Director Declaration

Fidelity China Special Situations PLC (“the Company”)

Appointment of new Director

As previously announced on 25 July 2018, Mike Balfour has joined the Board as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from today (1 October 2018). He will also serve as a member of the Management Engagement, Nomination and Audit Committees of the Board.

Mr Balfour has over 30 years’ experience in financial services. He was chief executive of Thomas Miller Investment Ltd until 2016 and was previously chief executive at Glasgow Investment Managers and chief investment officer at Edinburgh Fund Managers Limited. He is a non-executive director of Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust plc, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust plc and Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust plc. He also chairs the investment committee of TPT Retirement Solutions (previously The Pensions Trust) and recently retired as a non-executive director of Murray Income Trust plc. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

As at the date of this announcement, Mr Balfour holds 45,000 ordinary shares in the Company. There is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R.

Bonita Guntrip

FIL Investments International

Company Secretary

Tel:  [phone]

1 October 2018