Fidelity Japan Trust PLC Information

Fidelity Japan Trust PLC, formerly Fidelity Japanese Values PLC, is a closed-end investment company. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of securities primarily of small and medium sized Japanese companies listed or traded on Japanese stock markets. The markets in which the Company may invest consists primarily the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Jasdaq and the regional stock markets of Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka and Sapporo. Its investment portfolio includes machinery, electrical appliances, chemicals, other financing business, pharmaceuticals, retail trade, information and communications, transport equipment, rubber products, metal products, real estate, wholesale trade, precision instruments, foods, textiles and apparel, glass and ceramics, construction, marine transportation, insurance, banks, and electric power and gas. The Company's investment manager is FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited.