(STJ.L) St James's Place PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 5240C St. James's Place PLC 13 November 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer St. James's Place plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 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 Prudential plc group of companies

notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) See section 9

(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 11 November 2009

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 3%

reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Ord 15p Shares Below 3% Below 3% 14,753,744 14,753,744 3.06%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
14,753,744 3.06%

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) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A

to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A

voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Matt Armitage
15. Contact telephone number: 01285 878158

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(Corrects spelling of Polar Capital co-founder's surname to Woolley from Wooley)

(Adds Gleacher Shacklock LLP, ICAP, Polar Capital and others)
Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com.

Hedge fund group Polar Capital said chief executive Mark Kary will leave at the end of the year, with co-founder Tim Woolley taking charge as the cash-rich firm seeks to expand after a recovery in asset levels.

Gleacher Shacklock LLP, an independent corporate advisory firm, appointed Peter Alcaraz as a Senior Adviser. Peter would join next spring and work closely with partners Kieran Murphy and Angus Russell. Most recently, Alcaraz has been a Managing Director and head of the services sector team at Close Brothers Corporate Finance.

ICAP, an interdealer broker, appointed Gil Mandelzishas to its Global Executive Management Group. Mandelzishas is the CEO of Traiana Inc, an ICAP company.

ST JAMES'S PLACE
British wealth manager said it has appointed a chief investment officer to oversee a push to increase its funds under management. The company announced the appointment of Chris Ralph to the newly-created position alongside two other appointments to the investment committee.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Chong Lee Tan as head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Southeast Asia. Lee, who was previously with Goldman Sachs in Singapore, would join the bank in early 2010.

Heartwood, the independently owned wealth manager, appointed Giles Peel as head of Investment Communications. Peel will be based in the firm's London office and has joined from Coutts, where he was head of Investment Communications.

Foresight Group, an alternative asset manager, appointed Humberto Santillana as investment director of its Solar Team. Santillana would be initially based in Madrid. He joined from Fotowatio in Spain, where he was a director in the acquisitions and financing department.

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd appointed Christine Montgomery and Neil Robson to its global equities team by the end of the year. Montgomery has joined Martin Currie from Edinburgh Partners and Robson from Pioneer Investments.

Arbuthnot Banking Group Plc appointed Dean Michael Proctor as Chief Executive of Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Ltd, the group's private banking division. Proctor was at Citibank for three years and most recently was managing director of wealth management and retail banking.

(Compiled by Shobhana Chadha in Bangalore) Keywords: FINANCIAL/MOVES (shobhana.chadha@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: shobhana.chadha.reuters.com@reuters.net)

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(Adds Gleacher Shacklock LLP, ICAP, Polar Capital and others)
Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com.

Hedge fund group Polar Capital said chief executive Mark Kary will leave at the end of the year, with co-founder Tim Wooley taking charge as the cash-rich firm seeks to expand after a recovery in asset levels.

Gleacher Shacklock LLP, an independent corporate advisory firm, appointed Peter Alcaraz as a Senior Adviser. Peter will join next spring and work closely with partners Kieran Murphy and Angus Russell. Alcaraz is currently a Managing Director and head of the services sector team at Close Brothers Corporate Finance.

ICAP, an interdealer broker, appointed Gil Mandelzishas to its Global Executive Management Group. Mandelzishas is the CEO of Traiana Inc, an ICAP company.

ST JAMES'S PLACE
British wealth manager said it has appointed a chief investment officer to oversee a push to increase its funds under management. The company announced the appointment of Chris Ralph to the newly-created position alongside two other appointments to the investment committee.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Chong Lee Tan as head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Southeast Asia. Lee, who was previously with Goldman Sachs in Singapore, will join the bank in early 2010.

Heartwood, the independently owned wealth manager, appointed Giles Peel as head of Investment Communications. Peel will be based in the firm's London office and has joined from Coutts, where he was head of Investment Communications.

Foresight Group, an alternative asset manager, appointed Humberto Santillana as investment director of its Solar Team. Santillana would be initially based in Madrid. He joined from Fotowatio in Spain, where he was a director in the acquisitions and financing department.

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd appointed Christine Montgomery and Neil Robson to its global equities team by the end of the year. Montgomery has joined Martin Currie from Edinburgh Partners and Robson from Pioneer Investments.

Arbuthnot Banking Group Plc appointed Dean Michael Proctor as Chief Executive of Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Ltd, the group's private banking division. Proctor was at Citibank for three years and most recently was managing director of wealth management and retail banking.

(Compiled by Shobhana Chadha in Bangalore) Keywords: FINANCIAL/MOVES (shobhana.chadha@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: shobhana.chadha.reuters.com@reuters.net)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com.
ST JAMES'S PLACE
British wealth manager said it has appointed a chief investment officer to oversee a push to increase its funds under management. The company announced the appointment of Chris Ralph to the newly-created position alongside two other appointments to the investment committee.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Chong Lee Tan as head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Southeast Asia. Lee, who was previously with Goldman Sachs in Singapore, would join the bank in early 2010.

Heartwood, the independently owned wealth manager, appointed Giles Peel as head of Investment Communications. Peel will be based in the firm's London office and has joined from Coutts, where he was head of Investment Communications.

Foresight Group, an alternative asset manager, appointed Humberto Santillana as investment director of its Solar Team. Santillana would be initially based in Madrid. He joined from Fotowatio in Spain, where he was a director in the acquisitions and financing department.

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd appointed Christine Montgomery and Neil Robson to its global equities team by the end of the year. Montgomery has joined Martin Currie from Edinburgh Partners and Robson from Pioneer Investments.

Arbuthnot Banking Group Plc appointed Dean Michael Proctor as Chief Executive of Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Ltd, the group's private banking division. Proctor was at Citibank for three years and most recently was managing director of wealth management and retail banking.

(Compiled by Shobhana Chadha in Bangalore) Keywords: FINANCIAL/MOVES (shobhana.chadha@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: shobhana.chadha.reuters.com@reuters.net)

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Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.