Director Shareholding

St. James's Place Capital PLC
19 May 2005



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


SJPC was today notified of the acquisition on 18 May 2005 of 227,000 ordinary
shares of 15p in SJPC at a price of £2.19 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.


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