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     The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
notification  obligation:iii 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)               See Schedule A 
(if different from 3.):iv 
5. Date of the transaction and date on       13 January 2015 
which the  threshold is crossed or 
reached:v 
6. Date on which issuer notified:            14 January 2015 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or       Above 4% 
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                  20,525,626          20,525,626                                                          20,933,591                                        4.0300% 
(ISIN: GB0007669376) 
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. 
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 
                                                                                                                                                                 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 - [phone] 
                                Kay Fraser - [phone] 
 
 
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                              The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
(including legal form 
of legal entities) 
Contact address                        333 South Hope Street, 55thFloor 
(registered office for                 Los Angeles, California 90071 
legal entities) 
Phone number & email                   [phone] & 
                                       [e-mail] 
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, 55thFloor 
                                       Los Angeles, California 90071 
Phone number & email                   [phone] & 
                                       [e-mail] 
Other useful information               Fax: [phone] 
(e.g. functional relationship 
with the person or legal 
entity  subject to the notification 
obligation) 
C: Additional information 
For notes on how to 
complete form TR-1 
please see the FCA  website. 
 
 
 
 
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