Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2009 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 principally in the stock markets of the 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 8.3% against a 5.2% return for the benchmark. - the share price increased by 9.3 % - The Company is currently not geared. The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term. - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below Net gearing was zero on as at 31 October 2009 Material transactions During the period the Company repurchased no shares for cancellation. On 25 September 2009 the Company repaid the US$11,000,000 loan facility with Lloyds TSB Bank plc which matured on that date. Material Events During the period the annual results of the Company as at 31 July 2009 were published on 28 September 2009. During the period the annual report of the Company as at 31 July 2009 was published on 15 October 2009. Substantial shareholder notifications * City of London Investment Management Limited announced a holding of 12.18% on 23 September 2009. * City of London Investment Management Limited announced a holding of 11.69% on 21 October 2009 * Legal & General Group plc (L&G) announced a holding of 3.09% on 16 November 2009 * City of London Investment Management Limited announced a holding of 10.99% on 02 December 2009. Annual General Meeting held on 7 December 2009. All resolutions passed. Sir Victor Garland announced his retirement with effect from June 2010, the appointment of two new Directors with effect from 1 January 2010 (further details to follow) and the appointment of Hugh Bolland as Senior Independent Director with immediate effect. 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/its Price Financial Address: 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 13/06/1996 Reuters FAS.L Date: Code: As at 31 October 2009 As at 08 December SEAQ Code: 51094 2009 Ordinary 60,942,501 60,942,501 ISIN: GB0003322319 Shares In Issue: Share 5.1% 5.3% Registered price office discount to NAV: Total £99.1m £107.8m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Loan: £0.00 £0.00 Lower Kingswood Total Net £99.1m £107.8m Assets: Tadworth Surrey KT20 Gross 0.00% 0.00% 6RP Gearing : Net -2.08% -2.48% Gearing: 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 31 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 31 As at 31 July Analysis October July 2009 Holdings (% October 2009 2009 (% total 2009 total assets) assets) China 26.1 27.0 China 5.6 5.8 Merchants Bank H Korea 25.1 20.7 Hon Hai 4.3 2.8 (South) Precision Industry Hong Kong 19.6 23.1 Samsung 4.1 4.6 Electronics Taiwan 16.1 15.4 Tencent 4.0 3.7 Holdings Singapore 8.0 10.1 BYD `H' 4.0 - Shares ** Indonesia 1.8 Hong Kong 3.7 3.8 Exchanges & Clearing Malaysia 1.3 1.7 Shinhan 3.7 2.8 Financial Group Other 0.0 0.5 Li & Fung ** 3.6 - Cash 2.0 1.5 Swire Pacific 3.4 3.3 A Media TEK 3.3 3.2 Taiwan - 5.3 Semiconduct Manufacturing * Total 100 100 China Mobile - 5.1 * * No longer in top 10 at 31 October 2009 ** Not in top 10 at 31 July 2009 Performance Record (total return %) Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years 5 Years 31 October 30 July 31 October 31 to 31 to 31 2009 (p) 2009 2009 October October October 2009 2009 2009 NAV (debt at 162.74 21.5% 8.3% 67.0% 44.9% 130.6% par) Ordinary Share 154.50 26.7p 9.3p 80.7p 56.0p 155.0p price Benchmark 15.2% 5.2% 61.4% 38.51% 109.4% Index As at 08 December 2009 the Company's NAV per share was 176.87p and the Company's share price was 167.50p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 31/10/2004 31/10/2005 31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/102008 31 /10/2009 31/10/2005 31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/10/2008 NAV 95.7 120.1 199.9 104.2 174.1 Ordinary Share 91.6 108.51 183.55 93.70 169.36 price Benchmark 75.29 92.41 145.72 79.30 129.97 Index By order of the Board Rebecca Tyerman For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 09 December 2009 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 31 October 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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