Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2010 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 in an actively managed portfolio of equities in the South East 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 13.7% (debt at par) and 13.8% (debt at market value) against a 10.1% return for the benchmark. - the share price increased by 12.4% - 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 3.42% on 31 October 2010. Material transactions Notification of change of holding - City of London - 10.22%; FIL Limited - 25.17%. There have been no share repurchases during the quarter or since. 50,201 ordinary shares were issued during the period following the exercise of rights attached to the subscription shares. Material Events Final results and annual report for the year ended 31 July 2010 published. Following the quarter end, the remaining $6m under the revolving credit facility was drawn down in full. AGM held on 29 November 2010 and all resolutions passed. Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Mana John Lo Listed: London Stock ger: Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: JP Morgan Cazenove WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial Address: Quoted: Times Copies of major announcements and documentation relating to the Company may be found on the website Launch 13 June 1996 Reuters FAS.L Date: Code: As at 31 October 2010 As at 3 December SEAQ Code: 51094 2010 Ordinary 60,998,875 61,664,178 ISIN: GB0003322319 Shares In Issue: Share 9.62% 12.34% Registered price office discount to NAV: Total £139.4m £149m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Loan: £5.6m £9.6m Lower Kingswood Total Net £133.8m £139.4m Assets: Tadworth Surrey KT20 Gross 4.20% 6.85% 6RP Gearing : Net 3.42% 5.96% 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 July Largest 10 As at 31 As at 31 Analysis October 2010 2010 Holdings (% October 2010 July 2010 (% total total assets) assets) China 25.0 27.9 China 5.1 5.5 Merchants Bank H Korea 24.2 23.4 Samsung 4.1 4.9 (South) Electronics Hong Kong 14.6 12.8 Hon Hai 4.0 3.7 Precision Industry Taiwan 10.8 11.5 Tencent 3.6 3.5 Holdings Malaysia 9.3 4.3 Li & Fung 3.0 3.0 Singapore 7.7 10.4 Hong Kong 2.6 ** Exchanges & Clearing Indonesia 2.3 3.7 Genting 2.6 2.3 (Malayasia) Thailand 1.6 - Hyundai Mobis 2.5 2.0 Other 3.3 3.0 Belle 2.4 2.3 International Holdings Cash 1.2 0.9 Doosan 2.4 ** Infracore India - 2.0 BYD `H' Shares * 3.0 Total 100 100 Bank of China * 2.0 Hong Kong * No longer in top 10 at 31 October 2010 ** Not in top 10 at 31 July 2010 Performance Record (total return %) Price at 31 Quarter to Quarter 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years October 31 July to 31 31 October 31 October to 31 2010 (p) 2010 October 2010 2010 October 2010 2010 NAV (debt at 218.51 -3.5 13.7 34.3 16.9 144.3 par) Ordinary Share 197.50 -4.4 12.4 27.8 17.9 136.2 price Benchmark -4.1 10.1 25.4 10.1 113.1 Index As at 3 December 2010, the Company's NAV per share was 228.43p (debt at par) and 228.37p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 200.25p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 31/10/2005 31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/10/2008 31/10/2009 31/10/2006 31/10/2007 31/10/2008 31/10/2009 31/10/2010 NAV 16.5 50.1 -30.3 67.0 13.7 Ordinary Share 12.2 50.5 -31.9 80.7 12.4 price Benchmark 22.7 57.7 -45.6 61.4 10.1 Index By order of the Board Christopher Pirnie For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 7 December 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 as at 31 October 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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