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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

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 thenotification obligation:

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

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

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

November 30, 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

December 5, 2016

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

12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0003165817

5,631,444

5,631,444

6,740,960

12.16%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Same as A

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Bryan Huntley, CCO

15. Contact telephone number:

804-525-1741

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

13 S. 13th Street, Suite 400

Richmond, VA 23219

Phone number & email

804-525-1741

bhuntley@1607capital.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Bryan Huntley

Contact address

Same as above

Phone number & email

Same as above

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Chief Compliance Officer

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.