Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7108A

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

05 August 2008

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:

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 (please specify) : Yes

We are no longer including in our aggregate notifiable holding the position held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, acting as custodian for its customers, because of the application of the custodian exemption in DTR 5.1.3R(2) to those positions.

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

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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

31 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 August 2008

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

Below 3%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
GB0000485838	Number of shares 2,724,750	Number of voting rights  4.40%

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	Below 3%

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

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 31 July 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Lynn Mathewson

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 3185

 

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