Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2009 Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules 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'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 decreased by 4.4% (debt at par) and 4.3% (debt at market value) against an 5.9% absolute return from the benchmark. - the share price decreased by 2.0% - The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term. - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below Net gearing was 4.21% on 30 November 2009. Material transactions - during the period no shares were repurchased for cancellation and there have been no repurchases since the quarter end Material Events Annual report published AGM held on 16 December 2009 Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Manager: Sanjeev Shah Listed: London Stock Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Cenkos WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk/ Price Quoted: Financial Times its Copies of major announcements and documentation relating to the Company may be found on the website Launch Date: 17 November 1994 Reuters Code: FSV.L As at 30 November As at 14 SEAQ Code: 51079 2009 January 2009 Ordinary Shares In 56,938,896 56,938,896 ISIN: GB0003325106 Issue: Share price 2.39% 5.64% Registered discount to NAV: office Total Assets: 342m 357.7m Beech Gate Loan: £27.1m £27.1m Millfield Lane Total Net Assets: £314.9m 330.6m Lower Gross Gearing : 8.63% 24.31% Kingswood Additional Tadworth exposure through Surrey KT20 CFD's 6RP Net Gearing: 4.21% 19.23% Additional exposure through CFD's 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 at 31 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 31 (% total assets) November August 2009 Holdings (% November 2009 August 2009 2009 total assets) Financials 24.5 30.5 HSBC Holdings 5.2 4.6 (UK REG) Consumer Services 30.5 29.1 Vodafone Group 3.5 4.5 Industrials 10.1 10.0 Royal Bank of 2.9 4.4 Scotland Group Health Care 10.1 9.3 Glaxosmithkline 5.7 4.4 Oil & Gas 6.3 7.2 Lloyds Banking - 3.9 Group * Technology 601 6.1 Astrazeneca 3.5 3.7 (UK) Telecommunications 5.3 5.0 Logicacmg 3.5 3.6 Consumer Goods - 1.0 Royal Dutch 3.0 Shell A (UK) Other 2.2 1.1 Pearson 2.5 2.9 Cash 2.7 0.6 British Sky 2.9 2.8 Broadcast (BSYB) Utilities 2.3 - Partygaming ** 2.6 - Total 100 100 British Land ** 2.6 - * Not currently in the top 10 holdings ** Not in the top 10 as at 31 August 2009 Performance Record (total return %) Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years 5 Years 30 30 November 31 August 30 to 30 to 30 November 2009 2009 November November November 2009 (p) 2009 2009 2009 NAV (debt at 553.22 -4.4 24.2 38.56 4.56 60.51 par) NAV (debt at 552.87 -4.3 24.3 38.90 4.49 61.61 market value) Ordinary Share 540.00 -2.0 21.6 50.15 8.42 49.97 price Benchmark 5.9 13.1 29.28 -4.91 34.94 Index As at 14 January 2009 the Company's NAV per share was 580.73p (debt at par) and 580.50p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 548p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 30/11/2004 30/11/2005 30/11/2006 30/11/2007 30/11/2008 30/11/2005 30/11/2006 30/11/2007 30/112008 30/11/2009 NAV 547.48 652.08 700.18 492.08 681.81 Ordinary Share 540.73 623.88 645.04 450.49 676.42 price By order of the Board Christopher Pirnie For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 15 January 2009 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 November 2009. 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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