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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