Prospect Japan Fund - Holding(s) in Company

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 attached:				The Prospect Japan Fund Limited
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 notification obligation:		1607 Capital Partners, LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Northern Trust 9,552,488 Bny Mellon 6,240,000 State Street 2,330,000
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		February 17, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		February 20, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		20%

   

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

GB00B011QL44

19,227,488

19,227,488

18,122,488

19.62%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Same as A

   

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:	Bryan Huntley, CCO
15. Contact telephone number:	804-525-1741

   

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 (registered office for legal entities)	13 S. 13th St., Suite 400 Richmond, VA, USA 23219
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	Bryan Huntley
Contact address	Same as above
Phone number & email	Same as above
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Chief Compliance Officer
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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