Fidelity European Values PLC (“the
Company”)
LEI: 549300UC0QPP7Y0W8056
Change of Company Name Delayed
6 May 2020
It was previously announced in the Company’s Annual Results on
19 March 2020 that the Board had
decided to change the Company’s name from Fidelity European Values
PLC to Fidelity European Trust PLC, and that this would take effect
following the requisite statutory filings, which were expected to
be completed in time for the change to be effective from
12 May 2020.
The impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and the resultant
Government’s Stay at Home Measures, have caused substantial and
significant delays as well as disruption to the usual statutory
filing process. It is not currently possible to deliver the
required documents in person to Companies House for action on the
same day, which would provide shareholders and the market
appropriate certainty about the date of the Company’s name change.
It remains the Board’s intention to change the name of the Company
to Fidelity European Trust PLC, however, until this can be executed
with Companies House on a planned and expected future date, the
Board has decided that the Company should continue as Fidelity
European Values PLC beyond 12 May
2020 and that the change of name should be delayed until
such time as it can be made with more certainty as to the date it
will take effect. A further announcement will be made in
advance of proceeding with the change of the Company’s name to
confirm the new proposed date for it to take effect, but the Board
has decided to delay the change until at least 30 September 2020.
In any event and as previously confirmed, the Company will
retain its existing ticker (FEV.L), SEDOL (BK1PKQ9) and ISIN
(GB00BK1PKQ95) following the change of name.
Natalia de Sousa
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
01737 836869