Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY CHINA SPECIAL SITUATIONS PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013 Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules Objective Fidelity China Special Situations PLC is focused on the long-term growth potential of China. The portfolio is made up primarily of securities issued by companies listed in China or Hong Kong and Chinese companies listed elsewhere. It may also invest in listed companies with significant interest in China and Hong Kong. Benchmark MSCI China Index (Sterling Equivalent) Review of Period (total return) During the period: - the NAV increased by 8.42% (debt at par) against a 1.50% increase for the benchmark. - the share price increased by 9.82%. - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below. Gearing was 19.26% on 31 December 2013. Material transactions - During the period 9,975,000 shares were repurchased for cancellation. - Since the quarter end 7,475,000 shares have been repurchased for cancellation. Material Events * Interim Results for the Company for the 6 months ended 30 September 2013 were released on 12 November 2013. Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Manager: Anthony Bolton Listed: London Stock Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Cenkos WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial Quoted: Times Copies of major announcements and documentation relating to the Company may be found on the website Launch Date: 19 April 2010 Reuters FCSS Code: As at 31 December 2013 As at 13 February SEAQ Code: B62Z3C7 2014 Ordinary 585,764,480 578,289,480 ISIN: GB00B62Z3C74 Shares In Issue: Share price 8.11% 8.41% Registered discount to office NAV: Total Assets: £763.5m £750.8m Beech Gate Millfield Lane Loan: £90.8m £90.1m Lower Kingswood Net Assets: £672.7m £660.7m Tadworth Surrey 1 Gross Asset £803.4m £794.9m KT20 6RP Exposure: 2 Gearing: 19.26% 20.35% 1 The value of the portfolio to which the Company is exposed, whether through direct or indirect investment (including the economic value of the exposure in the underlying asset of derivatives, but excluding forward currency contracts). 2 Gearing represents Gross Asset Exposure in excess of Net Assets. Gearing is achieved through a bank loan and CFDs. 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 Industry As at 31 As at 30 Largest 10 As at 31 As at 30 Analysis (% December September Holdings (% December 2013 September total assets) 2013 2013 total assets) 2013 Consumer 26.0 22.0 Wing Hang Bank 4.3 4.4 Discretionary Limited IT 23.0 27.0 21Vianet Group 3.8 3.0 ADR Financials 23.0 23.0 Tencent Holdings 3.8 3.3 Health Care 11.0 11.0 Citic Securities 3.7 3.8 Company Limited Industrials 6.0 5.0 AIA Group 2.9 2.9 Energy 4.0 3.0 Soufun Holdings 2.6 3.1 Limited Utilities 3.0 2.0 Alibaba Group 2.5 2.7 Consumer 2.0 3.0 Saic Motor 2.3 2.4 Staples Corporation Limited Telecom 1.0 1.0 Netease Inc** 2.2 - Services Materials 1.0 China Longyuan 2.2 - Power Group** Other - 3.0 Sina China* - 3.0 Asiainfo-Linkage - 2.4 * - * Not currently in the top 10 holdings ** Not in the top 10 holdings as at 30 September 2013 Performance Price at 31 Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to December 31 December 30 September 31 December 31 December 2013 (p) 2013 2013 2013 2013 NAV (debt at 115.57 8.42 14.23 35.98 5.56 par) Ordinary Share 106.20 9.82 14.02 27.22 -8.37 price Benchmark Index 1.50 5.06 1.72 -1.88 As at 13 February 2014 the Company's NAV per share was 114.21p and the Company's share price was 104.60p per share. By order of the Board Christopher Pirnie For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 17 February 2014 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 December 2013. 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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