Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
4 May 2000

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
BAILLIE GIFFORD SHIN NIPPON PLC

2   Name of director:
MR IAN MCLEISH

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:


4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
MR IAN MCLEISH

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
BENEFICIAL

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
198

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.0006%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
ORDINARY 10P SHARES

12  Price per share:
180.00P

13  Date of transaction:
27 APRIL 2000

14  Date company informed:
04 MAY 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
5,827

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.02%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
SCOTT HOOK

24  Contact telephone number:
0131 222 4040

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:






Additional Information: