FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER
ENDED 31 MAY 2008
Objectives
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.
The Company's primary objective is measured by the total returns of the share
price over a 5 year period. The secondary aim is to make higher returns than
the competition and the market, as measured by the AIC UK Growth Sector and the
FTSE All-Share Index.
Benchmark
The returns are compared against cash returns and the benchmark, the FTSE
All-Share Index
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV increased by 2.5% (debt at par) and 2.7% (debt at market value)
against a 3.9% total return for the benchmark.
- the share price increased by 3.1 %
- 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 640,000 shares were repurchased for cancellation.
Since the quarter end a further 102,500 shares have been repurchased for
cancellation.
Material Events
Half-yearly report published including Notice of EGM to be held on 10 July
2008.
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Manager: Sanjeev Shah Listed: London Stock Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456
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 56,917,003 SEAQ Code: 51079
Issue:
Share price discount 9.3% ISIN: GB0003325106
to NAV:
Total Assets: £366.3 m
Loan: £35.0 m
Total Net Assets: £331.3 m
Gross Gearing : 10.6%
Portfolio Breakdowns
Industry Analysis As at 31 May As at 29 Largest 10 As at 31 May As at 29
(% total assets) 2008 February Holdings (% 2008 February
2008 total assets) 2008
Financials 28.0 24.0 HSBC 4.6 3.9
Consumer Services 24.9 28.3 Reed Elsevier 4.0 4.7
Health Care 10.6 10.5 Royal Dutch 3.8 2.9
Shell `A'
Oil & Gas 10.4 11.2 Vodafone 3.8 3.6
Industrials 9.5 9.1 Compass 3.3 2.8
Cash 4.4 4.4 Provident 3.0 2.9
Financial
Telecommunications 4.3 4.1 Pearson ** 2.9 -
Technology 4.1 3.6 Alliance & 2.8 3.2
Leicester
Consumer Goods 2.3 2.3 British Land ** 2.7 -
Utilities 1.4 0.6 Astrazeneca ** 2.4 -
Basic Materials - 1.6 GlaxoSmithKline - 4.5
*
Other - 0.2 BG * - 3.2
Statoil * - 3.1
* No longer in the top 10 at 31 May 2008
** Not in the top 10 at 29 February 2008
Performance Record (total return %)
Price (p) Quarter to Quarter to 29 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years to
31 May February 2008 to 31 to 31 31 May 2008
2008 May May
2008 2008
NAV (debt at par) 582.15 2.5 -5.6 -10.2 46.6 131.0
NAV (debt at market 582.91 2.7 -5.7 -10.3 47.4 -
value)
Ordinary Share price 528.00 3.1 -6.4 -12.6 37.3 110.8
Benchmark Index 3.9 -7.7 -7.1 37.1 84.6
Standardised Performance (total return %)
31/05/2003 31/05/2004 31/05/2005 31/05/2006 31/05/2007
31/05/2004 31/05/2005 31/05/2006 31/05/2007 31/05/2008
NAV 30.2 21.0 31.0 24.7 -10.2
Ordinary Share 33.4 15.1 31.0 19.9 -12.6
price
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 as at 31 May 2008. 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 FIL
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are trademarks of FIL Limited. Issued by FIL Investments International,
authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority.
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