Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

St. James's Place

For filings with the FCA 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

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
  The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
13 January 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 January 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Above 4%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the 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
Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB0007669376)

20,525,626 20,525,626     20,933,591   4.0300%
 
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
20,933,591 4.0300%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

See Schedule A

 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:    
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:
 
Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 519,447,391
14. Contact name: The Capital Group Companies, Inc – Christopher Aquino

St. James’s Place plc – Kay Fraser

15. Contact telephone number: Christopher Aquino - (213) 615-0469

Kay Fraser - +44 1285 878762

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA 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)

  The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Phone number & email

(213) 615-0469 &

GRGroup@capgroup.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 
   
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Christopher Aquino
Contact address 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Phone number & email

(213) 615-0469 &

GRGroup@capgroup.com

Other useful information

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

Fax: (213) 615-4056
 
C: Additional information
 
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

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