FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER
ENDED 31 MAY 2012
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
securities listed or traded on the London Stock Exchange.
The Company's primary objective is measured by the total return 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 total return from the
FTSE All-Share Index
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV decreased by 5.68% against a 7.98% decrease for the benchmark.
- the share price decreased by 8.37%.
- 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
Actual gearing exposure was 111.22% on 31 May 2012.
Material transactions
- 305,000 shares were purchased for cancellation during the quarter, and no
shares have been repurchased since the quarter end.
Material Events
Publication of half-yearly results for the six months ended 29 February 2012.
Alex Wright has been appointed as portfolio manager with effect from 1
September 2012.
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
its Times
Copies of major The Times
announcements and
documentation The Daily
relating to the Telegraph
Company may be found
on the website The
Independent
Launch Date: 17 November 1994 Reuters Code: FSV.L
As at 31 May 2012 As at 9 July SEAQ Code: 51079
2012
Ordinary Shares In 54,938,896 54,938,896 ISIN: GB0003325106
Issue:
Share price 14.89% 13.74% Registered
discount to NAV: office
Total Assets: £310.3m £325.5m Beech Gate
Millfield
Lane
Total Net Assets: £310.3m £325.5m
Lower
Kingswood
Actual Gearing 111.22% 111.97% Tadworth
Exposure:
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 31 As at 29 Largest 10 As at 31 As at 29
(% total assets) May 2012 February Holdings (% May 2012 February 2012
2012 total exposure)
Financials 25.7 25.7 HSBC Holdings 6.7 6.6
(UK Reg)
Consumer Services 25.3 26.9 Glaxosmithkline 5.2 5.1
Industrials 10.2 11.1 BP 4.5 4.9
Oil & Gas 8.1 8.4 Lloyds Banking 4.2 4.6
Group
Health Care 7.0 6.7 Ladbrokes 3.4 2.8
Telecommunications 6.7 6.5 Ericsson 3.3 3.2
Technology 6.5 4.9 Vodafone 3.1 3.1
Consumer Goods 3.9 3.8 Wolseley 2.8 2.9
Other 4.5 5.0 Centrica 2.7 2.8
Cash 2.1 1.0 Pearson** 2.7 -
ITV* - 2.9
Total 100.0 100.0
* Not in the top 10 as at 31 May 2012
** Not in the top 10 as at 29 February
2012
Performance Record (total return %)
Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years
31 May 31 May 2012 29 February 31 May 31 May 2012 to 31 May
2012 (p) 2012 2012 2012
NAV (debt 566.34 -5.68 +10.95 -10.27 +26.22 -3.88
at par)
Ordinary 482.00 -8.37 +12.39 -14.72 +12.94 -11.57
Share price
Benchmark -7.98 +8.02 -8.00 +36.14 -3.48
Index
As at 9 July 2012 the Company's NAV per share was 592.40p (debt at par) and the
Company's share price was 511.00p per share.
Standardised Performance (total return %)
31/05/2007 31/05/2008 31/05/2009 31/05/2010 31/05/2011
31/05/2008 31/05/2009 31/05/2010 31/05/2011 31/05/2012
NAV -10.20 -15.20 +24.15 +13.30 -10.27
Ordinary Share -12.59 -10.42 +18.59 +11.68 -14.72
price
By order of the Board
Rebecca Burtonwood
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
10 July 2012
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 2012. 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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