TIDMPJF

RNS Number : 5792I

Prospect Japan Fund Ld

16 June 2011

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares to 
 which voting rights are attached: (ii)        The Prospect Japan Fund Limited 
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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                             Yes 
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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 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject     Permal Investment Management Services 
  to the                                Limited and Permal Asset Management 
  notification obligation: (iii)        Inc. 
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                                          BNY Mellon (FBO of Permal Investment 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)             Holdings NV, Permal Japan Holdings 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                           NV, Japan Omnibus Ltd) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v)                                                    10 June 2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                16 June 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                       25% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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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                  Number 
                 of               Voting              of         Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                 Shares           Rights              shares      rights                  (x) 
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                                                                 Direct     Indirect 
                                                      Direct      (xi)       (xii)       Direct         Indirect 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB00B011QL44   27,231,907       27,231,907                                 24,469,907                  24.69% 
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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 
                                         Exercise/                    acquired if the 
 Type of financial      Expiration        Conversion Period           instrument is               % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      (xiv)                       exercised/ converted.        rights 
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 n/a 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                Exercise/ 
 Type of                                         Conversion      Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration      period           rights instrument          % of voting rights 
 instrument        price          date (xvii)    (xviii)          refers to                   (xix, xx) 
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 n/a                                                                                         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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 24,469,907                                                    24.69% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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            1. Japan Omnibus Ltd (8,738,335 shares and voting rights of 
            8.82%). Permal Japan Holdings N.V is the sole beneficial owner of 
            Japan Omnibus Ltd. There were no changes to these votes rights 
            since the last filing done on behalf of this entity 2. Permal 
            Investment Holdings N.V (15,731,572 shares and voting rights of 
            15.88% - down from 19.16% at time of last filing.) This 
            notification is also being made in respect of Permal Investment 
            Management Services Limited (PIMS) and Permal Asset Management 
            Inc. (PAMI), which are both indirect holders of the shares for the 
            purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). Please see Section 13 for further 
            information. 
 
 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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                                      PIMS holds the voting rights under proxy 
                                      contained in investment management 
                                      agreements with Permal Japan Holdings 
                                      N.V (PJH) and Permal Investment Holdings 
                                      N.V (PIH) and sub-delegates investment 
                                      management to PAMI which also holds the 
                                      voting rights under proxy as a result. 
                                      All voting rights held on behalf of PJH 
                                      and PIH are aggregated for the purposes 
                                      of DTR 5.2.1(e). The change in 
                                      percentage voting rights is due to PIH 
                                      selling 2,762,000 shares. As a result 
                                      PIMS and PAMI's total percentage voting 
 13. Additional information:          rights decreased from 27% to 24%. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Michael McDonough 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            +44 (0) 20 7389 1336 
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