15 Jan 2014 15:48
| For filings with the FCA include the annex | ||||||||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | ||||||||||
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||||||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | St. James’s Place PLC | |||||||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||
| Other (please specify): | ||||||||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv | ||||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 10th January 2014 | |||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14th January 2014 | |||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Holding has gone above 5% | |||||||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GB0007669376 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25,903,672 | N/A | 5.03% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CFD | 2,229 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25,905,901 | 5.03% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 25,905,901 (5.03%) | |||||
| Proxy Voting: | |||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | |||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | |||||
| 13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 515,215,983 | ||||
| 14. Contact name: | Duncan Murray
Kay Fraser | ||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3334
01285 878762 | ||||
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