk Notes to Editors Addworth (ADW), is as an 'active capital investor'. Its focus is upon the growth of capital value and the generation of fee income from: establishing and funding newly quoted companies on both the AIM and OFEX markets; acquiring and developing companies with growth potential; and taking minority equity positions in undervalued smaller listed companies. Starvest (SVE), since January 2002, the business of Starvest has been to invest in small company new issues and to trade in pre-IPO stocks. The business is managed by Bruce Rowan, Chairman and CEO. During the last four and a half years, Bruce Rowan has taken Starvest from being a dot.com heading for liquidation with a mere £400,000 of cash to a successful investment business with a declared portfolio value net of borrowings of £17.7m. Allowing for new cash raised, the total return during this period has been over 1000%. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange