Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

St. James's Place

     
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       X
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):      
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
  Baillie Gifford & Co
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(if different from 3.):iv
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
11 November 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 November 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
5%
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 Below 5% Below 5%   24,377,695   5.02%  
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
N/A        
 
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
N/A      

 

Nominal   Delta
   
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
24,377,695 5.02%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.

Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [265,771; 0.06%] is also a discretionary investment manager.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [1,446,057; 0.30%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [6,959,441; 1.43%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account shareholdings.

 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:   N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
 
 

13. Additional information:
   
14. Contact name: Matt Armitage
15. Contact telephone number: 01285 878158
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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