St. James's Place Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMSTJ 
 
 
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                          St James's Place Plc 
of  existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached:ii 
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     Baillie Gifford & Co 
notification  obligation:iii 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
(if different from 3.):iv 
5. Date of the transaction and date on       29 October 2014 
which the  threshold is crossed or 
reached:v 
6. Date on which issuer notified:            30 October 2014 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or       5% 
reached:vi,  vii 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix 
Class/type of                   Situation previous                                             Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares                          to the triggering 
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE  transaction 
                                Number              Number                                     Number       Number of voting              % of voting rightsx 
                                of                  of                                         of shares    rights 
                                Shares              Voting 
                                                    Rights 
                                                                                               Direct       Directxi    Indirectxii       Direct                          Indirect 
Ordinary Shares                                                                                26009981                 26009981                                          5.01% 
GB0007669376                    Below 5%            Below 5% 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
Type of financial                   Expiration          Exercise/                                             Number of voting                                    % of voting 
instrument                          datexiii            Conversion Periodxiv                                  rights that may be                                  rights 
                                                                                                              acquired  if the 
                                                                                                              instrument is 
                                                                                                              exercised/ converted. 
N/A 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to  Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
Type of financial                 Exercise price    Expiration datexvii    Exercise/                        Number of voting rights instrument refers to        % of voting rightsxix, xx 
instrument                                                                 Conversion periodxviii 
N/A                                                                                                                                                             Nominal      Delta 
Total (A+B+C) 
Number of voting rights                                                                          Percentage of voting rights 
26009981                                                                                         5.01% 
 
 
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 [8,150,965; 1.57%] is also a discretionary investment  manager. 
 
Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co  Limited [1,406,157; 0.27%] 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 [6,129,390; 1.18%] 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:     Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 518,811,986 
14. Contact name:               Gillian Wright 
                                Kay Fraser (SJP) 
15. Contact telephone number:   0131 275 3041 
                                01285 878762 
 
 
 
 
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