Transaction in Own Shares

FIDELITY JAPAN TRUST PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

The Board of Fidelity Japan Trust PLC ("the Company") announces today that on 10 August 2020 the Company bought into Treasury 50,000 of its own shares at a price of 175pence per share. 

The Company's issued ordinary share capital is 136,161,695 of which 5,127,952 shares are held in Treasury, which attract no voting rights.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 131,033,743.

The above figure (131,033,743) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Natalia de Sousa
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
01737 837846