Listing Rule 15.5.1(4)

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC
03 March 2008

                      THE BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC

                                ('The Company')

                             LISTING RULE 15.5.1(4)

In accordance with Listing Rule 15.5.1(4), the Directors of the Company confirm
that they are satisfied that all inside information which the Directors and the
Company have leading up to the announcement of the Half-yearly results for the
six months ended 29 February 2008 has been notified to a Regulated Information
Service.


                                                            Baillie Gifford & Co
                                                             Company Secretaries
                                                                    3 March 2008

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