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RNS Number : 0630L

Prospect Japan Fund Ld

01 July 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached: ii                                                                     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                                                                  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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                                                                                                                   Permal 
   3. Full name of person(s) subject                                                                           Investment 
   to the notification obligation: iii                                                                         Management 
                                                                                                                  Limited 
                                                                                                             Permal Asset 
                                                                                                           Management LLC 
                                                                                                             Permal Japan 
                                                                                                                 NV Japan 
                                                                                                              Omnibus Ltd 
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    4. Full name of shareholder(s)               BNY Mellon (FBO Permal Investment Holdings 
    (if different from 3.):iv                    NV, Permal Japan Holdings NV, Japan Omnibus 
                                                 Ltd.) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed                                                                          27 June 2014 
  or reached: v 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
                                                                                                             30 June 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached: vi, vii                                                                                                  5% 
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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         Situation previous             Resulting situation after the triggering 
  shares                to the triggering              transaction 
  if possible using     transaction 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                       Number of     Number of        Number       Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                        Shares        Voting Rights    of shares    rights                   x 
--------------------  ------------  ---------------  -----------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
                                                      Direct       Direct xi     Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                                                  xii 
--------------------  ------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
   GB00B011QL44          4,421,835     4,421,835                     4,421,835                4.73% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion   Number of voting            % of voting rights 
  instrument          date xiii    Period xiv             rights that may 
                                                          be acquired if the 
                                                          instrument is exercised/ 
                                                          converted. 
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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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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/       Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date xvii    Conversion      rights instrument    xix, xx 
                                              period xviii    refers to 
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                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
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 n/a 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,421,835                 4.73% 
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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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   Japan Omnibus Ltd (4,421,835 shares and voting rights of 4.73%). Permal 
    Japan Holdings NV is the sole beneficial owner of Japan Omnibus Ltd. 
 
    This notification is being made in respect of Permal Investment Management 
    Services Limited (PIMS) and Permal Asset Management LLC (PAML), which 
    are both indirect holders of the shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h). 
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 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:     The change in percentage voting rights 
                                  is due to Japan Omnibus Ltd, of which 
                                  Permal Japan Holdings NV (PJH) is 
                                  the sole beneficial owner, selling 
                                  125,000 shares, which caused PJH's 
                                  ownership to decrease to 4.73%. 
 
                                  In addition, Permal Investment Holdings 
                                  NV (PIH) sold 125,000 shares on June 
                                  27, 2014, causing PIH's ownership 
                                  to decrease to 8.15%, although this 
                                  sale did not trigger a filing. 
 
                                  PIMS hold the voting rights under 
                                  proxy contained in the investment 
                                  management agreements with PIH and 
                                  PJH, and sub- delegates investment 
                                  management to PAM, which also holds 
                                  the voting rights under proxy as 
                                  a result. 
 
                                  As a result, collectively, PIMS and 
                                  PAM's total percentage voting rights 
                                  decreased to 12.88%. 
 
                                  All voting rights held on behalf 
                                  of PJH and PIH are aggregated for 
                                  the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                            Karen Hager 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                          +1 (212) 418 6624 
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