Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules 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 increased by 25.98% (debt at par) and 26.16% (debt at market value) against a 29.40% return for the benchmark. - the share price increased by 25.55 % - The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term. - details of the Company's portfolio are shown below. - net gearing was2.61% as at 30 September 2009. Material transactions - 660,416 shares were purchased for cancellation. Since the quarter end: a further 228,074 shares have been purchased for cancellation. Material Events Half-yearly report for the six months ended 30 June 2009 published August 2009. Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Mana Sudipto Banerji Listed: London Stock ger: Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trust WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Quoted: Financial Address: Times Copies of major announcements and The Times documentation relating to the Company may be The Daily found on the website Telegraph The Independent Launch 5 November 1991 Reuters Code: FEV.L Date: As at 30 September As at 9 November SEAQ Code: 51034 2009 2009 Ordinary 52,146,498 52,076,948 ISIN: GB0003375820 Shares In Issue: Share price 11.62% 12.09% Registered discount to office NAV: Total £755.5m £740.1m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Loan: £95.9m £94.2m Lower Kingswood Total Net £659.6m £645.9m Assets: Tadworth Surrey KT20 Gross 14.55% 14.58% 6RP Gearing : Net 2.61% 1.58% 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 30 As at 30 June Largest 10 As at 30 As at 30 Analysis (% September 2009 Holdings (% September 2009 June total 2009 total assets) 2009 assets) France 25.8 24.4 Nestle (Regd) 4.9 5.5 Germany 17.1 16.8 Telefonica 3.3 3.7 Switzerland 13.6 12.6 Roche Holdings 3.1 2.9 Netherlands 7.5 7.5 Credit Agricole 2.9 ** Belgium 7.0 4.6 Sanofi-Aventis 2.9 2.8 Ireland 6.2 7.5 Total 2.7 3.0 Spain 5.1 4.7 Intesa Sanpaolo 2.7 2.5 Italy 4.3 7.3 E.On 2.6 2.9 Other 9.5 0.9 Siemens 2.5 2.7 Cash 3.9 6.2 GDF Suez 2.4 3.2 Sweden - 4.8 Umicore * 2.5 Norway - 1.5 USA - 1.2 Total 100 100 * No longer in top 10 at 30 September 2009 ** Not in top 10 at 30 June 2009 Performance Record (total return %) Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years 30 30 June 30 30 30 to 30 September 2009 September September September September 2009 (p) 2009 2009 2009 2009 NAV (debt at 1264.93 4.0 26.0 10.2 11.7 84.2 par) NAV (debt at 1256.72 4.0 26.2 9.2 10.9 84.5 market value) Ordinary 1118.00 4.5 25.6 11.3 5.1 73.7 Share price Benchmark 9.3 29.4 15.5 10.0 68.6 Index As at 9 November 2009 the Company's NAV per share was 1,243.31p (debt at par) and 1,235.74p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 1,093.00 per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 30/09/2004 30/09/2005 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2005 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 NAV 45.0 13.73 20.49 -15.85 10.15 Ordinary Share 50.94 9.50 20.92 -21.92 11.34 price Benchmark 29.17 18.60 19.48 -20.28 15.54 Index By order of the Board Rebecca Burtonwood For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 10 November 2009 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 30 September 2009. 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. CB32662/NA
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