Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Japan Residential Investment Company Ltd

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify): 

N/A

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Midas Capital plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

(see Section 9 below)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

29 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 October 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares GG00B1FB3X85

6,150,000

6,150,000

13,150,000

13,150,000

N/A

13.15%

N/A

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,150,000

13.15%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

CF Miton Special Situations Portfolio - 7,150,000

(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392474)

CF Miton Acturus Fund - 2,000,000

(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392449)

CF Miton Strategic Portfolio - 4,000,000

(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 391993)

Proxy Voting: N/A

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

iimia plc, Miton Asset Management Ltd and Midas Capital Partners Ltd are all subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc

14 Contact name:

Helen Craig

15. Contact telephone name:

01392 475972