Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
 voting rights are attached:
 St James's Place plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate
bracket/s):

 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (X):

 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
 acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

 Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
 BlackRock, Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
 reached if different):
 21 December 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
 31 December 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 Reached 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of        Situation previous to the Triggering
shares if possible                transaction
using the ISIN
CODE
                   Number of shares    Number of voting
                                       Rights
GB0007669376       23,440,246
                                     23,440,246

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of     Number of       Number of voting       % of voting
shares if         shares          rights                 rights
possible using
the ISIN CODE
                  Direct          Direct    Indirect      Direct   Indirect

Ordinary 15p      N/A             N/A       23,835,576    N/A      5.00%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of   Expiration     Exercise/Convers  Number of voting  % of voting
financial Date           ion Period/ Date  rights that may   rights
instrument                                 be acquired if
                                           the instrument is
                                           exercised/
                                           converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting  % of voting
rights            rights

23,835,576        5.00%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 23,835,576 (5.00%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:
 Matt Armitage

15. Contact telephone number:
 01386 878158