RNS Number : 7105A
  Prospect Japan Fund Ld
  05 August 2008
   

    
TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          PROSPECT JAPAN FUND LTD
 issuer of existing shares to which voting
 rights are attached:
 2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate
 box or boxes)
 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): We are no longer including in our
 aggregate notifiable holding the position held by Goldman, Sachs &
 Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group Inc,
 acting as custodian for its customers, because of the application
 of the custodian exemption in DTR 5.1.3R(2) to those positions.
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the          The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
 notification obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
 from 3.):                                                      Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 5. Date of the transaction (and date on                   31 JULY 2008
 which the threshold is crossed or reached if
 different):
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        05 AUGUST 2008
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                      Below 3%
 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 using     transaction 
 the ISIN CODE
                        Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting        % of voting
                                              Rights viii                              rights ix               rights
                                                                                       Direct  x  Indirect xi  Direct  Indirect
     GB00B011QL44            15,345,000              15.25%

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


 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
                               Below 3%




 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
 We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 31 July 2008, The
 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no
 longer has a notifiable interest in shares.


 Proxy Voting:
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     N/A
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      N/A
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  N/A

 13. Additional information:    General email contact:
                                shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
 14. Contact name:              Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
 15. Contact telephone number:  0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774


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