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    
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached X
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 		  Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv

Prudential plc

M&G Group Limited

M&G Limited

M&G Investment Management Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v 		23 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 		See item 13
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
Direct Direct xi   Indirect xii Direct   Indirect
ORD GBP0.15

GB0007669376

26,411,655 26,411,655 26,525,830 0 26,525,830 0 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
ORD GBP0.15

GB0007669376

(Right of Recall)

    606,022 0.11%
 
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
27,131,852 5.14%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Prudential plc (parent Company) - 27,131,852 (5.14%)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 26,999,065 (5.11%)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) – 26,999,065 (5.11%)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) – 26,999,065 (5.11%)

 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:   N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: 		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: 		N/A
 

13. Additional information: 		  The following entities have triggered a notification by moving to a 5% indirect notifiable interest, excluding the right of recall under the Qualifying Financial Instruments.

 

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

 

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

 

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

14. Contact name: John Baker / Owen Smith / James Todd

M&G Investment Management Limited

 

Helen Saville

St. James’s Place plc

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293

 

01285 878425