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           The Prospect Japan Fund Limited       
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                      
    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:                                                                           
                                                                                                       
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Northern Trust                                      
     (if different from 3.):                                      10,041,988                           
                                                                                                       
                                                   Bny Mellon                                          
                                                                  6,737,500                            
                                                                                                       
                                                   State Street                                        
                                                                  2,498,000                            
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                          January 25,, 2017                  
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached:                                                                                           
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                January 26, 2017                  
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 21%                         
    reached:                                                                                           
                                                                                                       

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                 
                                                                                                         
    A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    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                               
                                                                                                         
      GB00B011QL44    19,619,409   19,619,409                          19,277,488               20.87%   
                                                                                                         
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                         
    Type of financial       Expiration  Exercise/              Number of voting        % of voting       
    instrument              date        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 financial  Exercise    Expiration Exercise/    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights  
    instrument         price       date       Conversion   instrument refers to                          
                                              period                                                     
                                                                                                         
                                                                                     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                                   1607 Capital Partners, LLC                   
    (including legal form of legal entities)                                                 
                                                                                             
    Contact address                             13 S. 13th St., Suite 400                    
    (registered office for legal entities)      Richmond, VA, USA 23219                      
                                                                                             
    Phone number & email                        804-525-1741                                 
                                                bhuntley@1607capital.com                     
                                                                                             
    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                    Chief Compliance Officer                     
    (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.