St James's Place Regulatory News (STJ)

25 Sep 2015 18:13

St. James’s Place plc (“SJP”)

SJP was notified on 25 September 2015 of the following changes in SJP shares held by the Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (“PDMRs”), named below.

SJP Sharesave Share Option Scheme

On 25 September 2015, the Executive Directors and PDMRs named below were granted options under the SJP Sharesave Share Option Scheme (the “Scheme”) to acquire the number of ordinary shares of 15p each in SJP at an exercise price of £7.24 per share as set out in the table below. The options are exercisable between 1 November 2018 and 30 April 2019.

\* This relates to a grant to Mike Gravestock of 1,243 SJP shares, and a grant of 1,243 SJP shares to his Connected Person**.

Current Holdings

The table below sets out the current holdings of the said Executive Directors and PDMRs in SJP ordinary shares after the above transactions:

*\* The interests of the Directors and PDMRs include those of their Connected Persons as defined in section 96B(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act. The Connected Person of David Lamb is Sally Lamb; the connected Person of Ian Gascoigne is Gail Gascoigne; the Connected Person of Tony Dunk is Angela Dunk; the Connected Person of Ian MacKenzie is Janet Anderson-MacKenzie; and the Connected Person of Mike Gravestock is Sonia Gravestock. The interests of the Directors and PDMRs and their Connected Persons include deferred bonus scheme awards held in trust for the Directors and PDMRs and their Connected Persons which have not yet vested and are subject to forfeiture.

This notification is made in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).

Kay Fraser

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0)1285 878762

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