Substantial Shareholder TR-1

For filings with the FSA include the annex                                              
                                                                                        
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                          
                                                                                        

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                             
of existing shares to which voting rights are                   Fidelity Japanese Values plc   
attached:                                                                                      
                                                                                               
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                      
                                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            yes     
                                                                                               
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                      1607 Capital Partners, LLC       
notification obligation:                                                                       
                                                                                               
                                                        Northern Trust   6,621,092                              
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                
 (if different from 3.):                                Northern Trust   6,621,092                            
                                                                                               
                                                        Bny Mellon       4,940,391                                      
                                                                                               
                                                        State Street     2,049,094                              
                                                                                               


5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                         
which the threshold is crossed or                                 September 24, 2014           
reached:                                                                                       
                                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 September 25, 2014           
                                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                    12%                  
reached:                                                                                       
                                                                                               

8. Notified details:                                                                    
                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                     
                                                                                        
Class/type of    Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering         
shares           to the triggering     transaction                                      
                 transaction                                                            
                                                                                        
if possible      Number     Number     Number   Number of voting     % of  voting rights
using            of         of         of       rights               x                  
the ISIN CODE    Shares     Voting     shares                                           
                            Rights                                                      
                                       Direct   Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indirect  
                                                xi       xii                            
                                                                                        
  GB0003328555   13,610,577 13,610,577                   13,610,577             11.94%  
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of financial   Expiration  Exercise/           Number of voting        % of voting 
instrument          Price       Conversion Period   rights that may be      rights      
                                                    acquired if the                     
                                                    instrument is                       
                                                    exercised/ converted.               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
Instruments                                                                             
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of     Exercise  Expiration Exercise/   Number of voting rights       % of voting  
financial   price     date       Conversion  instrument refers to          rights       
instrument                       period                                                 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                           Nominal Delta
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights                    
                                                                                        

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                              
                                                                                        

Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                           
                                                                                        
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:                                                                       
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                                           
                                                                                        

 

 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification                  
obligation                                                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                                                        
(including legal form of legal entities)               1607 Capital Partners, LLC       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                                         
                                                       4991 Lake Brook Dr., Suite 125   
(registered office for legal entities)                                                  
                                                       Glen Allen, VA, USA 23060        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                   804-525-1741                     
                                                                                        
                                                       [e-mail]         
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(at least legal representative for legal persons)                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                          Natalia de Sousa For and on behalf of
                                                           FIL Investments International
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                   Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower
                                                    Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or                                        
legal entity subject to the notification                                                
obligation)                                                                             
                                                                                        

 

C: Additional information                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.