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St. James's Place PLC

17 October 2023

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PRESS RELEASE

17 October 2023

ST. JAMES'S PLACE DELIVERS ANOTHER RESILIENT NEW BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

St. James ' s Place plc ('SJP') today issues an update on new business inflows and funds under management for the three months ended 30 September 2023.

 
                                                                Q3 2023      Q3 2022 
                                                            -----------  ----------- 
                                                            GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion 
----------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
Gross inflows                                                      3.68           4.05 
Net inflows                                                        0.91           2.19 
Closing funds under management                                   158.57         143.14 
 
Year-to-date funds under management annual retention rate 
 (full year) (1)                                                  95.3%          96.5% 
Year-to-date annualised net inflows/opening funds under 
 management (full year)                                            3.9%           6.7% 
----------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------- 
 

(1) Throughout this press release our retention rate is calculated as annualised surrenders and part-surrenders, divided by average funds under management. It excludes regular income withdrawals and maturities.

Andrew Croft, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"I am pleased to announce another robust quarter for St. James's Place, with our advisers attracting GBP3.7 billion of new client investments to the business, while annualised retention rates remain strong at 95.3% for the year-to-date.

The demand for trusted, face-to-face financial advice remains as strong as ever, but client capacity and confidence to commit to long-term investment continues to be impacted by an environment characterised by higher interest rates, stubbornly high inflation and short-term alternatives in the form of cash.

Despite the challenging operating environment, we continue to generate significant levels of net inflows, once again demonstrating the ongoing resilience of our business model.

Looking forward, we are beginning to see signs that inflation is moderating and that the current cycle of interest rate increases may be reaching a peak, bringing some optimism that this will ease the pressure on clients and will, in due course, provide for a more favorable operating environment over time.

As a long-term business, we remain committed to delivering strong client outcomes, and working towards our 2025 ambitions."

The details of the announcement are attached.

Enquiries:

 
Hugh Taylor, Director - Investor Relations       Tel: 07818 075143 
Jamie Dunkley, External Communications Director  Tel: 07779 999651 
 
  Brunswick Group:                                 Tel: 020 7404 5959 
Eilis Murphy                                     Email: sjp@brunswickgroup.com 
 Charles Pretzlik 
 

Contents

   1.     Funds under management 
   2.     Analysis of funds under management 
   3.     EEV net asset value per share 

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   1.     Funds under management 
 
                                                                                   UT/ISA and 
                                                         Investment      Pension          DFM        Total 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Three months ended 30 September 2023                    GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Opening FUM                                                   34.36        79.87        43.29       157.52 
Gross inflows                                                  0.51         2.42         0.75         3.68 
Net investment return                                          0.14         0.26       (0.26)         0.14 
Regular income withdrawals and maturities                    (0.07)       (0.65)            -       (0.72) 
Surrenders and part-surrenders                               (0.51)       (0.59)       (0.95)       (2.05) 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Closing FUM                                                   34.43        81.31        42.83       158.57 
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Net inflows/(outflows)                                       (0.07)         1.18       (0.20)         0.91 
Implied surrender rate as a percentage of average FUM          5.9%         2.9%         8.8%         5.2% 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 

Included in the table above is:

-- Rowan Dartington Group FUM of GBP3.26 billion at 30 September 2023, gross inflows of GBP0.09 billion for the quarter and outflows of GBP0.05 billion.

-- SJP Asia FUM of GBP1.62 billion at 30 September 2023, gross inflows of GBP0.04 billion for the quarter and outflows of GBP0.03 billion.

 
                                                                                   UT/ISA and 
                                                         Investment      Pension          DFM        Total 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Three months ended 30 September 2022                    GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Opening FUM                                                   32.75        69.58        39.93       142.26 
Gross inflows                                                  0.56         2.46         1.03         4.05 
Net investment return                                        (0.33)       (0.56)       (0.42)       (1.31) 
Regular income withdrawals and maturities                    (0.07)       (0.43)            -       (0.50) 
Surrenders and part-surrenders                               (0.37)       (0.38)       (0.61)       (1.36) 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Closing FUM                                                   32.54        70.67        39.93       143.14 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Net inflows                                                    0.12         1.65         0.42         2.19 
Implied surrender rate as a percentage of average FUM          4.5%         2.2%         6.1%         3.8% 
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Included in the table above is:

-- Rowan Dartington Group FUM of GBP3.18 billion at 30 September 2022, gross inflows of GBP0.08 billion for the quarter and outflows of GBP0.03 billion.

-- SJP Asia FUM of GBP1.50 billion at 30 September 2022, gross inflows of GBP0.05 billion for the quarter and outflows of GBP0.03 billion.

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                                                                                   UT/ISA and 
                                                         Investment      Pension          DFM        Total 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Nine months ended 30 September 2023                     GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Opening FUM                                                   33.29        73.86        41.22       148.37 
Gross inflows                                                  1.61         7.31         2.80        11.72 
Net investment return                                          1.22         3.36         1.27         5.85 
Regular income withdrawals and maturities                    (0.28)       (1.71)            -       (1.99) 
Surrenders and part-surrenders                               (1.41)       (1.51)       (2.46)       (5.38) 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Closing FUM                                                   34.43        81.31        42.83       158.57 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Net inflows/(outflows)                                       (0.08)         4.09         0.34         4.35 
Implied surrender rate as a percentage of average FUM          5.6%         2.6%         7.8%         4.7% 
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Included in the table above is:

-- Rowan Dartington Group FUM of GBP3.26 billion at 30 September 2023, gross inflows of GBP0.29 billion for the nine-month period and outflows of GBP0.14 billion.

-- SJP Asia FUM of GBP1.62 billion at 30 September 2023, gross inflows of GBP0.15 billion for the nine-month period and outflows of GBP0.10 billion.

 
                                                                                   UT/ISA and 
                                                         Investment      Pension          DFM        Total 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Nine months ended 30 September 2022                     GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion  GBP'Billion 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Opening FUM                                                   35.95        74.83        43.21       153.99 
Gross inflows                                                  1.76         7.56         3.84        13.16 
Net investment return                                        (3.82)       (9.32)       (5.44)      (18.58) 
Regular income withdrawals and maturities                    (0.22)       (1.29)            -       (1.51) 
Surrenders and part-surrenders                               (1.13)       (1.11)       (1.68)       (3.92) 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Closing FUM                                                   32.54        70.67        39.93       143.14 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
Net inflows                                                    0.41         5.16         2.16         7.73 
Implied surrender rate as a percentage of average FUM          4.4%         2.0%         5.4%         3.5% 
------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 

Included in the table above is:

-- Rowan Dartington Group FUM of GBP3.18 billion at 30 September 2022, gross inflows of GBP0.33 billion for the nine-month period and outflows of GBP0.09 billion.

-- SJP Asia FUM of GBP1.50 billion at 30 September 2022, gross inflows of GBP0.22 billion for the nine-month period and outflows of GBP0.07 billion.

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   2.     Analysis of funds under management 

The table below provides a geographical and investment-type analysis of FUM at 30 September.

 
                                                          30 September 
                               30 September 2023               2022 
--------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                         Percentage               Percentage 
                            GBP'Billion    of total  GBP'Billion    of total 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
North American equities            54.2         34%         47.3         33% 
Fixed income securities            24.5         16%         21.7         15% 
European equities                  22.8         14%         17.1         12% 
Asia and Pacific equities          19.6         12%         17.8         12% 
UK equities                        15.5         10%         15.4         11% 
Alternative investments            11.2          7%         12.4          9% 
Cash                                5.6          4%          6.1          4% 
Other                               3.3          2%          2.7          2% 
Property                            1.9          1%          2.6          2% 
Total                             158.6        100%        143.1        100% 
--------------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
   3.     EEV net asset value per share 

The net asset value on the European Embedded Value basis at 30 September 2023 was approximately GBP13.60 per share, taking into account the changes to our charging structure that we have announced today.

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