Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Fidelity China Special Situations PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	13 March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14 March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	29%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B62Z3C74

163,471,599

12,036,763

147,758,990

2.18%

26.77%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

159,795,753

28.95%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Management Company	%
FIL Limited	2.18
FIL Luxembourg SA	26.77
Total	28.95

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

FIL may exercise any voting rights attaching to Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Share plan clients beneficial shareholding unless the client has elected to exercise such rights themselves.

FIL Limited is restricted to voting 29.9% of the issued share capital (formula as agreed with the Takeover Panel)

14. Contact name:

Sally-Ann Hatton

15. Contact telephone number:

fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Bonita Guntrip
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International

Contact address

Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB

Phone number & email

01737 837320

Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)