Interim Management Statement

FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2011 Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules Objective The Company's objective is to achieve long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of "special situations" investments consisting primarily of the securities of UK listed companies. The Company's primary objective is measured by the total return of the share price over a 5 year period. The secondary aim is to make higher returns than the competition and the market, as measured by the AIC UK Growth Sector and the FTSE All-Share Index. Benchmark The returns are compared against cash returns and the total return from the FTSE All-Share Index. Review of Period (total return) During the period: - the NAV decreased by 0.10% (debt at par) against a 2.11% increase for the benchmark. - the share price decreased by 3.04% - 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 Actual gearing exposure was 109.55% on 30 November 2011. Material transactions - during the period 510,000 shares were repurchased for cancellation and 300,000 shares have been repurchased since the quarter end. Material Events Financial results announced Annual report published AGM held on 15 December 2011 Additional Information Details of the Company Dealing Information Fund Manager: Listed: London Stock Exchange Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: Cenkos WWW Address: www.fidelity.co.uk Price Quoted: Financial Times /its The Times Copies of major announcements and The Daily documentation Telegraph relating to the Company may be The Independent found on the website Launch Date: 17 November 1994 Reuters Code: FSV.L As at 30 November As at 13 SEAQ Code: 51079 2011 January 2012 Ordinary Shares In 56,018,896 55,718,896 ISIN: GB0003325106 Issue: Share price 13.50% 13.73% Registered discount to NAV: office Total Assets: £303.1m £307.9m Beech Gate Millfield Lane Total Net Assets: £303.1m £307.9m Lower Kingswood Tadworth Actual Gearing 109.55% 109.97% Exposure: Surrey 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 Portfolio Breakdowns Industry Analysis As at 30 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 31 (% total assets) November August 2011 Holdings (% November 2011 August 2011 total assets) 2011 Consumer Services 28.1 27.5 HSBC Holdings 6.3 5.5 (UK Reg) Financials 24.9 26.4 Glaxosmithkline 6.0 5.4 Industrials 10.4 9.1 British Sky 5.9 4.7 Broadcast (BSKYB) Health Care 7.8 8.6 BP 5.1 3.8 Oil & Gas 6.9 6.1 Ericsson 3.8 3.3 Telecommunications 6.0 6.2 Lloyds Banking 3.8 4.4 Group Technology 4.6 5.0 Vodafone 3.7 4.7 Consumer Goods 3.9 4.1 Wolseley 3.5 2.4 Other 5.5 4.6 ITV** 2.9 - Cash 1.9 2.4 Kingfisher** 2.8 - Pearson* - 2.8 Total 100 100 J Sainsbury* - 2.4 * Not in the top 10 holdings as at 30 November 2011 ** Not in the top 10 as at 31 August 2011 Performance Record (total return %) Price at Quarter to Quarter to 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years to 30 30 November 31 August 30 30 November 30 November 2011 2011 November 2011 November 2011 (p) 2011 2011 NAV (debt at 541.02 -0.10 -14.19 -6.87 40.72 6.19 par) Ordinary 468.00 -3.04 -14.61 -10.72 35.76 -1.97 Share price Benchmark 2.11 -9.35 2.57 47.89 8.78 Index As at 13 January 2012 the Company's NAV per share was 554.05p (debt at par) and the Company's share price was 478.00p per share. Standardised Performance (total return %) 01/12/2006 01/12/2007 01/12/2008 01/12/2009 01/12/2010 30/11/2007 30/11/2008 30/11/2009 30/11/2010 30/11/2011 NAV 7.4 -29.7 38.6 9.1 -6.87 Ordinary Share 3.4 -30.2 50.2 1.3 -10.72 price By order of the Board Rebecca Burtonwood For and on behalf of FIL Investments International Company Secretary 16 January 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: Datastream as at 30 November 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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