CC Japan Income & Growth Trust plc (CCJI) Ordinary Shares 1p

The objective is to provide Shareholders with dividend income combined with capital growth, mainly through investment in equities listed or quoted in Japan. The Company may also invest in exchange traded funds in order to gain exposure to such equities.

The Companys management fee is calculated on a tiered basis of 0.75% per annum on the first 300 million of net assets and 0.60% on net assets in excess of 300 million. Contract terminable on 12 notice period.

The Company intends to pay dividends on a semi-annual basis, with dividends declared in January and June and paid in March and July/August in each year, other than in the first financial year.

Richard Aston

Richard graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Engineering and a sponsorship from GEC Industrial Controls. He first moved into the finance industry as an Investment Analyst with Sun Life Asset Management (now part of AXA Investment Managers) in 1992. After various roles within the asset management team, Richard was appointed as a Portfolio Manager on the Japanese desk in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed Head of Japanese equities at Chase Asset Management in London. Following the merger of Chase Manhattan, Flemings and JPMorgan, Richard became a member of the JPMorgan Asset Management Japanese Equities team based in London and subsequently in Tokyo, where he worked closely with Jonathan Dobson. He was promoted to Managing Director in 2008. In December 2010, Richard returned to London and joined Coupland Cardiff Asset Management LLP.

Junghwa AitkenChairman, Craig Cleland, Kate Cornish-Bowden, John Charlton-Jones