Director/PDMR Shareholding

Director/PDMR Shareholding

St. James's Place

St. James’s Place plc (“SJP”)

SJP was notified on 28 July 2010 that the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (“PDMR”) named below exercised and sold the following shares awarded under the SJP Sharesave Share Option Scheme 2000 (the “Scheme”):

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Name of PDMR		Exercise Date		No of shares under option exercised and sold		Option price pence per share		Sale price pence per share
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Bill Tonks		28 July 2010		8,518		194p		271.1p

The above options were granted under the Scheme on 22 March 2005 at an option price of 194p per share and sold at 271.1p per share on 28 July 2010. The options became exercisable on 1 May 2010 and in accordance with the Scheme rules, option holders have six months in which to exercise, or they lose the right to acquire the share options and the share options lapse. The right to acquire the share options lapses on 31 October 2010.

The beneficial shareholdings of the PDMR named above in the ordinary shares of SJP after this transaction are as follows:

Bill Tonks	Â	Beneficial – 142,811
		Non-beneficial – 14,130

This notification is made in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1) (a).

M Armitage
Deputy Company SecretaryDeputy Company Secretary
St. James’s Place plcSt. James’s Place plc
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]

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