TIDMPJF 
 
For filings with the FCA include the annex 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           Prospect Japan Fund Ltd 
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights 
are attached: ii 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                 X 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which 
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting 
rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect 
to qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to Lazard Asset Management LLC 
the 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)       Bank of New York, Inc. - Dir Personal 
(if different from 3.):iv 
                                     J.P.Morgan Chase - SWIFT 
 
                                     Mellon Trust 
 
                                     Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody 
 
                                     Northern Trust Co. 
 
                                     State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC 
 
                                     State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC 
 
                                     State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date  04 August 2014 
on which the threshold is crossed 
or reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:    05 August 2014 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed  Increase from 20% to 21% 
or reached: vi, vii 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type     Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering 
of             to the triggering        transaction 
shares         transaction 
 
               Number       Number      Number    Number of voting   % of voting rights 
if possible    of           of          of shares rights             x 
using          Shares       Voting 
the ISIN                    Rights      Direct    Direct  Indirect   Direct    Indirect 
CODE                                              xi      xii 
 
GB00B011QL44   19,432,570   19,382,570                    19,832,570           21.329% 
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/           Number of voting   % of voting 
instrument        date xiii  Conversion Period   rights that may be rights 
                             xiv                 acquired if the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
 
 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of       Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting     % of voting 
financial     price    date xvii  Conversion rights instrument    rights xix, xx 
instrument                        period     refers to 
                                  xviii 
 
                                                                  Nominal    Delta 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights 
 
19,832,570                              21.329% 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer. 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                     N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
cease 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name:                      Legal & Compliance Department 
 
15. Contact telephone number:          0207 448 2119 
 
 
 
END 
 

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