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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:  

St. James’s Place Plc

 

(LEI: 213800M993ICXOMBCP87)

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer    
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify)iii:  
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Minneapolis, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd

BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd

Chase Nominees Ltd

HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd

Nortrust Nominees LTD

Royal Trust Corp of Canada

Securities Services Nominees Limited

State Street Bank & Trust Boston

State Street Nominees Limited

The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited

Vidacos Nominees Ltd

City and country of registered office (if applicable)  
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 11th October 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 13th October 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
    % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)   % of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 		  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)   Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 4.969% 0.00% 4.969% 529,028,471
Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

5.471%

0.00%

5.471%

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

  Number of voting rightsix   % of voting rights
Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

  Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

  Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0007669376 200,856 26,087,424 0.038% 4.931%
         
         
SUBTOTAL 8. A 26,288,280 4.969%

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration
datex 		  Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi 		  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights
         
         
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1    

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument   Expiration
datex 		Exercise/
Conversion Period xi 		  Physical or cash

settlementxii

  Number of voting rights % of voting rights
           
           
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2    
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an “X”)

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii    

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X
Namexv   % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold   % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold   Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. % % %
Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH % % %
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL % % %
Threadneedle Holdings Limited % % %
TAM UK Holdings Limited % % %
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited % % %
TC Financing Limited % % %
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited % % %
       
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. % % %
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC % % %
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A

 

11. Additional informationxvi
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Place of completion   Swindon, UK
Date of completion 13/10/2017
   
Classification

2.3 Major Shareholding Notifications

Contact Helen Saville – Company Secretariat

St. James’s Place plc

01285 878425

LEI: 213800M993ICXOMBCP87

Classification: 2.3 Major Shareholding Notifications

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