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					X
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		20 December  2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		21 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		30%

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

165,616,993

165,616,993

12,036,763

12,036,763

153,514,267

2.18%

27.81%

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

165,551,030

29.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Management Company % FIL Limited                        2.18 FIL Luxembourg SA                      27.81 Total 29.99
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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:	[e-mail], 01737 837148

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Bonita Guntrip For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Contact address	Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number & email	01737 837320
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)