Holding(s) in Company
St. James's Place
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||||
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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): | Â | |||||
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
 | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | ||||
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
See Schedule A | |||||
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
30 June 2015 | |||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 1 July 2015 | |||||
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Above 5% | |||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class/type of shares
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
 | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of Shares |
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Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
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Number of voting rights |
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| Direct | Direct xi | Â | Indirect xii | Direct | Â | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares (GB0007669376) | 25,255,537 | 25,255,537 | Â | Â | 27,174,893 | Â | 5.193% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of financial instrument |
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Expiration date xiii |
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Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
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% of voting rights |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of financial instrument |
 | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii |  |
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to | Â | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27,174,893 | 5.193% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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See Schedule A |
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| Proxy Voting: | |||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â | Â | |||
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 523,266,261 |
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| 14. Contact name: |
Vivien Tan (The Capital Group Companies Inc)
Kay Fraser (St. James’s Place plc) |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 1285 878762 | ||||
| As of 30 June 2015 | Â |
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St. James's Place plc |
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Number of Shares |
Percent of |
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings |
27,174,893 |
5.193% |
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Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: |
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| • Capital Research and Management Company |
27,174,893 |
5.193% | |||
| • EuroPacific Growth Fund |
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