TR1 Substantial Shareholding

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                              
                                                                                        
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                    Fidelity European 
of existing shares to which voting rights are                         Values Plc        
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                           X
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                            FIL Limited         
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      See section 9       
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                   11 November  2014   
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   13 November  2014   
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                              22%                 
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                     
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                         
                                                                                                                     
Class/type   Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction              
of           to the triggering                                                                                       
shares       transaction                                                                                             
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
if possible  Number                   Number       Number      Number of voting               % of  voting rights x  
using        of                       of           of shares   rights                                                
the ISIN     Shares                   Voting                                                                         
CODE                                  Rights                                                                         
                                                   Direct      Direct xi        Indirect xii  Direct      Indirect   
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
GB0003375820                                                                                                         
             91,654,414               91,654,414                                91,586,667                21.99      
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                  
                                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                 
                                                                                                                     
Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting    
instrument              date xiii        Conversion Period xiv             rights that may be         rights         
                                                                           acquired if the                           
                                                                           instrument is                             
                                                                           exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                                        
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                 
                                                                                                                     
Type of       Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/               Number of voting rights % of voting rights 
financial                                         Conversion period xviii instrument refers to    xix, xx            
instrument                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                  Nominal  Delta     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                     
Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights                                   
                                                                                                                     
91,586,667                                             21.99                                                         
                                                                                                                     


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Custodian                                Total     Management Company                    
                                                                                        
FIL NOMINEE (SHAREHOLDINGS) LTD GENPEP 67,218,477  FIL                                   
                                                                                        
BNY MELLON NOMINEES LTD                24,368,190  FIL                                   
                                                                                        
Grand Total                            91,586,667                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                             FIL Limited                   
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to    67,747                        
hold:                                                                                   
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting  11 November 2014              
rights:                                                                                 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:             FIL may exercise any voting rights attaching to 
                                        Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Share plan clients     
                                        beneficial shareholding unless the client has   
                                        elected to exercise such rights themselves.     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                       Nina Collomosse                                 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:           [e-mail], 01737 837092          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                           Christopher Pirnie For and on behalf
                                                       of  FIL Investments International
                                                                                        
Contact address                                   Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower
                                                    Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                        01737 837929            
                                                                            
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or                                        
legal entity subject to the notification                                                
obligation)