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RNS Number : 4792L

Prospect Japan Fund Ld

01 August 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)      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                              X 
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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 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii)       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 Company 
                                        State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC 
                                        State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         State Street Bank - Custody Master 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)           Trust 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v)                         29/07/2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     01/08/2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                   15% 
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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) 
-------------  --------------  -------------------  ---------  ----------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                                Direct     Indirect 
                                                     Direct      (xi)       (xii)       Direct         Indirect 
-------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ---------  -----------  -------------  --------------- 
 GB00B011QL44                   13,970,710                                 14,958,710                  15.156% 
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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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 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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                                                                                            Nominal       Delta 
---------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------  --------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights 
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 14,958,710                                                   15.156% 
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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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 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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