RNS Number:2439B
Prospect Japan Fund Ld
31 July 2007


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

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|For filings with the FSA include the    |
|annex                                   |
|                                        |
|For filings with issuer exclude the     |
|annex                                   |
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|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                             |
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+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|                                               |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                                                        |          |
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|                                                                    |          |
|                                                                    |          |
|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):                     |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |27 July 2007                           |
|                                       |                                       |
|5. Date of transaction (and date on    |                                       |
|which the threshold is crossed or      |                                       |
|reached if different):                 |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |31 July 2007                           |
|                                       |                                       |
|6. Date on which issuer notified:      |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |3%                                     |
|                                       |                                       |
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |                                       |
|reached:                               |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+
+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+




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|8: Notified Details                                                      |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                      |
|                                                                         |
|                                                                         |
+------------+-------------------+----------------------------------------+
|Class/type  |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering|
|of shares   |to the triggering  |transaction                             |
|            |transaction        |                                        |
|If possible +---------+---------+--------+---------------+---------------+
|use ISIN    |Number of|Number of|Number  |Number of      |Percentage of  |
|code        |shares   |voting   |of      |voting rights  |voting rights  |
|            |         |rights   |shares  |               |               |
|            |         |         |        +------+--------+------+--------+
|            |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|            |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|            |         |         |        |Direct|Indirect|Direct|Indirect|
+------------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+------+--------+
|GB00B011QL44|         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|            |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|Ord.        |7,132,778|7,132,778|0       |0     |0       |0%    |0%      |
|USDO.001    |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|            |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|            |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|            |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
|            |         |         |        |      |        |      |        |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+------+--------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|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           |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|0                                     |0%                                    |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+



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

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|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 number:         |01245 398 950                         |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

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|Annex: Notification of major interests in shares                             |
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|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification       |
|obligation                                                                   |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Full name                             |British Empire Securities and General |
|                                      |Trust plc                             |
|(including legal form of legal        |                                      |
|entities)                             |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Contact address                       |54 St James's Street, London SW1A 1JT |
|                                      |                                      |
|(registered office for legal entities)|                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email                  |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Other useful information              |See details in section B below        |
|                                      |                                      |
|(at least legal representative for    |                                      |
|legal persons)                        |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

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|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                   |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Full name                             |Phoenix Administration Services       |
|                                      |Limited                               |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Contact address                       |Springfield Lodge, Colchester Road,   |
|                                      |Chelmsford, Essex CM2 5PW             |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email                  |01245 398 950                         |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Other useful information              |Company Secretary                     |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|(e.g. functional relationship with the|                                      |
|person or legal entity subject to the |                                      |
|notification obligation)              |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

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|C: Additional information                                                    |
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