Director/PDMR Shareholding

Director/PDMR Shareholding

St. James's Place

St. James’s Place plc (“SJP”)

SJP was notified on 17 November 2015 of the following changes in SJP shares held by the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (“PDMR”) and his Connected Person*, named below.

SJP Performance Share Plan 2005 (“PSP”)

On 17 November 2015 Mr Tony Dunk exercised nil cost unapproved PSP awards.

Column 1 sets out the number of SJP awards exercised, column 2 sets out the number of SJP shares sold on 17 November 2015 at £9.7390 pence per share by Mr Dunk in order to settle income tax and National Insurance liabilities, column 3 sets out the number of additional SJP shares sold at £9.7390, and Column 4 sets out the number of SJP shares retained.

Â	Â	1	Â	2	Â	3	Â	4
Name of PDMR		Number of SJP shares exercised		Number of SJP shares sold to meet tax liability		Number of additional SJP shares sold		Number of SJP shares retained
Tony Dunk		33,611		15,798		17,813		0

SJP Sharesave Scheme

On 17 November 2015, Mr Dunk options granted to him under the SJP Sharesave Scheme on 26 September 2012 at an option price of £2.75 per ordinary share.

Column 1 sets out the number of SJP options exercised by Mr Dunk. Column 2 sets out the number of SJP shares sold by Mr Dunk on 17 November 2015 at £9.7390 pence per share. Column 3 sets out the number of SJP shares transferred by Mr Dunk on 17 November 2015 to his Connected Person*. Column 4 sets out the number of SJP shares sold on 17 November 2015 at £9.7390 per share by his Connected Person*. Column 5 sets out the total number of SJP shares retained by Mr Dunk and his Connected Person*.

Â	Â	1	Â	2	Â	3	Â	4	Â	5
Name of PDMR		Number of Options Exercised		Number of Shares Sold		Number of Shares Transferred		Number of Shares Sold		Number of Shares Retained
Tony Dunk		3,272		1,636		1,636		1,636		0

Current Holdings

The table below sets out the current holdings of the said Executive Director and PDMRs in SJP ordinary shares after the above transactions:

Name of PDMR/Connected Person*	Â	Number of SJP shares held
Tony Dunk		415,060

(i) *The interests of the PDMR include those of his Connected Person as defined in section 96B(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act. The Connected Person of Tony Dunk is Angela Temple.

(ii) The interests of the Directors and PDMRs include deferred bonus scheme awards held in trust for the Directors and PDMRs which have not yet vested and are subject to forfeiture.

This notification is made in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).

With the exception of the changes notified in this announcement, the Executive Directors’ and PDMRs’ shareholdings in SJP are unchanged.

Kay Fraser

Deputy Company Secretary

St. James’s Place plc

18 November 2015

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