Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

St. James's Place

For filings with the FSA include the annex  
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
St. James’s Place plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights    
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify):   Disclosure of holdings following increase in share capital/total voting rights X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
  Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(if different from 3.):iv
See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
1 March 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Direct/indirect remains above 59%. (Direct decreased below 59%.)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible usingif possible using
the ISIN CODEthe ISIN CODE

  Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
  Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
  Number of voting
rights
  % of voting rights x
Direct Direct xi   Indirect xii Direct   Indirect
Ord 15p Shares 288,641,058 288,641,058 287,367,058 287,367,058 1,060,497 58.988% 0.218%
GB0007669376
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Expiration
date xiii
  Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
  Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
  % of voting
rights
         
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Exercise price Expiration date xvii   Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to   % of voting rights xix, xx
       

 

Nominal   Delta
   
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
288,427,555 59.205%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

286,418,796 shares (58.793%) are under the control of HBOS Insurance and Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (direct interests).

 
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 will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A
 

13. Additional information:
  Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 487,164,579.
14. Contact name: Jayne Meacham
15. Contact telephone number: 01285 878762
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
 
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

   
Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 
Phone number & email  
Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 
   
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name  
Contact address  
Phone number & email  
Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

 
 
C: Additional information
 
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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