Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 APRIL 2012 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 2.31% (debt at par) against a 0.62% return for the benchmark. - the share price decreased by 0.92 % - the Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term. - the main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below Gearing exposure was 105.09% on 30 April 2012. Material transactions - 830,000 shares were repurchased for cancellation during the quarter. - No shares have been repurchased since the quarter end. - 25,646 ordinary shares were issued during the quarter following the exercise of rights attached to the subscription shares. Material Events Half-yearly report published. 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/ Price Quoted: Financial Address: its Times Copies of major The Times announcements and documentation The daily relating to the Telegraph Company may be found on the website The Independent Launch 13 June 1996 Reuters Code: FAS.L Date: As at 30 April 2012 As at 14 June 2012 SEAQ Code: 51094 Ordinary 60,047,672 60,048,741 ISIN: GB0003322319 Shares In Issue: Share price 10.97% 10.03% Registered discount to office NAV: Total £136.3m £127.1m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Loan: £9.2m £9.7m Lower Kingswood Total Net £127.1m £117.4m Assets: Tadworth Surrey KT20 Gearing 105.09% 102.57% 6RP Exposure : 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 30 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 31 Analysis (% April 2012 January 2012 Holdings (% April 2012 January total total assets) 2012 assets) Korea 29.2 30.0 Samsung 8.4 7.0 (South) Electronics China 27.8 25.0 Taiwan 4.5 4.1 Semiconductor Manufacturing Hong Kong 16.9 14.2 Tencent 4.3 3.5 Holdings Taiwan 13.2 16.5 China Merchants 3.9 4.1 Bank H Singapore 5.9 4.7 China 3.1 2.3 Construction Bank H Israel *** 1.9 - China Overseas 2.5 - Land & Investment** India 1.7 1.3 Bank of China 2.5 - Hong Kong** Thailand 1.0 3.0 Wharf Holdings* 2.5 - * Other 0.8 1.6 Kai Motors** 2.4 - Cash 1.7 - Hon Hai 2.3 2.4 Precision Malaysia - 2.1 Hutchison - 2.6 Whampoa* Indonesia - 1.6 Advanced - 2.4 Semiconductor Engineering* Total 100 100 LG Household & - 2.3 Healthcare* * No longer in top 10 at 30 April 2012 ** Not in the top 10 at 31 January 2012 *** Based in Singapore, listed in Israel Performance Record (total return %) Price as at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years 30 April 30 April 31 January 30 April 30 April to 30 2012 (p) 2012 2012 2012 2012 April 2012 NAV (debt at 210.88 2.31 3.17 -8.16 71.45 61.03 par) Ordinary 187.75 -0.92 4.12 -8.01 69.32 62.20 Share price Benchmark 0.62 5.20 -6.54 51.10 52.99 Index As at 15 June 2012 the Company's NAV per share was 195.49p (debt at par) and the Company's share price was 175.88p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 30/04/2007 30/04/2008 30/04/2009 30/04/2010 30/04/2011 30/04/2008 30/04/2009 30/04/2010 30/04/2011 30/04/2012 NAV 17.62 -20.15 61.54 15.6 -8.16 Ordinary Share 21.35 -21.06 62.90 13.0 -8.01 price Benchmark 23.22 -17.85 43.02 13.0 -6.54 Index By order of the Board Christopher Pirnie For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 15 June 2012 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 30 April 2012. 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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