Holding(s) in Company

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

24 October 2023

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (BGFD) Legal Entity Identifier : 54930037AGTKN765Y741
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
UK
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Rathbones Investment Management Ltd
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London UK
Name			Investec Wealth & Investment (Channel Islands) Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			St Peters Port Guernsey
Name			Investec Wealth & Investment Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London UK
Name			Rathbones Investment Management International Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			St Helier Jersey
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			Torch Nominees Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			St Peters Port Guernsey
Name			Hero Nominees Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			St Peters Port Guernsey
Name			Ferlim Nominees Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London UK
Name			BNP Paribas Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London UK
Name			Rathbone Nominees Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			23 Oct 2023
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			24 Oct 2023
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	9.828300	0.000000		9.828300	9053564
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	10.354700	0.000000		10.354700

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0000485838				9053564					9.828300
SUBTOTAL 8. A		9053564					9.828300%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				x
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Rathbones Group Plc Rathbones Investment Management Limited	5.970500		5.970500%
Rathbones Group Plc Rathbones Investment Management International Limited	0.076900		0.076900%
Rathbones Group Plc Investec Wealth & Investment Limited	3.766800		3.766800%
Rathbones Group Plc Investec Wealth & Investment (Channel Islands)	0.014100		0.014100%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
None
12. Date of Completion
24-Oct-2023
13. Place of Completion
Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool L3 1NW

 

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