Fidelity China Special Situations Plc - Holding(s) in Company

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					x
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		Allan & Gill Gray Foundation
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		January 30, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		February 23, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		3%

   

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

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares (ISIN code GB00B62Z3C74)

16,347,983

16,347,983

17,084,522

17,084,522

3.10%

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

Not applicable

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

Not applicable

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,084,522

3.10%

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
EmCap Limited (wholly owned subsidiary) – 17,084,522 voting rights
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Not applicable
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Evan Naudé
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

   

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Bonita Guntrip For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Contact address	Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number & email	01737 837320
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

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