Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii
Fidelity China Special Situations PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii
FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
29 October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
36%


 

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of  voting rights x
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect

GB00B62Z3C74
201,010,392 201,010,392 30,416,679 30,416,679 170,066,405 5.46 30.52
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
200,483,084 35.98%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
Custodian Total Management Company
BBHISL NOMINEES LIMITED 30,416,679 FIL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 0 FISL
FIL NOMINEE (SHAREHOLDINGS) LTD GENPEP 129,592,473 FIL
BNY MELLON NOMINEES LTD 40,473,932 FIL
Grand Total 200,483,084
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 527,308
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 29 October 2015

13. Additional information:

FIL may exercise any voting rights attaching to Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Share plan clients beneficial shareholding unless the client has elected to exercise such rights themselves.

FIL Limited is restricted to voting 29.9% of the issued share capital (formula as agreed with the Takeover Panel)
14. Contact name: Sally-Ann Hatton
15. Contact telephone number:
fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148

   

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Christopher Pirnie
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Contact address Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RP
Phone number & email 01737 837929
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

   

C: Additional information

Issuer name: FIDELITY CHINA SPECIAL SITUATIONS PLC
Current ownership percentage:  35.98%
Total shares held: 200,483,084
Issued share capital: 571,354,480

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services (UK) Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pensions Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.

Ordinary shares
BBHISL Nominees Limited                           30,416,679 shares (direct - FIL Limited)
FIL Nominee (Shareholdings) Ltd GENPEP 129,592,473 shares (indirect – Fidelity ISA clients)
BNY Mellon Nominees Ltd                            40,473,932 shares (indirect – Fidelity Shareplan clients)

Fidelity may exercise any voting rights attaching to Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Shareplan clients beneficial shareholding unless the client has elected to exercise such rights themselves. FIL Limited is restricted to voting 29.9% of the issued share capital (formula as agreed with the Takeover Panel)
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