Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

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:

Japanese Accelerated Performance Fund Limited

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

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

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

30 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 February 2009

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

20%

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

GB0033788018

6,255,000

6,255,000

5,960,000

-

5,960,000

-

19.87%

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

-

-

-

-

-

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,960,000

19.87%

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

Segregated Account - Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 156547 - 400,000

Midas Growth - Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392512 - 2,500,000

iimia Accelerated - Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 391998 - 560,000

iimia Growth - HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 949182 - 1,120,000

iimia Investment Trust - Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 178055 - 1,380,000

Proxy Voting:

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:

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

14 Contact name:

Anson Fund Managers Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

01481 722260