TR-1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares

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                     Fidelity Japanese
of existing shares to which voting rights are                          Values Plc       
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                             FIL Limited        
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                       See section 9      
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                    01 April 2015      
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    07 April  2015     
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                               18%                
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      
if possible  of         of           of shares   rights               rights x          
using        Shares     Voting                                                          
the ISIN                Rights       Direct      Direct xi Indirect   Direct Indirect   
CODE                                                       xii                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
GB0003328555 18,556,614 18,556,614               6,184,920 12,387,956 5.42%  10.87%     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of        Expiration   Exercise/             Number of voting          % of voting 
financial      date xiii    Conversion Period xiv rights that may be        rights      
instrument                                        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 rights % of voting    
financial     price     date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to    rights xix, xx 
instrument                         period xviii                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Subscription                                                             Nominal Delta     
shares        86.50p               29 April 2016               1,929,749                
                                                                              1.69%     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                   Percentage of voting rights                   
                                                                                        
20,502,625                                17.98%                                        
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Custodian                                   Total    Management Company                 
                                                                                        
BBHISL NOMINEES LIMITED                    6,956,417 FIL                                
                                                                                        
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                       756,166 FISL                               
                                                                                        
FIL NOMINEE (SHAREHOLDINGS) LTD GENPEP     5,997,144 FIL                                
                                                                                        
BNY MELLON NOMINEES LTD                    6,792,898 FIL                                
                                                                                        
Grand Total                               20,502,625                                    
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                      FIL Limited                          
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will      47,514                               
cease to hold:                                                                          
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold  01 April 2015                        
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                       None                                  
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                 Elizabeth Akande                      
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                     [e-mail], 01737 837126
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
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                                                                    
                                                                            01737 837846
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or                       Company Secretary
legal entity subject to the notification                                                
obligation)