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 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody 
 (if different from 3.):iv                     Northern Trust Co. 
                                               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              29 May 2015 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:              01 June 2015 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         Increase from 22% to 23% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
                 Situation previous 
Class/type of    to the triggering         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares           transaction 
 
if possible                   Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x 
using            Number       of           of shares   rights 
the ISIN CODE    of           Voting 
                 Shares       Rights       Direct      Direct xi  Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                  xii 
 
  GB00B011QL44                21,136,019                          21,295,319              23.034% 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
                                                           Number of voting 
Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               rights that may be      % of voting 
instrument              date xiii  Conversion Period xiv   acquired if the         rights 
                                                           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 financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights 
instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx 
                                         period xviii 
 
                                                                                Nominal      Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
 
21,295,319                                       23.034% 
 
 
 
 
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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