Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2010 Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules Objective To achieve long-term capital growth from the stock markets of Continental Europe. Benchmark FTSE World Europe (ex UK) Index Review of Period (total return) During the period: - the NAV increased by 4.46% (debt at par) and 4.53% (debt at market value) against a 3.92% return for the benchmark - the share price decreased by 1.01% - the Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below Net gearing was 0.87% on 31 March 2010 Material transactions During the quarter 1,058,949 shares were repurchased for cancellation Since the quarter end 108,000 shares have been repurchased for cancellation Material Events Appointment of Dr Robin Niblett as a Director 14 January 2010 Declaration and payment of interim dividend for the year ended 31 December 2009 Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2009 published. AGM convened for 18 May 2010 Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Mana Sudipto Banerji Listed: London Stock ger: Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trust WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk/ Price Quoted: London Stock its Exchange Copies of major Financial announcements and Times documentation relating to the The Times Company may be found on the website The Daily Telegraph The Independent Launch Date: 05 November 1991 Reuters Code: FEV.L As at 31 March 2010 As at 14 May 2010 SEAQ Code: 51034 Ordinary 50,057,656 49,949,656 ISIN: GB0003375820 Shares In Issue: Share price 14.36% 16.22% Registered discount to office NAV: Total £745.8m £692.9m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Loan: £93.5m £89.8m Lower Kingswood Total Net £652.3m £603.1m Assets: Tadworth Gross 14.20% 14.90% Surrey KT20 6RP Gearing : Net Gearing: 0.38% -0.68% 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 Largest 10 As at 31 March As at 31 Analysis (% March 2010 December Holdings (% 2010 December 2009 total 2009 total assets) assets) France 24.3 26.8 Nestle (Regd) 4.5 4.2 Germany 21.6 18.6 Sanofi-Aventis 3.7 4.1 Switzerland 12.0 11.9 Total 2.9 3.5 Netherlands 7.8 7.1 Zurich 2.6 - Financial Services* Ireland 6.2 6.2 Roche Holdings 2.6 3.1 Belgium 5.2 6.4 Siemens 2.5 - Italy 3.8 5.0 BNP Paribas 2.5 3.0 Spain 3.2 4.5 Koninklijke 1.9 - Philips Electronics * Other 9.7 8.5 Daimler * 1.9 - Cash 6.2 5.0 Royal Dutch 1.8 2.0 Shell A (NL) Intesa - 2.7 Sanpaolo ** Total 100 100 Telefonica ** - 2.4 GDF Suez ** - 2.3 Deutsche - 2.2 Boerse ** * Not in the top 10 at 31 December 2009 ** No Longer in the top 10 at 31 March 2010 Performance Record (total return %) Price at 31 Quarter to Quarter 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years to March 2010 31 to 31 31 March 31 March 31 March (p) December March 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 NAV (debt at 1,303.11 0.32 4.46 37.27 4.15 63.09 par) NAV (debt at 1,296.36 0.44 4.53 37.71 3.51 63.15 market value) Ordinary 1,116.00 2.95 -1.01 33.73 -4.89 44.95 Share price Benchmark 0.48 3.92 47.63 3.26 56.15 Index As at 14 May 2010 the Company's NAV per share was 1,193.64p (debt at par) and 1,187.29p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 1,000.00p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 31/03/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 NAV 42.5 9.9 0.6 -24.6 37.3 Ordinary Share 41.1 8.0 0.8 -29.4 33.7 price By order of the Board Rebecca Burtonwood For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 14 May 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 and Datastream as at 31 March 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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