Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

St. James's Place

For filings with the FSA 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
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   Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No
Other (please specify):     No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
  Kames Capital
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
10/12/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified: 12/12/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
4%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

  Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
  Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
  Number of voting
rights
  % of voting rights x
Direct Direct xi   Indirect xii Direct   Indirect
GB0007669376 18,622,339 18,622,339 16,374,755 16,374,755 4,701,833 3.18% 0.91%
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Expiration
date xiii
  Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
  Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
  % of voting
rights
         
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Exercise price   Expiration date xvii Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
CFD       259,000 Nominal Delta
0.05% 1
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
21,335,588 4.14%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Kames Capital:-

Kames Capital Plc

Kames Capital Management Ltd

Kames Capital ICVC

Kames Capital VCIC

 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:   Kames Capital
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 515,034,937

14. Contact name: IMS Supervisor / Manager (Kames Capital)

Kay Fraser (St. James’s Place plc)

15. Contact telephone number: 0131 549 3706
  01285 87 87 62
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA 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

(including legal form of legal entities)

  Kames Capital
Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Kames House

3 Lochside Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9SA

Phone number & email 0870 60 90 101
Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Alison Talbot

Company Secretary

0131 549 3205

   
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name IMS Supervisor / Manager
Contact address Kames House

3 Lochside Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9SA

Phone number & email 0131 549 3706

imsmb@kamescapital.com

Other useful information

(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 FSA website.

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