Director/PDMR Shareholding

Director/PDMR Shareholding

St. James's Place

St. James’s Place plc (“SJP”)

SJP was notified on 29 November 2012 of the following changes in the holding of SJP ordinary 15p shares held by the non-executive and executive Directors named below.

Non-executive Director – acquisition of shares

On 29 November 2012, non-executive Director Patience Wheatcroft notified SJP that on 28 November 2012 she had acquired 761 ordinary 15p SJP shares at a price of 393.91 pence per share and 739 ordinary 15p SJP shares at a price of 393.55 pence per share.

Following the above transaction, Baroness Wheatcroft holds 1,500 SJP shares.

Connected person – exercise of options and sale of shares

On 29 November 2012, executive Director Andrew Croft notified SJP that on 29 November 2012, a connected person exercised nil cost options under the SJP Partner Performance Share Plan (“PSP”) and as a result, acquired on exercise 9,167 ordinary 15p SJP shares.

The connected person subsequently sold 9,167 SJP shares on 29 November 2012 at a price of 396.4256 pence per share.

Following the above transaction, the holdings of Mr Croft and his connected person (as defined in section 96B(2) of FSMA) in SJP shares are unchanged at 746,298 SJP shares.

(i) The interests of the Directors include those of their connected persons as defined in section 96B(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act.

(ii) The interests of the executive Director set out above include deferred bonus scheme awards held in trust for Directors which have not yet vested and are subject to forfeiture.

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

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