Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3738X

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

18 November 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ


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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):	Change in controlled undertakings			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Brewin Dolphin Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		14 November 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		17 November 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB0000485838

3,385,790

N/A

4,372,650

N/A

6.2932%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,372,650

6.2932%

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

Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited -	1,047,093	1.5070 %
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited - Individual Designations	29,491	0.0424 %
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c NOM	1,932,826	2.7818 %
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c ISA	724,320	1.0425 %
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c GROSS	434,328	0.6251 %
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c CHARITY	57,469	0.0827 %
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c OFFBOND	147,123	0.2117 %
GRAND TOTAL	4,372,650	6.2932 %

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:

Figures based on shares in issue of 69,481,750.

The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:

Stewart Dagless

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 2451

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