AGM Statement

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
29 April 2005

                BAILLIE GIFFORD SHIN NIPPON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

                             ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held 28 April 2005, shareholders
approved all resolutions, including the renewal of the Company's authority to
make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent of the Company's current issued
share capital, being 4,587,014 shares. Such authority unless previously varied,
revoked or renewed will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting
of the Company to be held in 2006 or 27 October 2006 whichever is the earlier.



                                                           Baillie Gifford & Co.

                                                             Company Secretaries



                                                                   29 April 2005


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