RNS Number:6112B
Prospect Japan Fund Ld
06 August 2007



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

+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|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)                                                             |         |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|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):___________________________________________ |         |
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the    | Societe Generale Option Europe |
|notification obligation(iii):               |                                |
+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different|                                |
|from 3.)(iv):                               |                                |
+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction (and date on     |          27 July 2007          |
|which the threshold is crossed or reached if|                                |
|different)(v):                              |                                |
+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified:           |          30 July 2007          |
+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or      |              18%               |
|reached:                                    |                                |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+
|8. Notified details:                        |                              | |
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-+







+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                 |
+-----------+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction|
|of shares  |to the Triggering  |(vii)                                               |
|           |transaction (vi)   |                                                    |
|if possible+---------+---------+----------+--------------------+--------------------+
|using the  |Number of|Number of|Number of |Number of voting    |% of voting rights  |
|ISIN CODE  |Shares   |Voting   |shares    |rights ix           |                    |
|           |         |Rights   +----------+----------+---------+---------+----------+
|           |         |viii     |Direct    |Direct x  |Indirect |Direct   |Indirect  |
|           |         |         |          |          |xi       |         |          |
+-----------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+---------+----------+
|ORD Shares |         |         |          |          |         |         |          |
|           |         |         |          |          |         |         |          |
|GB00B11QL44|5,430,000|5,430,000|18,850,340|18,850,430|0        |18.45%   |0         |
+-----------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+---------+----------+

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|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                     |
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                     |                                       |
|                                     |                                       |
|18,850,430                           |18.45%                                 |
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+








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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:                                                                |
+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|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:                             |                            |
+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+

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