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                                                  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       Lazard Asset Management LLC                         
    notification obligation: iii                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 J.P.Morgan Chase - SWIFT                            
     (if different from 3.):iv                     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         23 January 2017                                     
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached: v                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:              24 January 2017                                     
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         Increased from 19% to 23%                           
    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                                
                                                                                                          
    GB0003328555                 25,892,951                            31,365,952              23.066%    
                                                                                                          
    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                                                 
                                                                                                          
                                                                                     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                                   Lazard Asset Management LLC                  
    (including legal form of legal entities)                                                 
                                                                                             
    Contact address                             30 Rockefeller Plaza,                        
    (registered office for legal entities)      57th Floor,                                  
                                                New York,                                    
                                                NY, 10112-6300                               
                                                                                             
    Phone number & email                        0207 448 2085                                
                                                laml.compliance@lazard.com                   
                                                                                             
    Other useful information                    Reporting for UK issuers is undertaken on    
    (at least legal representative for legal    behalf of Lazard Asset Management companies  
    persons)                                    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                                 
                                                Natalia.desousa@fil.com                      
                                                                                             
    Other useful information                    Authorised to make this filing under power of
    (e.g. functional relationship with the      attorney                                     
    person or legal entity subject to the                                                    
    notification obligation)                                                                 
                                                                                             
    C: Additional information                                                                
                                                                                             
    None                                                                                     
                                                                                             
    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.