Director Shareholding

St. James's Place Capital PLC
11 April 2002

St. James's Place Capital plc ('SJPC')

SJPC was today notified of the acquisition, on 10 April 2002, of 3,997 ordinary
shares of 15p in SJPC, at a price of 300p per share, by SJP AESOP Trustees
Limited.  SJP AESOP Trustees Limited is trustee of The SJPC AESOP Trust, the
potential beneficiaries of which include executive directors and employees of
the SJPC Group.



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