Amendments to Articles

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
28 March 2008



                        Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
                                 (the 'Company')

         Annual General Meeting - Amendments to Articles of Association

The Company has, in accordance with DTR 6.1.2, submitted a draft of the
Company's proposed revised Articles of Association to the UK Listing Authority.
It is proposed that the Articles be amended for two purposes. The first is to
reflect changes to the law relating to directors' indemnities and the payment of
directors' defence costs brought about by the Companies (Audit, Investigations
and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 and the Companies Act 2006. The second is to
reflect the provisions of section 175 of the Companies Act 2006, which relate to
conflicts of interest. If the amendments to the Articles are approved by
Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 30 April
2008, the first amendment will take effect from 30 April 2008 and the second
from 1 October 2008 or such other date on which section 175 of the Companies Act
2006 comes into force.  The proposed revised Articles of Association will
shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:


Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Tel. no. (0)20 7676 1000

                                                            Baillie Gifford & Co
                                                             Company Secretaries
                                                                   28 March 2008


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