Holding(s) in Company

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
04 May 2007



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

...Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC.....



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



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

.................



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

...Baillie Gifford & Co...............

...Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd....



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

...n/a..............



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

...3 May 2007..............



6. Date on which issuer notified:

...4 May 2007..............



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

...10%..............



8. Notified details:

.................







A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible  Situation previous to the          Resulting situation after the
using the ISIN CODE               Triggering transaction (vi)        triggering  transaction (vi)



                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares

                                  3,414,000                          11.16

GB0000706274



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


                                                                   2,714,000                        8.73%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.


n/a





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


2,714,000                      8.73%





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

In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting rights
and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.

Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent
undertaking of an investment management group.

Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
(1814000; 5.8%) is also a discretionary investment manager.



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the 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:

...n/a..............



14. Contact name:

...Lynn Mathewson..............



15. Contact telephone number:

...0131 275 3185..............


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