FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
31 OCTOBER 2010
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 in an actively managed portfolio of equities in the South East 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 13.7% (debt at par) and 13.8% (debt at market value)
against a 10.1% return for the benchmark.
- the share price increased by 12.4%
- The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities should
produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term.
- main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below
Net gearing was 3.42% on 31 October 2010.
Material transactions
Notification of change of holding - City of London - 10.22%; FIL Limited -
25.17%.
There have been no share repurchases during the quarter or since.
50,201 ordinary shares were issued during the period following the exercise of
rights attached to the subscription shares.
Material Events
Final results and annual report for the year ended 31 July 2010 published.
Following the quarter end, the remaining $6m under the revolving credit
facility was drawn down in full.
AGM held on 29 November 2010 and all resolutions passed.
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Mana John Lo Listed: London Stock
ger: Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: JP Morgan
Cazenove
WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial
Address: Quoted: Times
Copies of major
announcements and
documentation relating
to the Company may be
found on the website
Launch 13 June 1996 Reuters FAS.L
Date: Code:
As at 31 October 2010 As at 3 December SEAQ Code: 51094
2010
Ordinary 60,998,875 61,664,178 ISIN: GB0003322319
Shares In
Issue:
Share 9.62% 12.34% Registered
price office
discount
to NAV:
Total £139.4m £149m Beech Gate
Assets:
Millfield
Lane
Loan: £5.6m £9.6m
Lower
Kingswood
Total Net £133.8m £139.4m
Assets: Tadworth
Surrey KT20
Gross 4.20% 6.85% 6RP
Gearing :
Net 3.42% 5.96%
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 July Largest 10 As at 31 As at 31
Analysis October 2010 2010 Holdings (% October 2010 July 2010
(% total total assets)
assets)
China 25.0 27.9 China 5.1 5.5
Merchants Bank
H
Korea 24.2 23.4 Samsung 4.1 4.9
(South) Electronics
Hong Kong 14.6 12.8 Hon Hai 4.0 3.7
Precision
Industry
Taiwan 10.8 11.5 Tencent 3.6 3.5
Holdings
Malaysia 9.3 4.3 Li & Fung 3.0 3.0
Singapore 7.7 10.4 Hong Kong 2.6 **
Exchanges &
Clearing
Indonesia 2.3 3.7 Genting 2.6 2.3
(Malayasia)
Thailand 1.6 - Hyundai Mobis 2.5 2.0
Other 3.3 3.0 Belle 2.4 2.3
International
Holdings
Cash 1.2 0.9 Doosan 2.4 **
Infracore
India - 2.0 BYD `H' Shares * 3.0
Total 100 100 Bank of China * 2.0
Hong Kong
* No longer in top 10 at 31 October 2010
** Not in top 10 at 31 July 2010
Performance Record (total return %)
Price at 31 Quarter to Quarter 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years
October 31 July to 31 31 October 31 October to 31
2010 (p) 2010 October 2010 2010 October
2010 2010
NAV (debt at 218.51 -3.5 13.7 34.3 16.9 144.3
par)
Ordinary Share 197.50 -4.4 12.4 27.8 17.9 136.2
price
Benchmark -4.1 10.1 25.4 10.1 113.1
Index
As at 3 December 2010, the Company's NAV per share was 228.43p (debt at par)
and 228.37p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 200.25p per
share.
Standardised Performance (total return %)
31/10/2005 31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/10/2008 31/10/2009
31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/10/2008 31/10/2009 31/10/2010
NAV 16.5 50.1 -30.3 67.0 13.7
Ordinary Share 12.2 50.5 -31.9 80.7 12.4
price
Benchmark 22.7 57.7 -45.6 61.4 10.1
Index
By order of the Board
Christopher Pirnie
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
7 December 2010
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 as at 31 October 2010. Basis: bid-bid
with net income reinvested. Fidelity only gives information about its own
products and services and does not provide investment advice based on
individual circumstances.
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