Holding(s) in Company

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC
06 May 2008

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) : (  )



Decrease in the issued share capital.



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



1607 Capital Partners, LLC



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



Bank of New York

1,246,100



BNY Mellon

2,954,694



Citibank

307,600



Northern Trust

1,248,888



State Street

1,804,018



JP Morgan

671,007



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



1 May 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



6 May 2008



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



5%



8. Notified Details:



Nominee Holdings



A: Voting rights attached to shares


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

                                                                     Not disclosed
                                  Not disclosed
GB0008022849



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares              Number of shares             Number of voting rights            % of voting rights

if possible use ISIN CODE
                                                        Direct         Indirect               Direct       Indirect

                                                                       8,232,307                           6.59%






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


8,232,307                      6.59%







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





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:



N/A



14. Contact name:



John Spedding



15. Contact telephone number:



0207 658 3206



     Date: 6 May 2008


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