RNS Number:6945A
Prospect Japan Fund Ld
23 July 2007



TR-1(i): Notification of major interests in shares

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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying   |  Prospect Japan Fund Limited  |
|issuer of existing shares to which voting     |                               |
|rights are attached(ii):                      |                               |
+----------------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+
|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or   |        |
|boxes)                                                               |        |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          |    x   |
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|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result |        |
|in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights   |        |
|are attached                                                         |        |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                     |        |
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|Other (please specify):___ _______                                   |        |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the      |Societe Generale Option Europe |
|notification obligation(iii):                 |                               |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different  |                               |
|from 3.)(iv):                                 |                               |
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|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which |         19 July 2007          |
|the threshold is crossed or reached if        |                               |
|different)(v):                                |                               |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:             |         20 July 2007          |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or        |              5%               |
|reached:                                      |                               |
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|8. Notified details:                          |                               |
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                             |
+-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type |Situation previous|Resulting situation after the triggering         |
|of shares  |to the Triggering |transaction(vii)                                 |
|           |transaction (vi)  |                                                 |
|if possible+--------+---------+----------+---------------------+----------------+
|using the  |Number  |Number of|Number of |Number of voting     |% of voting     |
|ISIN CODE  |of      |Voting   |shares    |rights ix            |rights          |
|           |Shares  |Rights   +----------+----------+----------+-------+--------+
|           |        |viii     |Direct    |Direct x  |Indirect  |Direct |Indirect|
|           |        |         |          |          |xi        |       |        |
+-----------+--------+---------+----------+----------+----------+-------+--------+
|ORD Shares |   0    |    0    |5,430,000 |5,430,000 |    0     | 5.32% |   0    |
|           |        |         |          |          |          |       |        |
|GB00B11QL44|        |         |          |          |          |       |        |
+-----------+--------+---------+----------+----------+----------+-------+--------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Financial Instruments                                                          |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii                          |
+----------------+-----------+-------------------+--------------------+------------+
|Type of         |Expiration |Exercise/          |Number of voting    |% of voting |
|financial       |date xiii  |Conversion Period/ |rights that may be  |rights      |
|instrument      |           |Date xiv           |acquired if the     |            |
|                |           |                   |instrument is       |            |
|                |           |                   |exercised/          |            |
|                |           |                   |converted.          |            |
+----------------+-----------+-------------------+--------------------+------------+
|                |           |                   |                    |            |
+----------------+-----------+-------------------+--------------------+------------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B)                                                                    |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights               |% of voting rights                      |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|              5,430,000               |                 5.32%                  |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+








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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or   |
|the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:            |
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|                                                                             |
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|Proxy Voting:                                                                |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder:                   |                            |
+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will   |                            |
|cease to hold:                                  |                            |
+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to    |                            |
|hold voting rights:                             |                            |
+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+



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|13. Additional information:     |                                            |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name:               |                                            |
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|15. Contact telephone number:   |                                            |
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