Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: X5XCIPCJQCSUF8H1FU83

The Company announces the allotment of 75,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each fully paid on 16 August 2017 under its block listing facility.  Following the allotment there are 42,420,497 Ordinary Shares in issue.  These shares were issued for cash on 16 August 2017 at a price of 732.50p per share.

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretaries

16 August 2017

Regulated Information Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares