TR-1

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                              
                                                                                        
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                  Fidelity Asian Values Plc
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            X
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the    City of London Investment Management Company
notification obligation:iii                                                      Limited
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                          
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                              17-Apr-15
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              21-Apr-15
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                         Below 11%
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                            
                                                                                                        
Class/type   Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
of           to the triggering                                                                          
shares       transaction                                                                                
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
if possible  Number                 Number        Number    Number of voting        % of  voting rights 
using        of                     of            of shares rights                  x                   
the ISIN     Shares                 Voting                                                              
CODE                                Rights                                                              
                                                  Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect    
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
GB0003322319                                                                                            
             7,482,887              7,482,887     7,405,887           7,405,887             10.97%      
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
Type of        Expiration            Exercise/               Number of voting             % of voting   
financial      date xiii             Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be           rights        
instrument                                                   acquired if the                            
                                                             instrument is                              
                                                             exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
Type of       Exercise price        Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting rights    % of voting      
financial                           date xvii   Conversion  instrument refers to       rights xix, xx   
instrument                                      period                                                  
                                                xviii                                                   
                                                                                                        
                                                                                       Nominal Delta      
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights                   
                                                                                                        
7,405,887                                                 10.97%                                        
                                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
    All voting rights on all shares are controlled by City of London Investment         
                                                            Management Limited.         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                       City of London Investment Management
                                                                         Company Limited
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                           
cease                                                                                   
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                       
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                            Ben Heatley or Chris Weaver
                                                                                        
                                                    [e-mail]  - 0207 711
                                                                                 1565 or
15. Contact telephone number:                                                           
                                                  [e-mail] - 0207
                                                                                860 8329
                                                                                        
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                          Natalia de Sousa For and on behalf of
                                                           FIL Investments International
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                   Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower
                                                    Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                                           01737  837846
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or                       Company Secretary
legal entity subject to the notification                                                
obligation)                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
C: Additional information