Directorate Change

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
25 February 2005



                        Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
           Appointment of Francis Charig as Director of the Company.


The Board of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC is pleased to announce the
appointment of Francis Charig as a non-executive Director of the Company with
effect from the conclusion of the 25 February Board meeting.


Francis Charig, who is 44, has considerable knowledge of the Technology and
Financial Services sectors in Japan.  He is the founder and Chairman of Tao
Group (provider of multi-media software).  He is the former Chairman of the Open
Contents Platform Association in Tokyo, Japan and the current Chairman of the
Open Contents Platform User Group, Tokyo, Japan.


The Chairman of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC, Michael Hathorn, commented:


'My fellow Directors and I are delighted to welcome Francis to the Board.
Following a thorough process, we believe that we have appointed an individual
who will further expand the Board's depth and breadth of knowledge of Japan and
who will make a considerable contribution to the Company'.



Francis Charig - Biography

After completing a degree in Political Science at the University of Exeter,
Francis Charig worked first as a software engineer and then as a project manager
at Hoskyns, now Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young.  After selling computer systems to
large corporates, Francis then became the Head of the Trading Systems Business
Unit at the London Stock Exchange in a successful joint enterprise with IBM.
Francis co-founded Tao in 1992.  His role has included being CEO of Tao Group,
raising in the order of $55m in finance from such firms as Motorola, Sony,
Mitsubishi, Kyocera, Sharp, NEC and Cross Atlantic, the recruitment of the
management team, overseeing the company's strategy, sales & marketing and
driving the company's technical direction.


There is no information that is required to be disclosed in relation to
paragraph 6.F.2(b) to (g) of the Listing Rules.


                                                            Baillie Gifford & Co
                                                             Company Secretaries
                                                                25 February 2005



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