Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8942U

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

20 May 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: Yes

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) :

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

Arbiter Partners, LP

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

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

19 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 May 2008

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

4%

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 2,264,750	Number of voting rights  2,264,750

	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
GB0000485838	Direct     2,689,750	Direct 2,689,750	Indirect	Direct 4.34%	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
2,689,750	4.34%

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

The interest of 2,689,750 shares are held directly by Arbiter Partners, LP

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:

14. Contact name:

Lynn Mathewson

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 3185

 

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