Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 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 6.06% against a 6.60% increase for the benchmark. - the share price increased by 7.39%. - main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below. *Gearing exposure was 7.5% on 30 September 2012. Material transactions - During the quarter no shares were repurchased for cancellation. - Since the quarter end no shares have been repurchased for cancellation. Material Events Publication of half-yearly results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2012. Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Sam Morse Listed: London Stock Manager: Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Winterflood Investment Trust WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/its Price Financial Times Address: Quoted: Copies of major The Times announcements and documentation relating The Daily to the Company may be Telegraph found on the website The Independent Launch 05 November 1991 Reuters FEV.L Date: Code: As at 30 September 2012 As at 26 October SEAQ Code: 51034 2012 Ordinary 43,204,093 43,204,093 ISIN: GB0003375820 Shares In Issue: Share 12.60% 11.67% Registered price office discount to NAV: Total Net £577.8m £582.5m Beech Gate Assets: Millfield Lane Lower Kingswood Tadworth Gearing *7.5% 9.99% Surrey exposure: KT20 6RP The Company's net asset value per share is announced daily and may be found on the Stock Exchange website www.londonstockexchange.com * In line with the AIC's new recommendation Under previous disclosures, this figure would be represented as 107.5%. Portfolio Breakdowns Industry Analysis As at 30 As at 30 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 30 (% total assets) September June 2012 Holdings (% September 2012 June 2012 2012 total exposure of the investment portfolio) Financials 22.3 21.3 Nestle 6.6 6.8 Consumer Goods 18.8 19.5 Sanofi 4.9 4.5 Health Care 13.4 13.5 Novo-Nordisk 4.5 4.5 Industrials 11.3 11.2 SAP 4.1 3.5 Consumer Services 10.7 11.8 UBS 3.2 2.8 Technology 7.5 6.5 Schneider 3.1 2.8 Electric Basic Materials 7.0 6.7 Saipem 3.0 2.9 Oil & Gas 5.7 5.4 Umicore 2.8 -* Utilities 3.4 3.3 Zurich 2.8 2.8 Financial Services Telecommunications 0.0 0.9 Anheuser-Busch 2.7 2.8 Inbev Swedish Match -** 2.8 Total 100 100 * Not in top 10 at 30 June 2012 ** No longer in top 10 at 30 September 2012 Performance Record (total return %) Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years 5 Years to 30 30 June 30 30 to 30 30 September 2012 September September September September 2012 (p) 2012 2012 2012 2012 NAV 1337.59 -4.95 6.06 22.61 11.10 2.99 Ordinary Share 1169.00 -4.08 7.39 25.18 10.17 -4.23 price Benchmark -6.94 6.60 12.57 -1.90 -9.64 Index As at 26 October 2012 the Company's NAV per share was 1348.40p and the Company's share price was 1191.00p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 30/09/2007 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 30/09/2011 30/09/2008 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 NAV -15.9 10.2 1.3 -10.57 22.61 Ordinary Share -21.9 11.3 -4.1 -8.21 25.18 price Benchmark -20.3 15.5 1.0 -14.24 12.57 Index By order of the Board Christopher Pirnie For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 29 October 2012 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 2012. 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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