Holding(s) in Company

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC
14 August 2007



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Plc



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

.................



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:

Yes



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

.................



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

.................



Other - .........

.................





3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)





4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
Limited (PMC)



5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):

08 August 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 August 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% to 4% (L&G)



8. Notified details:









A: Voting rights attached to shares



Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)


Class/type of shares if possible  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)
using the ISIN CODE
Ord 5p                            2,414,631                          2,414,631



GB0000485838



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


Ord 5p                       2,541,767                2,541,767                         4.10



GB0000485838





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.


n/a





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


2,541,767                      4.10





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
                     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,541,767 - 4.10% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited    Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,224,308 - 3.59% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited     Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (2,224,308 - 3.59% = PMC)
                                                            Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)





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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 61,935,000.

Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of
disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has
come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.



14. Contact name:

Lynn Mathewson



15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 3185




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