Holding(s) in Company

St. James's Place PLC
18 June 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

St James's Place plc



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:



Other (please specify)

.................



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

HBOS plc



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

HBOS Insurance and Investment Group Limited



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

14 June 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 June 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

60%



8. Notified details:





A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights

GB0007669376                      284,262,848                        284,262,848


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct       Indirect             Direct      Indirect

Ordinary 15p                 283,668,756              283,668,756  591,777              59.89%      0.124%




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration Date      Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial                            Period/ Date              that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                     instrument is exercised/
                                                               converted.





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

284,260,533                    60.014%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

HBOS Insurance and Investment Group Limited* (Direct) - 283,668,756 (59.89%)

(* - wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc)



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 473,659,080.  First
notification under DTR Sourcebook.



14. Contact name:

Matt Armitage



15. Contact telephone number:

01285 878158


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