Holding(s) in Company

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
06 February 2008





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  - N/A



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

...The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc...............



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

...Goldman, Sachs & Co..............



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

...4 February 2008.....................



6. Date on which issuer notified:

...6 February 2008..............



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

...3%..............



8. Notified details:

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













A: Voting rights attached to shares



Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi)


Class/type of shares if possible  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)
using the ISIN CODE

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC                                      Below 3%



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

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon                                        935,000                          3.01%
PLC
GB0000706274



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

935,000                        3.01%



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



The interest in 935,000 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &
Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its
customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs
Securities (Nominees), Limited.



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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