Fidelity Special Values PLC announces that on 28 July 2003 the Company allotted
11,864 ordinary 25p shares at a price of 284 pence per share (which represents
a premium in excess of 2% over the latest net asset value) in respect of the
Fidelity ISA. The new shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinary 25p
shares.

A total of 2,299,960 shares now remain available for issue under the existing
authority.

The total number of ordinary 25p shares now in issue is 45,397,151.



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