Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2012 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 15.87% against a 9.84% increase for the benchmark; - the share price increased by 15.09%; - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below. Gearing exposure was 105.82% on 31 March 2012. Material transactions - During the quarter 735,782 shares were repurchased for cancellation. - Since the quarter end 75,000 shares have been repurchased for cancellation. Material Events Release of Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Annual General Meeting held on 16 May 2012. All resolutions passed. Additional Information Dr R Niblett, a Director of the Company purchased 500 shares during the period. Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Sam Morse Listed: London Stock Manager: Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trust WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/ Price Quoted: Financial Address: its Times Copies of major The Times announcements and documentation The Daily relating to the Telegraph Company may be found on the website The Independent Launch 05 November 1991 Reuters Code: FEV.L Date: As at 31 March 2012 As at 16 May 2012 SEAQ Code: 51034 Ordinary 43,559,164 43,484,164 ISIN: GB0003375820 Shares In Issue: Share price 15.02% 14.84% Registered discount to office NAV: Total Net £584.8m £523.9m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Gearing 105.82% 104.11% Lower Exposure: Kingswood Tadworth Surrey KT20 6RP 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 Analysis As at 31 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 31 As at 31 (% total assets) March 2012 December Holdings (% March 2012 December 2011 2011 total (%) exposure of the investment portfolio) Financials 21.6 20.9 Nestle (Regd) 6.8 7.5 Consumer Goods 18.6 18.6 Sanofi 4.3 4.6 Health Care 13.4 14.0 Novo-Nordisk 4.3 4.3 B Consumer Services 12.1 11.2 SAP 3.9 3.5 Industrials 11.1 11.1 Zurich 3.0 2.8 Financial Services Basic Materials 7.3 7.5 Saipem 2.9 2.9 Technology 6.6 6.3 UBS 2.9 2.7 Oil & Gas 5.2 5.8 Schneider 2.8 2.9 Electric Utilities 2.6 2.6 Umicore 2.7 - Telecommunications 1.5 2.0 Schibsted 2.6 - Media Group Royal Dutch - 2.9 Shell A (NL) Swedish Match - 2.6 Total 100 100 36.2 36.7 Performance (total return) Price at 31 Quarter to 31 1 Year to 31 3 Years to 5 Years to March 2012 March 2012 March 2012 31 March 31 March (p) (%) (%) 2012 (%) 2012 (%) NAV (debt at 1327.39 15.87 -3.74 44.37 9.53 par)* Ordinary Share 1128.00 15.09 -3.80 40.34 -0.19 price Benchmark Index - 9.84 -11.38 39.80 -2.21 Standardised Performance (total return %) 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011 31/03/2012 NAV (debt at 0.6 -24.6 37.3 9.3 -3.74 par) * Ordinary Share 0.8 -29.4 33.7 9.1 -3.80 price Benchmark 2.3 -31.6 47.6 6.8 -11.38 Index * NAV (debt at par) is quoted up to December 2011 when the bank loans were repaid. * As at 16 May 2012 the Company's NAV per share was 1,187.13 and the Company's share price was 1,011.00p per share. By order of the Board Rebecca Burtonwood For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary, 17 May 2012 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 2012. 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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