Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2010 Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules Objective To achieve long-term capital growth from the stock markets of Continental Europe. Benchmark FTSE World Europe (ex UK) Index Review of Period (total return) During the period: - the NAV increased by 11.1% (debt at par) and 11.2% (debt at market value) against a 13.5% return for the benchmark. - the share price increased by 12.5% - The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities should produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term. - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below Net gearing was 4.0% as at 30 September 2010. Material transactions - During the quarter, 60,000 shares were repurchased for cancellation. 45,000 shares have been repurchased for cancellation since the quarter end. Material Events Announcement and publication of half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2010. Change of portfolio manager from Sudipto Banerji to Sam Morse with effect from 01 January 2011, announced on 11 November 2010. Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Manager: Sudipto Banerji to 31 December Listed: London Stock 2010 and Sam Morse from Exchange 01 January 2011 Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trust WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial Times Quoted: Copies of major announcements The Times and documentation relating to the Company may be found on the The Daily Telegraph website The Independent Launch Date: 05 November Reuters FEV.L 1991 Code: As at 30 As at 15 November SEAQ Code: 51034 September 2010 2010 Ordinary Shares in 49,694,986 49,649,986 ISIN: GB0003375820 issue: Share price 16.63% 17.13% Registered discount to NAV: office Total Assets: £688.8m £696.9m Beech Gate Millfield Lane Loan: £56.1m £55.8m Lower Kingswood Total Net Assets: £632.7m £641.1m Tadworth Surrey KT20 6RP Gross Gearing : 8.88% 8.62% Net Gearing: 4.02% 5.26% 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 30 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 30 (% total assets) September June 2010 Holdings (% September June 2010 2010 total assets) 2010 Financials 20.5 19.7 Nestle (REGD) 4.9 5.2 Consumer Goods 20.1 20.8 Siemens 3.0 3.0 Consumer Services 12.7 11.0 Sanofi-Aventis 2.9 3.8 Industrials 10.1 10.1 UBS (REGD) 2.6 2.6 Health Care 10.1 14.5 Zurich 2.5 2.9 Financial Services Oil & Gas 8.1 5.9 Total 2.5 2.5 Basic Materials 7.1 6.7 SAP 2.4 2.2 Telecommunications 4.5 3.1 Carrefour 2.3 ** Utilities 3.8 3.9 Swedish Match 2.2 ** Technology 3.0 4.3 Umicore 2.2 ** Roche Holdings * 2.9 Total 100 100 Daimler * 2.5 BNP Paribas * 2.3 * Not in top 10 as at 30 September 2010 ** Not in top 10 as at 30 June 2010 Performance Record (total return %) Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years 5 Years 30 30 June 30 30 to 30 to 30 September 2010 September September September September 2010 (p) 2010 2010 2010 2010 NAV (debt at 1259.47 -13.0 11.1 1.3 -6.1 28.7 par) NAV (debt at 1255.11 -12.9 11.2 1.6 -6.6 28.8 market value) Ordinary Share 1050.00 -16.4 12.5 -4.1 -16.6 10.4 price Benchmark -14.8 13.5 1.0 -7.0 31.8 Index As at 15 November 2010 the Company's NAV per share was 1,291.19p (debt at par) and 1,287.18p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 1,070.00p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 30/09/2005 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 NAV (debt at 13.7 20.5 -15.9 10.2 1.3 par) NAV (debt at 14.2 20.6 -15.8 9.2 1.6 market value) Ordinary Share 9.5 20.9 -21.9 11.3 -4.1 price Benchmark 18.6 19.5 -20.3 15.5 1.0 Index By order of the Board Rebecca Burtonwood For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 16 November 2010 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 September 2010. 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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