RNS Number : 8188Z
  Prospect Japan Fund Ld
  24 July 2008
   

    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

                                                                                                                                            
The 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)
                                                                                                                                            
                                                        Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
                                                                                                                                            
                                                        No
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached 
                                                                                                                                            
                                                        Yes
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
                                                                                                                                            
                                                        No
 Other (please specify):
                                                                                                   * Permal Japan Holdings N.V.
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:                                     * Permal Investment Management Services
Limited 
                                                                                                   * Permal Asset Management Inc.
                                                                                                   * Japan Omnibus Ltd
                                                                                                   Japan Omnibus Ltd
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
                                                                                                   6 March 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                                                   23 July 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                                                   30%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares            Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN code       transaction
                                 Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares                           Number of voting
rights                                     Percentage of voting rights
                                                       rights

                                                                                                   Direct                                   
Indirect              Direct                            Indirect
 Ordinary shares of US$0.001     30,254,855            30,254,855            30,214,855                                 30,214,855          
                      0                29.99%                                0%
 (GB00B11QL44)
 (The interest of Japan Omnibus Ltd is direct and the interests of Permal Japan Holding N.V., Permal Investment Management Services Limited
and Permal Asset Management Inc. are indirect - see box 9 below. See also box 13
 below)

 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 30,214,855               29.99%


 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 Permal Asset Management Inc. 30,214,855 indirect voting rights (29.99%)
 Permal Investment Management Services Limited 30,214,855 indirect voting
 rights (29.99%)
 Permal Japan Holdings N.V. 30,214,855 indirect voting rights (29.99%)
 Japan Omnibus Ltd 30,214,855 direct voting rights (29.99%)

 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:  The indirect voting rights of Permal Asset
                              Management Inc. and Permal Investment Management
                              Services Limited are held as asset managers to
                              Permal Japan Holdings N.V. Omnibus Japan Ltd is
                              a wholly-owned subsidiary of Permal Japan
                              Holdings N.V.


                              Omnibus Japan Ltd has held voting rights in
                              excess of 25% since 20 January 2007 (when DTR5
                              came into force). As a result of changes in the
                              total number of voting rights the holding has
                              exceeded 30% but is now below 30%.


                              Neither Permal Japan Holdings N.V., Omnibus
                              Japan Ltd. nor any other Permal entity intends
                              to acquire shares representing 30% or more of
                              the voting rights of the Company.
 14 Contact name:             Michael McDonough, Senior Vice President and
                              General Counsel, Permal Investment Management
                              Services Limited
 15. Contact telephone:       020 7389 1336


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

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