Holding(s) in Company

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC
31 October 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Schroder Japan Growth Fund PLC.................

2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

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 (please specify) : (   )

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


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

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G).

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

17 October 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 October 2007

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

From 3% - 4% (L&G)


8. Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting rights

Ord 10p                           4,510,024                          4,510,024


                                                 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if       Number of shares          Number of voting rights               % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
                                                        Direct         Indirect               Direct       Indirect

                                                        5,068,209      5,068,209              4.05


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration date      Exercise/conversion       No. of voting rights that   % of voting rights
financial                            period/date               may be acquired (if the
instrument                                                     instrument exercised/
                                                               converted)

N/A



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


5,068,209                      4.05



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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) Group

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,068,209 - 4..05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
(4,492,376 - 3.59% = PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) (4,492,376 -
3.59% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of 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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 125,008,200

First notification under DTR Sourcebook



14. Contact name:

John Spedding



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 3206 .................








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