FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
31 OCTOBER 2009
Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules
Objective
The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth through
investment principally in the stock markets of the Asian Region (excluding
Japan)
Benchmark
MSCI All Countries (Combined) Far East Free (Excluding Japan)
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV increased by 8.3% against a 5.2% return for the benchmark.
- the share price increased by 9.3 %
- The Company is currently not geared. The Board and Managers continue to
believe that investment in equities will produce strong returns for
shareholders over the long term.
- main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below
Net gearing was zero on as at 31 October 2009
Material transactions
During the period the Company repurchased no shares for cancellation.
On 25 September 2009 the Company repaid the US$11,000,000 loan facility with
Lloyds TSB Bank plc which matured on that date.
Material Events
During the period the annual results of the Company as at 31 July 2009 were
published on 28 September 2009.
During the period the annual report of the Company as at 31 July 2009 was
published on 15 October 2009.
Substantial shareholder notifications
* City of London Investment Management Limited announced a holding of 12.18%
on 23 September 2009.
* City of London Investment Management Limited announced a holding of 11.69%
on 21 October 2009
* Legal & General Group plc (L&G) announced a holding of 3.09% on 16 November
2009
* City of London Investment Management Limited announced a holding of 10.99%
on 02 December 2009.
Annual General Meeting held on 7 December 2009. All resolutions passed. Sir
Victor Garland announced his retirement with effect from June 2010, the
appointment of two new Directors with effect from 1 January 2010 (further
details to follow) and the appointment of Hugh Bolland as Senior Independent
Director with immediate effect.
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Mana John Lo Listed: London Stock
ger: Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker:
WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial
Address: Quoted: Times
Copies of major
announcements and The Times
documentation relating
to the Company may be The Daily
found on the website Telegraph
The
Independent
Launch 13/06/1996 Reuters FAS.L
Date: Code:
As at 31 October 2009 As at 08 December SEAQ Code: 51094
2009
Ordinary 60,942,501 60,942,501 ISIN: GB0003322319
Shares In
Issue:
Share 5.1% 5.3% Registered
price office
discount
to NAV:
Total £99.1m £107.8m Beech Gate
Assets:
Millfield
Lane
Loan: £0.00 £0.00
Lower
Kingswood
Total Net £99.1m £107.8m
Assets: Tadworth
Surrey KT20
Gross 0.00% 0.00% 6RP
Gearing :
Net -2.08% -2.48%
Gearing:
The Company's net asset value per share is announced daily and may be found on
the Stock Exchange website www.londonstockexchange.com
Portfolio Breakdowns
Country As at 31 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 31 As at 31 July
Analysis October July 2009 Holdings (% October 2009 2009
(% total 2009 total assets)
assets)
China 26.1 27.0 China 5.6 5.8
Merchants
Bank H
Korea 25.1 20.7 Hon Hai 4.3 2.8
(South) Precision
Industry
Hong Kong 19.6 23.1 Samsung 4.1 4.6
Electronics
Taiwan 16.1 15.4 Tencent 4.0 3.7
Holdings
Singapore 8.0 10.1 BYD `H' 4.0 -
Shares **
Indonesia 1.8 Hong Kong 3.7 3.8
Exchanges &
Clearing
Malaysia 1.3 1.7 Shinhan 3.7 2.8
Financial
Group
Other 0.0 0.5 Li & Fung ** 3.6 -
Cash 2.0 1.5 Swire Pacific 3.4 3.3
A
Media TEK 3.3 3.2
Taiwan - 5.3
Semiconduct
Manufacturing
*
Total 100 100 China Mobile - 5.1
*
* No longer in top 10 at 31 October 2009
** Not in top 10 at 31 July 2009
Performance Record (total return %)
Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years 5 Years
31 October 30 July 31 October 31 to 31 to 31
2009 (p) 2009 2009 October October October
2009 2009 2009
NAV (debt at 162.74 21.5% 8.3% 67.0% 44.9% 130.6%
par)
Ordinary Share 154.50 26.7p 9.3p 80.7p 56.0p 155.0p
price
Benchmark 15.2% 5.2% 61.4% 38.51% 109.4%
Index
As at 08 December 2009 the Company's NAV per share was 176.87p and the
Company's share price was 167.50p per share.
Standardised Performance (total return %)
31/10/2004 31/10/2005 31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/102008 31
/10/2009
31/10/2005 31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/10/2008
NAV 95.7 120.1 199.9 104.2 174.1
Ordinary Share 91.6 108.51 183.55 93.70 169.36
price
Benchmark 75.29 92.41 145.72 79.30 129.97
Index
By order of the Board
Rebecca Tyerman
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
09 December 2009
Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can
go down as well as up. For funds that invest in overseas markets, changes in
currency exchange rates may affect the value of an investment. Investments in
small and emerging markets can be more volatile than other more developed
markets. Source of performance: Fidelity and Datastream as at 31 October 2009.
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