Fidelity Special Values PLC announces that on 17 December 2003 the Company
allotted 5,076 ordinary 25p shares at a price of 319 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.

The total number of ordinary 25p shares now in issue is 46,016,497.



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