FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
30 APRIL 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 through
investment in an actively managed portfolio of equities in the South East Asian
region (excluding Japan).
Benchmark
MSCI All Countries (Combined) Far East Free (Excluding Japan)
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV increased by 2.31% (debt at par) against a 0.62% return for the
benchmark.
- the share price decreased by 0.92 %
- the Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will
produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term.
- the main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below
Gearing exposure was 105.09% on 30 April 2012.
Material transactions
- 830,000 shares were repurchased for cancellation during the quarter.
- No shares have been repurchased since the quarter end.
- 25,646 ordinary shares were issued during the quarter following the exercise
of rights attached to the subscription shares.
Material Events
Half-yearly report published.
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Mana John Lo Listed: London Stock
ger: Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker:
WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/ Price Quoted: Financial
Address: 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 13 June 1996 Reuters Code: FAS.L
Date:
As at 30 April 2012 As at 14 June 2012 SEAQ Code: 51094
Ordinary 60,047,672 60,048,741 ISIN: GB0003322319
Shares In
Issue:
Share price 10.97% 10.03% Registered
discount to office
NAV:
Total £136.3m £127.1m Beech Gate
Assets:
Millfield
Lane
Loan: £9.2m £9.7m
Lower
Kingswood
Total Net £127.1m £117.4m
Assets: Tadworth
Surrey KT20
Gearing 105.09% 102.57% 6RP
Exposure :
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
Country As at 30 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 31
Analysis (% April 2012 January 2012 Holdings (% April 2012 January
total total assets) 2012
assets)
Korea 29.2 30.0 Samsung 8.4 7.0
(South) Electronics
China 27.8 25.0 Taiwan 4.5 4.1
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Hong Kong 16.9 14.2 Tencent 4.3 3.5
Holdings
Taiwan 13.2 16.5 China Merchants 3.9 4.1
Bank H
Singapore 5.9 4.7 China 3.1 2.3
Construction
Bank H
Israel *** 1.9 - China Overseas 2.5 -
Land &
Investment**
India 1.7 1.3 Bank of China 2.5 -
Hong Kong**
Thailand 1.0 3.0 Wharf Holdings* 2.5 -
*
Other 0.8 1.6 Kai Motors** 2.4 -
Cash 1.7 - Hon Hai 2.3 2.4
Precision
Malaysia - 2.1 Hutchison - 2.6
Whampoa*
Indonesia - 1.6 Advanced - 2.4
Semiconductor
Engineering*
Total 100 100 LG Household & - 2.3
Healthcare*
* No longer in top 10 at 30 April 2012
** Not in the top 10 at 31 January 2012
*** Based in Singapore, listed in
Israel
Performance Record (total return %)
Price as at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years
30 April 30 April 31 January 30 April 30 April to 30
2012 (p) 2012 2012 2012 2012 April
2012
NAV (debt at 210.88 2.31 3.17 -8.16 71.45 61.03
par)
Ordinary 187.75 -0.92 4.12 -8.01 69.32 62.20
Share price
Benchmark 0.62 5.20 -6.54 51.10 52.99
Index
As at 15 June 2012 the Company's NAV per share was 195.49p (debt at par) and
the Company's share price was 175.88p per share.
Standardised Performance (total return %)
30/04/2007 30/04/2008 30/04/2009 30/04/2010 30/04/2011
30/04/2008 30/04/2009 30/04/2010 30/04/2011 30/04/2012
NAV 17.62 -20.15 61.54 15.6 -8.16
Ordinary Share 21.35 -21.06 62.90 13.0 -8.01
price
Benchmark 23.22 -17.85 43.02 13.0 -6.54
Index
By order of the Board
Christopher Pirnie
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
15 June 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: Fidelity as at 30 April 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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