Holding(s) in Company

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 of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Fidelity Japanese Values PLC
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 notification obligation: iii		Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		J.P.Morgan Chase - SWIFT Mellon Trust Northern Trust Co State Street Bank – Master Tr - ETC State Street Bank – Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Increased from 19% to 23%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

GB0003328555

25,892,951

31,365,952

23.066%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

31,365,952

23.066%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
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:	Legal & Compliance Department
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 448 2085

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA 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)	Lazard Asset Management LLC
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	30 Rockefeller Plaza, 57th Floor, New York, NY, 10112-6300
Phone number & email	0207 448 2085 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Reporting for UK issuers is undertaken on behalf of Lazard Asset Management companies by Lazard Asset Management in London
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Natalia de Sousa For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Contact address	Kingswood Fields, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number & email	01737 837846 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Authorised to make this filing under power of attorney
C: Additional information
None
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.