FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER
ENDED 31 MARCH 2008
Objective
To achieve long-term capital growth from the stock markets of Continental
Europe.
Benchmark
FTSE World Europe (ex UK) Index
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV decreased by 7.3% (debt at par) and 6.2% (debt at market value)
against a 7.5% fall for the benchmark.
- the share price decreased by 5.6%
- there have been no material changes to the Company's portfolio during the
period.
- the Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will
produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term.
- 2,040,000 shares were repurchased for cancellation
Since the quarter end: a further 527,000 shares have been repurchased for
cancellation
Material Events
Annual results published and annual report sent to shareholders for the year
ended 31 December 2007. Announcement of forthcoming change in Portfolio Manager
to Sudipto Banerji
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Manager: Tim McCarron Listed: London Stock Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trusts
WWW Address: http:/ Price Quoted: Financial Times
www.fidelity.co.uk
The Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Independent
Launch Date: 5 November 1991 Reuters Code: FEV.L
Ordinary 56,948,751 SEAQ Code: 51034
Shares In
Issue:
Share price 5.3% ISIN: GB0003375820
discount to
Undiluted
NAV:
Total Assets: £868.9 m
Loan: £111.4 m
Total Net £757.5 m
Assets:
Gross Gearing 14.7%
:
Net Gearing: 5.4%
Portfolio Breakdowns
Country As at 31 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 31 March As at 31
Analysis (% March 2008 December Holdings (% 2008 December 2007
total 2007 total assets)
assets)
Germany 17.7 15.7 Roche Holdings 5.1 4.5
France 15.1 14.8 E.On 4.7 5.1
Switzerland 11.6 12.7 Telefonica 3.8 3.9
Spain 8.2 7.2 Suez 3.6 3.3
Netherlands 4.7 3.3 KPN 3.2 3.1
Italy 4.6 5.4 Electricite De 2.4 3.1
France
Greece 4.6 7.2 Grifols * 2.3 -
Finland 3.8 3.8 Finmeccanica * 2.1 -
Russia 3.7 4.0 Deutsche 2.0 2.2
Boerse
Sweden 3.2 3.1 Gazprom 1.9 2.3
Belgium 2.8 1.9 Royal Dutch - 2.2
Shell**
Norway 2.0 2.6 Statoilhydro * - 2.2
*
United 1.6 2.4
Kingdom
Austria 1.5 - * Not in top 10 at 31
December 2007
Luxembourg 1.4 - ** No longer in top 10 at 31
March 2008
Portugal 1.3 -
Israel 1.0 -
Other 3.8 4.5
Cash 7.4 11.4
Total 100 100
Performance Record (total return %)
Price (p) Quarter to Quarter to 31 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years to 31
31 December March 2008 to 31 to 31 March 2008
2007 March March
2008 2008
NAV (debt at 1330.08 1.3 -7.3 0.6 57.6 197.9
par)
NAV (debt at 1331.36 0.0 -6.2 0.6 58.6 -
market value)
Ordinary 1260.00 -0.5 -5.6 0.8 53.6 232.7
Share price
Benchmark 3.0 -7.5 2.3 54.6 148.5
Index
Standardised Performance (total return %)
31/03/2003 31/03/2004 31/03/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007
31/03/2004 31/03/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008
NAV 44.5 30.8 42.5 9.9 0.6
Ordinary Share 61.5 34.2 41.1 8.0 0.8
price
Rebecca Burtonwood
For and on behalf of Fidelity Investments International
Company Secretary
01737 836869
30 April 2008
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 March 2008.
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