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 issuer 
of existing shares to which voting rights are                  Prospect Japan Fund Ltd 
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 the       Lazard Asset Management LLC 
notification obligation:iii 
 
 
 
                                               J.P.Morgan Chase - SWIFT 
                                               Mellon Trust 
                                               Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Northern Trust Co. 
 (if different from 3.):iv                     State Street Bank  - Custodian - ETC 
                                               State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC 
                                               State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust 
                                               US Bank NA 
 
 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on 
which the threshold is crossed or              06 January 2015 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:              07 January 2015 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         Increase from 21% to 22% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type   Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
of           to the triggering 
shares       transaction 
 
 
if possible  Number          Number            Number          Number of voting        % of  voting rights x 
using        of              of                of shares       rights 
the ISIN     Shares          Voting 
CODE                         Rights 
                                               Direct          Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect 
 
 
GB00B011QL44                 20,243,439                                  20,525,944            22.202% 
 
 
 
 
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 xiv       rights that may be           rights 
                                                                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 price Expiration     Exercise/          Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
financial                    date xvii      Conversion period  instrument refers to       xix, xx 
instrument                                  xviii 
 
 
                                                                                          Nominal Delta 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
 
20,525,944                                           22.202% 
 
 
 
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 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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