THE BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC

 ("The Company")

Legal Entity Identifier : 54930037AGTKN765Y741

Closed Period Confirmation

The Directors of the Company confirm that they are satisfied that all inside information which the Directors and the Company have leading up to the announcement of results for the year ended 31 August 2017 has been notified to a Regulated Information Service.

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretaries

1 September 2017

Regulated Information Classification: Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State of the European Union