Holding in Company

St. James's Place Capital PLC
31 July 2000


St. James's Place Capital plc ('SJPC')
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Holdings in Company

SJPC was informed on 28 July 2000 that, as a result of recent sales,
Prudential plc now has an interest in 14,313,294 ordinary shares of 15p each
(representing 3.38% of SJPC's issued share capital).

The shares are registered as follows:

Registered Holder                 Current Holding       
              
PAC NLLT CF 0/100                   12,349,248       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC       1,946,046       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC          18,000       
              
                                    14,313,294       3.38%


SJPC was informed on 31 July 2000 that Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have an interest in 13,030,990
ordinary shares of 15p each (representing 3.08% of SJPC's issued share
capital).

The shares are registered as follows:

Registered name                      Management Company   Shares held         
    
                            
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) 
Nominees Limited                              FISL         2,619,082      
Citibank                                       FPM           136,374       
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                   FPM            97,112       
MSS Nominees Limited                           FPM           138,842      
Nortrust Nominees Limited                      FPM           350,381      
Bankers Trust                                  FPM         1,320,600      
Chase Nominees Limited                         FPM         1,898,523
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited      FPM            94,278       
RBS Trust Bank                                 FPM           548,000      
Gracechurch Nominees                           FPM            66,500       
MSS Nominees Limited                           FIL            24,955      
Nortrust Nominees Limited                      FIL         1,046,264      
Bankers Trust                                  FIL           297,177       
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                   FIL           229,483      
Mellon Trust                                   FIL            90,902       
RBS Trust Bank                                 FIL         2,034,845
State Street Nominees Limited                  FIL           256,627
Chase Nominees Limited                         FIL           498,186
Morgan Stanley                                 FIL            80,992       
KAS Associatie                                 FIL            11,511      
RBS-EDINBURG                                   FIL            25,458      
Citibank                                       FIL            75,500
Bank of New York Europe                        FIL           108,800
Northern Trust                                 FIL           588,900
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)Nominees Limited  FIL             7,200
                                               FIL           384,498          
    
                                                          13,030,990    3.08%