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             Fidelity Japanese Values plc        
    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    14,194,843                        
     (if different from 3.):                                                                           
                                                   Bny Mellon         8,417,102                        
                                                                                                       
                                                   State Street       2,958,471                        
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                            June 19, 2017                    
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached:                                                                                           
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 June 22, 2017                    
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 19%                         
    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                                
                                                                                                          
      GB0003328555    25,870,416   25,870,416                          25,570,416                18.86%   
                                                                                                          
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                   
                                                                                                          
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                  
                                                                                                          
    Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting         % of voting       
    instrument              Price      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                          
                                                                                                          
                                                     18.86%                                               
                                                                                                          

       

    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                                   
                                                                                                
    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                                   
                                                 Natalia.desousa@fil.com                        
                                                                                                
    Other useful information                                                                    
    (e.g. functional relationship with the                                                      
    person or legal entity subject to the                                                       
    notification obligation)