Holding(s) in Company

St. James's Place Capital PLC
16 October 2003

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

St. James's Place Capital ('SJPC') was informed on 16 October 2003 that Fidelity
International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have an
interest in 9,524,432 ordinary shares of 15p each (representing 2.21% of SJPC's
issued share capital).

The shares are registered as follows:


Registered name                              Management Company      Shares held

Chase Manhattan Bank London                  FISL                         35,342
Chase Nominees Limited                       FPM                         564,600
HSBC                                         FPM                         148,159
Citibank                                     FPM                         288,274
Bank of New York London                      FPM                         231,500
Chase Manhattan Bank London                  FIL                         995,864
Bank of New York London                      FIL                         937,895
Northern Trust                               FIL                         956,071
J P Morgan                                   FIL                         702,600
State Street Bank & Trust                    FIL                         996,836
State Street Nominees Limited                FIL                         412,100
Deutsche Bank                                FIL                       1,160,836
Nortrust Nominees Limited                    FIL                         960,079
Morgan Stanley                               FIL                         586,576
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd. LUX             FIL                          19,300
Bank of New York Brussels                    FIL                         528,400

                                       TOTAL                           9,524,432      2.21%


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