Director/PDMR Shareholding

St. James's Place PLC
17 August 2007

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).


(1)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures
         of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer
         should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)      An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging
         managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of
         the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and
         24.



Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.



1. Name of the issuer

St. James's Place plc



2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in
accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DTR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the
Companies Act 2006; or

(iii) both (i) and (ii)

(iii)



3. Name of directors

David Bellamy

ANDREW CROFT

IAN GASCOIGNE

MIKE WILSON



4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person

N/A



5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

In respect of the directors named in 3 above



6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary 15p shares



7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of
shares held by each of them

David Bellamy - 532,012 beneficial & 238,100 noN-BENEFICIAL ORDINARY SHARES

andrew croft - 120,713 BENEFICIAL ordinary SHARES

ian gascoigne - 253,850 BENEFICIAL & 30,000 NON-BENEFICIAL ordinary SHARES

mike wilson - 3,565,019 BEnEFICIAL & 750,000 NON-BENEFICIAL ORDINARY SHARES



8 State the nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares



9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired

DAVID BELLAMY - 25,850 ordinary SHARES

ANDREW CROFT - 25,850 ordinary SHARES

IAN GASCOIGNE - 25,850 ordinary SHARES

MIKE WILSON - 25,850 ordinary SHARES



10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

DAVID BELLAMY - 0.0054%

ANDREW CROFT - 0.0054%

IAN GASCOIGNE - 0.0054%

MIKE WILSON - 0.0054%



11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed

N/A



12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A



13. Price per share or value of transaction

386.847 pence per share



14. Date and place of transaction

17 August 2007



15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

DAVID BELLAMY - 557,862 Beneficial AND 238,100 NON-BENEFICIAL SHARES
REPRESENTING 0.167%

ANDREW CROFT - 146,563 Beneficial SHARES REPRESENTING 0.030%

IAN GASCOIGNE - 279,700 Beneficial AND 30,000 NON-BENEFICIAL SHARES REPRESENTING
0.065%

MIKE WILSON - 3,590,869 Beneficial AND 750,000 NON-BENEFICIAL SHARES
REPRESENTING 0.912%



16. Date issuer informed of transaction

17 August 2007



If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes



17 Date of grant

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18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

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20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at the time of exercise

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22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
notification

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23. Any additional information

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24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MATT ARMITAGE - Tel: [phone]



Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification

MATT ARMITAGE

DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of notification

17 August 2007

END


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