Holding(s) in Company

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 attached: ii				Fidelity Japanese Values Plc
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 notification obligation: iii		Wells Capital Management, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		March 1, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		March 1, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		18%, 19%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0003328555

23,659,705

23,659,705

26,104,708

26,104,708

19.20%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

26,104,708

19.20%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:			Wells Capital Management Inc.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:			2,445,003
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:			March 1, 2017
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Darrick Yong
15. Contact telephone number:	1-415-396-8848
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
		Natalia de Sousa For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
		Kingswood Fields, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
		01737 837846 [e-mail]
		Authorised to make this filing under power of attorney
C: Additional information
None