Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 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 decreased by 23.88% (debt at par) and 23.86% (debt at market value) against a 24.32% decrease for the benchmark. - The share price decreased by 24.60% - The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities should produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term. - The main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below Net gearing was 6.12% as at 30 September 2011. Material transactions - During the quarter, 1,616,497 shares were repurchased for cancellation. 327,549 shares have been repurchased for cancellation since the quarter end. Material Events Publication of half-yearly results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2011. Purchase of 1,000 shares by Humphrey van der Klugt. Purchase of 1,000 shares by James Robinson. Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Manager: Sam Morse Listed: London Stock Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trust WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial Times Quoted: Copies of major announcements The Times and documentation relating to the Company may be found on the The Daily Telegraph website The Independent Launch Date: 05 November Reuters FEV.L 1991 Code: As at 30 As at 27 October SEAQ Code: 51034 September 2011 2011 Ordinary Shares i 46,301,902 45,974,353 ISIN: GB0003375820 n issue: Share price 14.63% 14.40% Registered discount to NAV: office Total Assets: £577.8m £641.5m Beech Gate Millfield Lane Loan: £62.5m £64.1m Lower Kingswood Total Net Assets: £515.3m £577.4m Tadworth Surrey KT20 6RP Gross Gearing : 12.13% 11.11% Net Gearing: 6.12% 9.57% 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 Industry Analysis As at 30 As at 30 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 30 (% total assets) September June 2011 Holdings (% September 201 June 2011 2011 total 1 assets) Financials 22.6 24.2 Nestle 7.0 5.8 (Regd) Consumer Staples 16.0 13.4 Sanofi 4.0 3.5 Health Care 13.0 11.2 Novo-Nordisk 3.7 3.2 B Consumer 11.7 11.4 SAP 3.5 3.0 Discretionary Industrials 11.6 13.3 Schneider 2.9 3.0 Electric Materials 7.1 9.8 Zurich 2.7 - Financial Services Telecommunication 5.7 5.3 Royal Dutch 2.7 - Services Shell (A) Energy 5.2 5.0 Swedish 2.5 - Match Information 4.2 3.0 Saipem 2.4 2.6 Technology Utilities 2.8 3.4 BNP Paribas 2.4 3.2 Siemens - 2.6 UBS (Regd) - 2.4 Societe - 2.4 Generale Total 100 100 Performance Record (total return %) Price at 30 Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years to 30 September 30 30 30 September 2011 2011 (p) September September September 2011 2011 2011 NAV (debt at 1112.84 -23.88 -10.57 -0.19 1.21 par) NAV (debt at 1,111.63 -23.86 -10.35 -0.50 1.07 market value) Ordinary Share 950.00 -24.60 -8.21 -2.01 -7.48 price Benchmark -24.32 -14.24 0.03 -4.72 Index As at 27 October 2011 the Company's NAV per share was 1255.82 p (debt at par) and 1254.57p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 1075.00p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 30/09/2011 NAV (debt at 20.5 -15.9 10.2 1.3 -10.57 par) NAV (debt at 20.6 -15.8 9.2 1.6 -10.35 market value) Ordinary Share 20.9 -21.9 11.3 -4.1 -8.21 price Benchmark 19.5 -20.3 15.5 1.0 -14.24 Index By order of the Board Rebecca Burtonwood For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 28 October 2011 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 30 September 2011. 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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