27th Mar 2013 09:51
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
| 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 |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Baillie Gifford & Co | |
| 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: | 25 Mar 2013 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26 Mar 2013 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
| Ordinary Share GB0007669376 |
Below 5% |
Below 5% |
25657365 |
25657365 |
5.05% | ||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||
| N/A | |||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | ||||||||
| N/A | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 25,657,365 | 5.05% | |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [6825057; 1.34%] is also a discretionary investment manager. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [1422157; 0.28%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [6734741; 1.33%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account shareholdings. |
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
| 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: | Susie McBay (Baillie Gifford) / Jayne Meacham (St. James’s Place plc) | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 275 3032 / 01285 878762 |
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