Director Shareholding

St. James's Place Capital PLC
16 March 2004


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

SJPC was today notified of the acquisition on 11 March 2004 of 715,559 ordinary
shares of 15p in SJPC at a price of £1.91 per share, by S G Hambros Trust
Company (Guernsey) Limited.

S G Hambros Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited is trustee of the SJPC Employees
Share Trust, the potential beneficiaries of which include executive directors
and employees of the SJPC Group.

SJPC was also today notified of the acquisition today, of 11,685 ordinary shares
of 15p in SJPC, at a price of £1.87 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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