Doc re. AIFM - Material Contracts

Fidelity China Special Situations PLC NOTICE OF ENTRY INTO ARRANGEMENTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGERS DIRECTIVE (2011/61/EU) ("AIFMD") Fidelity China Special Situations PLC (the "Company") announces that it has entered into arrangements necessary to ensure compliance with the AIFMD and these will take effect on 22 July 2014. Following a review of the Company's arrangements, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has approved the appointment of FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited ("FISL UK") as the Company's Alternative Investment Fund Manager ("AIFM") on the terms of and subject to the conditions of a new secretarial and management services agreement between the Company and FISL (UK). FISL (UK) is an affiliate of FIL Investments International ("FII") and has been approved to be an AIFM by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited has been appointed under an agreement with the Company and FISL to act as the portfolio manager for the investments of the Company other than the unlisted securities. FII has been appointed by FISL (UK) as portfolio manager of unlisted securities and to provide company secretarial services to the Company, pursuant to a delegation agreement. The Board has also approved the appointment of J.P. Morgan Europe Limited (the "Depositary"), of 25 Bank Street, London E14 5JP, United Kingdom, to act as the Company's Depositary (as required by the AIFMD) on the terms and subject to the conditions of a Depositary agreement entered into between the Company, the AIFM and the Depositary. The Company's Custodian, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA will remain as Custodian as a delegate of the Depositary. For enquiries please contact: Faith Pengelly Senior Company Secretary FIL Investments International Company Secretary 01737 834156 21 July 2014
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