JAPAN RES INV CO : TR-1 Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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Japan Residential Inv. Co. Ltd

22 January 2008

Japan Residential Investment Company Limited ("the Company")

TR-1NOTIFICATION 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 LIMITED

(2) Reason for the notification (please state 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): (NO)

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

Investec Asset Management Ltd

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

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

16 January 2008

(6) Date on which issuer notified:

17 January 2008

(7) Threshold that is crossed or reached:

5%

(8) Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of	Situation previous to the
shares	Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
		Number of
using the	Number of	Voting	Number of	Number of Voting
ISIN code	Shares	Rights	Shares	Rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY SHARES GG00B1FB3X85	5,102,041	5,102,041			4,802,041		4.80%

B: Financial instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Financial	Expiration	Exercise /	Number of	% of voting
Instrument	Date	Conversion	voting rights	Rights
		Period /	that may be
		Date	acquired is the
			instrument is
			exercised /
			converted
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
4,802,041	4.80%

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

Investec OEIC Series I Cautious Managed Fund 4,802,041 4.80%

Proxy Voting:

(10) Name of the proxy holder:

(11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold:

(12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights:

(13) Additional information:

(14) Contact name:

Ian Gartshore

(15) Contact number:

020 7597 1825

Enquiries:
K.K. Halifax Asset Management	Fairfax I.S. PLC	Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited
Alec Menikoff	John Korwin-Szymanowski	Azhic Basirov
[phone]	[phone]	[phone]

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