Fidelity Special Values keeps voting rights unchanged at end of October

Fidelity Special Values keeps voting rights unchanged at end of October
Voting rights unchanged

Fidelity Special Values PLC leaves its capital structure unchanged through October 2026, with no share buybacks, cancellations or new share issuance during the month. The investment trust says its total number of voting rights stands at 324,548,920 as of 31 October 2026, a figure shareholders can use for FCA disclosure calculations.

Highlights

  • Fidelity Special Values reports no share buybacks or new issuances in October 2026, maintaining issued share capital at 324,548,920 ordinary shares.
  • The company holds zero ordinary shares in treasury, keeping total voting rights at 324,548,920 as of 31 October 2026.
  • The total voting rights figure sets the threshold for shareholder notification requirements under FCA transparency rules.

October capital position and disclosure base

As reported by London Stock Exchange, the update is made under DTR 5.6.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and sets out the company's capital position at the end of October 2026.

Fidelity Special Values says it does not repurchase any ordinary shares into treasury or for cancellation during the month, and no new ordinary shares are issued. As a result, its issued share capital remains 324,548,920 ordinary shares at 31 October 2026.

The company also says it holds no ordinary shares in treasury, meaning the total number of voting rights matches the issued share capital at 324,548,920.

Implications for shareholder notifications

The disclosed voting rights total serves as the denominator shareholders use when assessing whether they must notify an interest, or a change in an interest, under the FCA's transparency rules.

The notice is issued on behalf of the company by Smita Amin for FIL Investments International in her capacity as company secretary.

In our earlier coverage of Chancellor John Healey’s pre-Budget fiscal stance, we outlined his intention to stick with deficit-reduction plans ahead of the October 28 Budget while trying to preserve support for growth. We also noted that August GDP rose 0.1%, beating expectations of a contraction, even as political pressure built around potential tax changes and calls for broader structural reforms.

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