Director/PDMR Shareholding

St. James's Place PLC
05 March 2007


St. James's Place plc ('SJP')


SJP was notified on 2 March 2007 of the following changes in interests in
ordinary shares of 15p in SJP held by the executive Directors and Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs') named below.

On 2 March 2007, the executive Directors and PDMRs named below were granted nil
cost options under the terms of the SJP 2005 Performance Share Plan, which was
approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 May 2005, as
follows:

Name of Director                             Maximum number of SJP shares 
                                             subject to award

David Bellamy                                114,566
Andrew Croft                                 114,566
Ian Gascoigne                                114,566
Mike Wilson                                  190,943


Name of PDMR                                 Maximum number of SJP shares
                                             subject to award

Adrian Batchelor                             27,823
Robin Chatterton                             24,549
Hugh Gladman                                 25,777
Mike Gravestock                              24,549
Sonia Harris                                 22,094
David Lamb                                   43,644
Bill Tonks                                   28,641
Stephen Williams                             23,731

The awards entitle participants to acquire up to a maximum amount of SJP shares.
  The actual amount of SJP shares which may be acquired on vesting of an award
is dependent on the achievement of prescribed performance targets over a three
year performance period which commenced on 1 January 2007 and ends on 31
December 2009.   Two thirds of an award will be dependent on growth in adjusted
earnings per share and one third on total shareholder return.  Further details
of the performance conditions are set out in the SJP Report & Accounts.

With the exception of the changes notified in this announcement, the Directors'
interests in ordinary shares of the Company are unchanged.

This notification is made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section
328) of the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).



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