Result of AGM

Result of AGM

St. James's Place

St. James’s Place plc (“SJP plc”)
Result of Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) Result of Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)

At SJP plc’s Annual General Meeting, held on 12 May 2011, all the Resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands. In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2R of the Listing Rules, SJP plc has submitted two copies of the Resolutions passed at the meeting (other than Resolutions concerning ordinary business) to the UK Listing Authority. These documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

All of the Resolutions proposed at the AGM were carried on a show of hands. The audited proxy position at the AGM is set out below:

    For and

Discretionary

  Against   Votes Withheld
1 Report and Accounts 423,485,734 1,406,758 2,616
2 Final Dividend 424,895,108 0 0
3 Re-elect Sarah Bates 424,630,396 193,197 71,515
4 Re-elect David Bellamy 422,864,496 1,984,789 45,823
5 Re-elect Steve Colsell 417,989,193 6,833,800 72,115
6 Re-elect Andrew Croft 422,837,730 1,981,555 45,823
7 Re-elect Ian Gascoigne 422,861,744 1,987,541 45,823
8 Re-elect Charles Gregson 423,308,166 1,515,427 71,515
9 Re-elect David Lamb 422,862,730 1,986,555 45,823
10 Re-elect Derek Netherton 387,515,903 36,395,879 981,961
11 Re-elect Mike Power 424,623,807 196,786 74,515
12 Re-elect Michael Sorkin 421,591,800 3,268,793 34,515
13 Re-elect Roger Walsom 424,630,327 208,958 55,823
14 Re-elect Mike Wilson 418,019,612 4,865,449 2,010,047
15 Remuneration Report 420,184,796 4,523,928 185,780
16 Re-appoint Auditors 423,276,356 1,615,167 3,585
17 Determine Auditors Remuneration 423,444,115 1,430,874 20,119
18 Authority to Allot Shares 424,638,935 217,390 38,783
19 Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights 422,636,362 2,169,911 88,835
20 Renewal of Scrip Dividend 424,853,780 24,560 16,768
21 Authority to Purchase Own Shares 422,528,538 343,384 2,020,689
22 Political Donations 420,191,012 4,529,729 91,079
23 Notice of Meeting 422,733,946 2,121,561 39,429

SJP plc announces pursuant to the scrip dividend mandate scheme, which was renewed at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 May 2011, the scrip dividend alternative in respect of the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2010 was accepted in respect of 75,055,587 shares, representing approximately 15.37% of St. James’s Place plc’s issued share capital on the dividend record date of 4 March 2011. Application will shortly be made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for 950,788 additional ordinary shares of 15p each to be admitted to the Official List and to trading. It is anticipated that the listing will become effective and dealings in the additional shares will commence on 18 May 2011. The above shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued ordinary shares in SJP plc.

Jayne Meacham

Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1285 878762Tel: +44 (0)1285 878762

12 May 2011

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