TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: 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  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify):      
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii 		  FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv 		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v 		5th June 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 6th June 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 		5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

  Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction 		  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares 		  Number
of
Voting
Rights 		Number
of shares 		  Number of voting
rights 		  % of voting rights x
Indirect Direct xi   Indirect xii Direct   Indirect
GB0007669376 25,657,305 25,657,305 26,126,505   26,126,505   5.03%
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument 		  Expiration
date xiii 		  Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv 		  Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted. 		  % of voting
rights
         
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument 		  Exercise price Expiration date xvii   Exercise/
Conversion period xviii 		Number of voting rights instrument refers to   % of voting rights xix, xx
       

 

Nominal   Delta
   
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
26,126,505 5.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Sum of Factored Shares Held        
Custodian Day to Day IM Total
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC. 151,300
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC. 683,624
PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC. 28,200
  PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 798,400
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC. 4,272,605
  FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC. 11,708,900
MELLON BANK NA (C) PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC. 397,900
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C) FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC. 5,676,000
FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC. 177,576
  PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC. 447,900
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC. 897,100
PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC. 311,700
  PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY 575,300
Grand Total   26,126,505
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:   FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire: 469,200
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights: 5th June 2014
 

13. Additional information: 		 
Notification made using the total voting rights figure of 518,421,814
14. Contact name: Shelley Muller

Kay Fraser (SJP)

15. Contact telephone number:

 

fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837216

01285 878762