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 Values Plc                
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                      
    attached: ii                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    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       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         20 January 2016                                     
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached: v                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:              22 January 2016                                     
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         11%                                                 
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                   
                                                                                                       

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                            
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                            
                                                                                                            
    Class/type of    Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction        
    shares           to the triggering                                                                      
                     transaction                                                                            
    if possible                                                                                             
    using            Number        Number       Number      Number of voting         % of  voting rights x  
    the ISIN CODE    of            of           of shares   rights                                          
                     Shares        Voting                                                                   
                                   Rights       Direct      Direct xi     Indirect   Direct      Indirect   
                                                                          xii                               
                                                                                                            
                     11,684,053    11,684,053                             11,684,053             10.23%     
                                                                                                            
    GB0003328555                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                            
    Type of financial       Expiration  Exercise/                 Number of voting        % of voting       
    instrument              date xiii   Conversion Period xiv     rights that may be      rights            
                                                                  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 financial  Exercise    Expiration  Exercise/       Number of voting rights % of voting rights   
    instrument         price       date xvii   Conversion      instrument refers to    xix, xx              
                                               period xviii                                                 
                                                                                                            
    Subscription       86.50p                  29th April 2016         724,370         Nominal      Delta   
    shares                                                                                                  
                                                                                                    0.63%   
                                                                                                            
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                            
    Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights                           
                                                                                                            
    12,408,423                                        10.86%                                                
                                                                                                            

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    Management Company                                                             %            
                                                                                                
    FIL Ltd                                                                     0.26            
                                                                                                
    Fidelity Investments International                                         10.60            
                                                                                                
    Total                                                                      10.86            
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                               
                                                                                                
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:                                      
                                                                                                
    12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting                                          
    rights:                                                                                     
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    13. Additional information:                  FIL may exercise any voting rights attaching to
                                                 Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Share plan clients    
                                                 beneficial shareholding unless the client has  
                                                 elected to exercise such rights themselves.    
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                            Sally-Ann Hatton                               
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                                                               
                                                 fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148         
                                                                                                

       

    B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                               
                                                                                             
    Full name                                         Bonita Guntrip For and on behalf of FIL
                                                                    Investments International
                                                                                             
    Contact address                                    Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower
                                                         Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
                                                                                             
    Phone number & email                                                         01737 837320
                                                                                             
    Other useful information                                                                 
    (e.g. functional relationship with the                                                   
    person or legal entity subject to the                                                    
    notification obligation)