Interim Management Statement

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 individual circumstances.
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