FIDELITY CHINA SPECIAL SITUATIONS PLC - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire
London, October 30

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					ü
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		29 October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30 October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		36%

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

201,010,392

201,010,392

30,416,679

30,416,679

170,066,405

5.46

30.52

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

200,483,084

35.98%

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

Custodian	Total	Management Company
BBHISL NOMINEES LIMITED	30,416,679	FIL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	0	FISL
FIL NOMINEE (SHAREHOLDINGS) LTD GENPEP	129,592,473	FIL
BNY MELLON NOMINEES LTD	40,473,932	FIL
Grand Total	200,483,084

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FIL Limited

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

527,308

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

29 October 2015

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:

[e-mail], 01737 837148

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Christopher Pirnie For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Contact address	Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RP
Phone number & email	01737 837929
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

Issuer name: FIDELITY CHINA SPECIAL SITUATIONS PLC
Current ownership percentage: 35.98%
Total shares held: 200,483,084
Issued share capital: 571,354,480

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services (UK) Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pensions Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.

Ordinary shares
BBHISL Nominees Limited 30,416,679 shares (direct - FIL Limited)
FIL Nominee (Shareholdings) Ltd GENPEP 129,592,473 shares (indirect - Fidelity ISA clients)
BNY Mellon Nominees Ltd 40,473,932 shares (indirect - Fidelity Shareplan clients)

Fidelity may exercise any voting rights attaching to Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Shareplan 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)