RNS Number : 2097Z
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC
10 January 2011
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
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1607 Capital Partners, LLC
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
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Bny Mellon 4,184,802
Northern Trust 2,101,258
State Street 475,158
Bank of New York 20,715
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
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7 January 2011
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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10 January 2011
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
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11%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights x
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Direct
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Direct xi
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Indirect xii
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary Shares
GB000485838
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6,831,933
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6,831,933
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6,781,933
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6,781,933
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10.95%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date xiii
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Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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none
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date xvii
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Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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none
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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6,791,933
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10.95%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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Based on 61,935,000 shares in issue (total voting rights)
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14. Contact name:
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Karen Bailey
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15. Contact telephone number:
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0131 275 3197
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