FIDELITY JAPANESE VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER
ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2009
Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules
Objective
To achieve long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of
securities primarily of small and medium-sized Japanese companies listed or
traded on the Japanese stock markets.
Benchmark
Russell Nomura Mid /Small Cap Index
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV increased by 14.32% (debt at par) and 14.37% (debt at market value)
against a 9.54% return for the benchmark.
- the share price increased by 13.26%.
- The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will
produce positive returns for shareholders over the long term.
- main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below.
- there were no share repurchases for cancellation during the period and none
have taken place since the quarter end.
Net gearing was 26.80% on 30 September 2009. Details on the gearing position of
the Company may be found in the Prospectus published on 15 October 2009.
Material Events
The half-yearly report for the six months ended 30 June 2009 was published.
The Prospectus detailing the proposed change in investment policy and bonus
issue of subscription shares was published on 15 October 2009.
A General Meeting of the Company was held on 10 November 2009 at which all
resolutions were passed without amendment approving the change in Investment
Policy and the Bonus Issue of Subscription Shares. Subsequently a total of
19,115,381 Subscription Shares were issued to Ordinary Shareholders on the
register of members as at close of business on 10 November 2009.
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Manager: Shinji Higaki Listed: London
Stock
Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker:
WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial
Quoted: Times
Copies of major
announcements and The Times
documentation relating
to the Company may be The Daily
found on the website Telegraph
The
Independent
Launch Date: 15 March 1994 Reuters FJV.L
Code:
As at 30 September As at 16 November SEAQ Code: 51054
2009 2009
Ordinary Shares 95,577,453 95,577,453 ISIN: GB000332855
In Issue:
Share price 13.22% 11.63% Registered
discount to office
NAV:
Total Assets: £68.1m £60.6m Beech Gate
Millfield
Loan: £11.7m + £3.4m £11.2m + £3.1m Lane
overdraft overdraft
Lower
Kingswood
Total Net £56.4m £49.4m
Assets: Tadworth
Surrey KT20
Gross Gearing : 26.80% 28.95% 6RP
Net Gearing: 26.80% 28.95%
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
Sector Analysis As at 30 As at 30 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 30
(% total September June 2009 Holdings (% September 2009 June 2009
assets) 2009 total assets)
Electrical 14.4 10.6 Tsumura 2.4 2.1
Machinery
Chemicals 13.1 12.2 Panasonic 2.4 **
Electric Works
Services 7.9 8.1 FP Corp 2.3 1.4
Retail Trade 7.8 5.1 So-Net M3 2.2 1.7
Transport 6.6 6.4 Sumitomo 2.1 **
Equipment Electric
Industries
Information & 5.5 - Kakaku.Com 2.1 **
Communication
Pharmaceuticals 5.5 4.7 Zappallas 1.9 **
Banks 5.3 5.4 Nichiiko 1.9 1.7
Pharmaceutical
Other 33.9 38.2 Sekisui 1.8 2.1
Chemical
Cash 0.0 4.7 EPS 1.8 1.5
Machinery - 4.6 Daicel * 2.3
Chemical
Industries
Toyoda Boshoku * 1.7
Corp
Total 100 100 TS Tech * 1.4
Asahi Glass * 1.4
* Not in top 10 as at 30 September 2009
** Not in top 10 as at 30 June 2009
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 2009 September September September September
2009 (p) 2009 2009 2009 2009
NAV (debt at 59.06 14.1 14.3 14.8 -30.5 -13.0
par)
NAV (debt at 59.04 14.2 14.4 14.7 -30.4 -12.6
market value)
Ordinary Share 51.25 36.1 13.3 17.1 -35.1 -35.1
price
Benchmark 14.1 9.5 22.4 -7.4 19.6
Index
As at 16 November 2009 the Company's NAV per share was 45.75p (debt at par) and
45.75p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 51.77p per share.
The Subscription Share price was 8.63p.
Standardised Performance (total return %)
30/09/2004 30/09/2005 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008
30/09/2005 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2009
NAV 35.50 -7.64 -13.50 -30.05 14.84
Ordinary Share 55.14 -16.18 -18.67 -31.91 17.14
price
Benchmark 29.78 -0.43 -8.47 17.14 22.43
Index
By order of the Board
Rebecca Burtonwood
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
17 November 2009
Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The values of investments
can go down and 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, Datastream and Russell Nomura as at
30 September 2009. 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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