FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
31 OCTOBER 2011
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 decreased by 12.33% (debt at par) against a 11.09% decrease for the
benchmark.
- The share price decreased by 9.62 %
- The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will
produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term.
- The main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below
Net gearing was 4.11% on 31 October 2011.
Material transactions
327,500 shares were repurchased for cancellation during the quarter.
130,000 shares have been repurchased since the quarter end.
20,556 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 2011 published.
AGM held on 23 November 2011 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:
WWW www.fidelity.co.uk Price Quoted: Financial Times
Address: /its
The Times
Copies of major
announcements and The Daily
documentation Telegraph
relating to the
Company may be The Independent
found on the
website
Launch 13 June 1996 Reuters Code: FAS.L
Date:
As at 31 October As at 15 December SEAQ Code: 51094
2011 2011
Ordinary 61,621,095 60,953,704 ISIN: GB0003322319
Shares In
Issue:
Share 8.90% 9.78% Registered
price office
discount
to NAV:
Total £125.8m £122.8m Beech Gate
Assets:
Millfield Lane
Loan: £3.3m £9.7m Lower
Kingswood
Total Net £122.5m £113.1m Tadworth
Assets:
Surrey KT20
6RP
Gross 7.63% 8.59%
Gearing :
Net 4.11% 5.98%
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 2011 2011 Holdings (% October 2011 July 2011
(% total total assets)
assets)
Korea 31.2 29.4 Samsung 4.9 4.5
(South) Electronics
China 20.8 18.3 Taiwan 3.8 3.3
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Taiwan 17.2 16.1 LG Household & 3.6 3.2
Healthcare
Hong Kong 14.6 17.9 Tencent 3.3 2.4
Holdings
Singapore 5.4 5.1 China Merchants 3.3 3.3
Bank H
Malaysia 3.2 3.9 Hutchison 3.2 3.3
Whampoa
Indonesia 1.6 - Kia Motors 2.5 2.4
Israel 1.2 - Shinhan 2.2 -
Financial Group
India - 1.5 Bank of China 2.2 2.3
Hong Kong
Thailand - 1.5 SJM Holdings 2.1 2.8
Other 2.4 3.5 Lock&Lock - 2.6
Cash 2.4 2.8
Total 100 100
Performance Record (total return %)
Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years
31 October 31 July 31 October 31 October 31 October to 31
2011 (p) 2011 2011 2011 2011 October
2011
NAV (debt at 199.78 -0.77 -12.33 -8.04 106.22 78.92
par)
Ordinary Share 182.00 -1.34 -9.62 -7.28 114.23 85.00
price
Benchmark -0.79 -11.09 -6.14 89.90 62.96
Index
As at 15 December 2011 the Company's NAV per share was 185.52p (debt at par)
and 185.43p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 167.38p per
share.
Standardised Performance (total return %)
31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/10/2008 31/10/2009 31/10/2010
31/10/2007 31/10/2008 31/10/2009 31/10/2010 31/10/2011
NAV 50.1 -30.3 67.0 13.7 -8.04
Ordinary Share 50.5 -31.9 80.7 12.4 -7.28
price
Benchmark 57.7 -45.6 61.4 10.1 -6.14
Index
By order of the Board
Christopher Pirnie
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
16 December 2011
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 2011. 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
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