Director/PDMR Shareholding

St. James's Place plc ("SJP")

SJP announces that on 3 March 2008 the following executive Directors and Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") were granted nil cost options
under the terms of the SJP 2005 Performance Share Plan, which was approved by
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 May 2005:

Name of                  Maximum number of  SJP
Director                 ordinary  15p   shares
                         subject to award
David Bellamy            229,936
Andrew Croft             173,128
Ian Gascoigne            173,128
David Lamb               135,256
Mike Wilson              284,039


Name of PDMR             Maximum number of  SJP
                         ordinary  15p   shares
                         subject to award
Adrian Batchelor         45,987
Robin Chatterton         40,577
Hugh Gladman             45,987
Mike Gravestock          41,929
Sonia Harris             37,871
Bill Tonks               47,339
Stephen Williams         39,224

The  awards  entitle  participants to acquire up to a maximum amount of SJP
ordinary 15p shares.  The actual amount of SJP shares that may be acquired on
vesting of an award is dependent on the achievement of prescribed performance
targets  over a three-year performance period that commenced on 1 January 2008
and ends on 31 December 2010.   Two thirds of an award will be dependent on
growth in adjusted earnings per share and one third on total shareholder return.
Further details of the performance conditions are set out in the SJP Report &
Accounts.

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


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