FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER
ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2007
Objective
The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth from an actively
managed portfolio of `special situations' investments consisting primarily of
the securities of UK listed companies. The Company is geared by the use of
fixed term loans.
Benchmark
The returns are compared against the benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index.
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV decreased by 3.4% (debt at par) against a + 1.3 % return for the
benchmark.
- the share price decreased by 6.4 %
- the changes in the top ten holdings are detailed below
- The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will
produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term.
- During the period 1,220,657 shares were repurchased for cancellation.
Since the quarter end a further 250,000 shares have been repurchased for
cancellation.
Material Events
Annual report and financial statements published.
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Manager: Anthony Bolton Listed: London Stock Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: UBS
WWW Address: http:/ Price Quoted: Financial Times
www.fidelity.co.uk
The Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Independent
Launch Date: 17 November 1994 Reuters Code: FSV.L
Ordinary Shares In 58,484,003 SEAQ Code: 51079
Issue:
Share price discount 9.1% ISIN: GB0003325106
to Undiluted NAV:
Total Assets: £392.0 m
Loan: -£40.0 m
Total Net Assets: £352.0 m
Gearing : 11.4%
Portfolio Breakdown
Industry Analysis As at 30 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 30 November As at 31
(% total assets) November August 2007 Holdings (% 2007 August 2007
total assets)
2007
Consumer Services 25.2 27.5 Vodafone Group 5.1 5.9
Financials 21.8 13.0 Glaxosmithkline 4.7 3.0
Oil & Gas 11.7 10.4 BG Group * 4.7 -
Industrials 9.5 9.0 StatoilHydro 4.0 2.9
(Statoil ASA)
Health Care 8.6 8.2 Reed Elsevier 3.9 3.8
Telecommunications 6.0 6.7 Bayer 3.7 3.4
Technology 4.8 4.9 Alliance and 3.7 -
Leicester *
Consumer Goods 4.0 5.1 British Sky 3.7 4.3
Broadcasting
(BSkyB)
Basic Materials 3.7 3.8 Tesco 3.5 4.0
Utilities 1.7 2.2 HSBC Holdings 3.2 -
(UK reg) *
Cash and other 3.0 9.2 Nokia ** - 2.2
Premier Foods * - 2.2
*
Electricite de - 2.2
France **
* Not in top 10 at 31 August 2007. ** No longer in top 10 at 30 November
Performance Record (total return %)
Price (p) Quarter to Quarter to 31 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years to
30 November August to 30 to 30 30 November
November November
NAV (debt at par) 601.85 -3.4 -3.9 7.4 64.8 159.4
Ordinary Share price 547.00 -6.4 -3.3 3.4 43.0 145.6
Benchmark Index 1.3 -4.3 8.5 54.0 93.2
Standardised Performance (total return %)
30/09/2002 30/09/2003 30/09/2004 30/09/2005 30/09/2006
30/09/2003 30/09/2004 30/09/2005 30/09/2006 30/09/2007
NAV 31.4 19.8 28.9 19.1 7.4
Ordinary Share 35.2 27.1 19.9 15.4 3.4
price
Benchmark 11.2 12.8 20.8 17.4 8.5
Index
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: Datastream and Fidelity as at 30 November 2007.
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. Fidelity Investment Trusts are managed by
Fidelity Investments International. Fidelity, Fidelity International and
Pyramid Logo are trademarks of Fidelity International Limited. Issued by
Fidelity Investments International, authorised and regulated in the UK by the
Financial Services Authority.
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