Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 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 4.13% against a 6.99% increase for the benchmark. - the share price increased by 7.94%. - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below Gearing exposure was 5.36% on 30 September 2013. Material transactions - During the period 108,701ordinary shares have been repurchased for cancellation. - Since the quarter end no ordinary shares have been repurchased for cancellation. Material Events Publication of half-yearly results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2013. Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Sam Morse Listed: London Stock Manager: Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trust WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk/ Price Financial Times its Quoted: The Times Copies of major announcements and The Daily documentation Telegraph relating to the Company may be found The Independent on the website Launch Date: 05 November 1991 Reuters FEV.L Code: As at 30 September As at 12 SEAQ Code: 51034 2013 November 2013 Ordinary 42,187,693 42,187,693 ISIN: GB0003375820 Shares In Issue: Share price 8.72% 8.69% Registered discount to office NAV: Total Net £690.9m £710.1m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Gearing 5.36% 5.04% 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 30 As 30 June Largest 10 As at 30 As at 30 (% total assets) September 2013 Holdings (% September June 2013 2013 total exposure 2013 of the investment portfolio) Financials 24.4 24.0 Nestle 6.7 6.7 Consumer Goods 21.8 21.3 Sanofi 4.9 5.3 Health Care 11.9 12.7 UBS 4.5 4.2 Consumer Services 8.0 8.5 Novo-Nordisk 4.1 4.1 Technology 6.5 6.4 Schneider 3.8 3.5 Electric Basic Materials 5.5 5.4 Anheuser-Busch 3.3 3.0 InBev Utilities 2.9 3.7 Christian Dior 3.1 - * Telecommunications 2.0 1.7 BNP Paribas* 3.0 - Oil & Gas 1.7 3.0 SAP 2.9 3.0 Industrials - 13.1 Sampo 2.8 2.8 Royal Dutch - 3.0 Shell** Total 100 100 Zurich - 2.6 Insurance Group** * Not in top 10 at 30 June 2013 ** No longer in top 10 at 30 September 2013 Performance Record (total return %) Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years to 30 30 June 30 30 30 30 September 2013 September September September September 2013 (p) 2013 2013 2013 2013 NAV 1,637.75 0.17 4.13 24.55 36.55 52.40 Ordinary 1,495.00 0.73 7.94 31.17 50.71 60.89 Share price Benchmark 0.85 6.99 28.32 24.70 45.45 Index As at 12 November 2013 the Company's NAV per share was 1,683.28p and the Company's share price was 1,537.00p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2013 NAV 10.2 1.3 -10.57 22.61 24.55 Ordinary Share 11.3 -4.1 -8.21 25.18 31.17 price Benchmark 15.5 1.0 -14.24 12.57 28.32 Index By order of the Board Jenny Thompson For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 13 November 2013 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 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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