TIDMPJF

RNS Number : 6637Y

Prospect Japan Fund Ld

29 December 2010

 
 
 
 
 
   TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing 
 shares to which voting rights are 
 attached:                             Prospect Japan Fund Ltd 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting 
 rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 
 qualifying financial instruments 
 which may result in the acquisition 
 of shares already issued to which 
 voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 
 instruments with similar economic 
 effect to qualifying financial 
 instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of 
 voting rights                                           X 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the 
  notification obligation:             Lazard Asset Management LLC 
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                                       Bank of New York, Inc. - Dir 
                                       Personal Mellon Trust Morgan 
                                       Guaranty - Personal Custody Northern 
                                       Trust Co. State Street Bank & Trust 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)        Company State Street Bank - Boston 
 (if different from 3.):               State Street Bank - Master Trust 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached:                             24/12/2010 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     29/12/2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                             11% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
 of shares if 
 possible       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                       transaction 
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                                 Number 
                Number            of 
                of                Voting          Number         Number of voting 
                Shares            Rights           of shares      rights                 % of voting rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B011QL44                    10,960,710                                 10,960,710                 11.001% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                   Number of voting 
                                                                    rights that may 
                                                                    be 
 Type of                                                            acquired if the 
 financial          Expiration     Exercise/                        instrument is            % of voting 
 instrument          date           Conversion Period               exercised/ converted.     rights 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of                                        Exercise/        Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration     Conversion        rights instrument 
 instrument        price         date           period            refers to                % of voting rights 
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                                                                                           Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,960,710                                         11.001% 
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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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 Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this 
  issuer. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                 N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder 
 will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease 
 to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                             Legal & Compliance Department 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                 0207 448 2047 
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