RNS Number:7469A
Prospect Japan Fund Ld
24 July 2007


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

+----------------------------------------+
|For filings with the FSA include the    |
|annex                                   |
|                                        |
|For filings with issuer exclude the     |
|annex                                   |
+----------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|                                               |PROSPECT JAPAN FUND LIMITED    |
|                                               |                               |
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    |                               |
|issuer of existing shares to which voting      |                               |
|rights are attached:                           |                               |
+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|                                                                               |
|                                                                               |
|2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
|                                                                    |X         |
|                                                                    |          |
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         |          |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
|                                                                    |          |
|                                                                    |          |
|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):______________                               |          |
+---------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
|                                       |British Empire Securities and General  |
|                                       |trust plc                              |
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to   |                                       |
|notification obligation:               |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |JPMorgan-Chase Nominees Limited a/c    |
|                                       |CREST BT01C                            |
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     |                                       |
|different from 3):                     |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |18 July 2007                           |
|                                       |                                       |
|5. Date of transaction (and date on    |                                       |
|which the threshold is crossed or      |                                       |
|reached if different):                 |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |23 July 2007                           |
|                                       |                                       |
|6. Date on which issuer notified:      |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |6%                                     |
|                                       |                                       |
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |                                       |
|reached:                               |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+
+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+




+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8: Notified Details                                                               |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                               |
|                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |
+---------+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|Class/   |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction|
|type of  |to the triggering  |                                                    |
|shares   |transaction        |                                                    |
|         +---------+---------+---------+--------------------+---------------------+
|If       |Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting    |Percentage of voting |
|possible |shares   |voting   |shares   |rights              |rights               |
|use ISIN |         |rights   |         +---------+----------+----------+----------+
|code     |         |         |         |         |          |          |          |
|         |         |         |         |         |          |          |          |
|         |         |         |         |Direct   |Indirect  |Direct    |Indirect  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+
|GB00B011QL44                                                                      |
|                                                                                  |
|Ord. USDO.001                                                                     |
|                                                                                  |
|          9,195,551 9,195,551 7,132,778 7,132,778              6.98%              |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Financial Instruments                                                        |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|Type of        |Expiration date|Exercise/      |No. of voting   |Percentage of  |
|financial      |               |conversion     |rights that may |voting rights  |
|instrument     |               |period/date    |be acquired (if |               |
|               |               |               |the instrument  |               |
|               |               |               |exercised/      |               |
|               |               |               |converted)      |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|n/a            |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+



+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B)                                                                  |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights               |Percentage of voting rights           |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|7,132,778                             |6.98%                                 |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+



+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or  |
|the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:               |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|JPMorgan-Chase Nominees Limited acts as custodian for British Empire         |
|Securities and General Trust plc                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting:                                                                |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|10. Name of 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:          |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|13. Additional information:           |Phoenix Administration Services       |
|                                      |Limited is the Company Secretary of   |
|                                      |British Empire Securities and General |
|                                      |Trust PLC                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|14 Contact name:                      |Phoenix Administration Services       |
|                                      |Limited                               |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone name:           |01245 398 950                         |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.




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