Holding(s) in Company

St. James's Place PLC
12 May 2006


St. James's Place plc ('SJPplc') was informed on 11 May 2006 that HBOS plc has
an interest in 272,093,617 ordinary shares of 15p each (representing 59.806% of
SJPplc's  issued share capital).


The shares are registered as follows:

                       Registered name                            Fund          Shares held

HBOS Insurance and Investment Group Limited                       N/A           270,591,188
HSDL Nominees Limited                                             N/A               41
State Street Nominees A/C                                        SJPUTT            4,722
Dexia BIL Bank, Luxembourg                                        3087             5,900
State Street Nominees Limited A/C FE1F                            FE1F            11,903
Nortrust Nominees a/c HL126                                       HPFO            14,122
Chase Nominees Limited a/c CMIGMAIN                              IPFGW            25,500
Nortrust Nominees a/c HFX06                                       237             148,000
Nortrust Nominees a/c HL125                                       HLFO            152,972
Nortrust Nominees a/c HXDO1                                      EQSTR            320,100
Nortrust Nominees a/c CM106                                        WP             819,169
Aggregate material and non-material holding of HBOS group                       272,093,617        59.806%




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