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Investor Notice 12-11-2012 - Fidelity Investments

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<strong>12</strong> November 20<strong>12</strong>Skandia Global Funds Public Limited Company Shareholder <strong>Notice</strong>Dear Valued Client,Please find attached the Shareholder <strong>Notice</strong> we received from Skandia Global FundsPublic Limited Company for your kind attention.Should you have any enquiries, please contact our Personal <strong>Investments</strong> Hotline at(852) 2629 2629, or International Toll-free Number* +800 2323 1<strong>12</strong>2.Yours sincerely,Jerry TsengPrivate Client DirectorFIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited<strong>Fidelity</strong>, <strong>Fidelity</strong> Worldwide Investment, the <strong>Fidelity</strong> Worldwide Investment logo and F symbolare trademarks of FIL Limited.* Available to calls from Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, thePhilippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and USA. Service may not be available for certainmobile carriers.China Toll-free Number: 4001 200632


SKANDIA GLOBAL FUNDS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYArthur Cox BuildingEarlsfort Centre, Earlsfort TerraceDublin 2IrelandThis document is important and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt asto the action you should take, you should seek advice from your investment consultant, taxadviser and/or legal adviser as appropriate.If you have sold or transferred all of your Shares in Skandia Global Funds plc (the “Company”),please pass this document at once to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank orother agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser ortransferee as soon as possible.The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the information contained in thisdocument. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors (who have taken allreasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this document is inaccordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of suchinformation.Capitalised terms used herein shall bear the same meaning as capitalised terms used in theprospectus of the Company dated 29 June 20<strong>12</strong> (the “Prospectus”) and the Hong KongSupplement for the Company dated 19 July 20<strong>12</strong> (collectively referred to as the “OfferingDocument”). A copy of the Offering Document is available upon request during normal businesshours from the registered office of the Company or from the office of the Hong KongRepresentative, Skandia Global Funds (Asia Pacific) Limited.Please note that the Central Bank has not reviewed this letter.Dear Shareholder,24 October 20<strong>12</strong>Re:Notification of various changes relating to Skandia Global Funds plcA. INTRODUCTIONThe Company is authorised by the Central Bank as a UCITS umbrella fund with segregatedliability between funds and was established as an open-ended investment companyincorporated with limited liability under the laws of Ireland.The purpose of this letter is to inform Shareholders of various proposed changes to be madein the Prospectus which unless otherwise set out below, will take effect on the date on whichthe Central Bank notes the revised Prospectus reflecting such changes which will be on a dateof not less than two weeks from the date of this notice.B. DIRECTOR CHANGESRecent changes to the board of Skandia Fund Management (Ireland) Limited and of theCompany, as detailed below, will be reflected in the revised Prospectus.main\ipvinc\8490736_1.docxDirectors: Michelle Andrews (U.K.), Noel Ford, Gerald Moloney, Paul Nathan (U.K.),Dirk Rathjen (German) and Bronwyn WrightRegistered Office: as aboveCompany Registration No. 271517(umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds)SK013/007/AC#5857546.1


Please note that Mr. Alain Keck and Mr. Jim Rotsman have ceased to be directors of theCompany with effect from 1 August 20<strong>12</strong> and 22 August 20<strong>12</strong> respectively.Please note that Mr. Carl O’Sullivan has ceased to be a director of the manager, Skandia FundManagement (Ireland) Limited (the “Manager”) with effect from 25 September 20<strong>12</strong>.Please note that Mr. Paul Nathan has been appointed as a director of the Manager and of theCompany with effect from 7 September 20<strong>12</strong>.Mr. Nathan joined Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Limited in January 20<strong>12</strong> as ChiefOperating Officer, working closely with the Chief Executive Officer in the day to dayrunning of the business. He is responsible for operations, technology, finance, risk,compliance, legal and HR. He previously worked for Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK)Limited as director of risk (2005-2009) and then as Chief Operating Officer (2007-2009),before taking up the role of COO of Oxford University's Saïd Business School (2009-20<strong>11</strong>).He began his career in 1989 at Bristows, a London law firm specialising in intellectualproperty, where he practised as a solicitor. He then joined The Energy Group on its demergerfrom Hanson in 1997, where he became Head of Group Strategy. After a brief period at atelecoms start-up, he joined Old Mutual plc's UK head office in 2000 where he held a varietyof strategic and M&A roles, before joining Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Limited. Heholds an MA (Oxon) in physics from St. Catherine's College, Oxford and an MBA fromINSEAD in Fontainbleau.C. CHANGE OF PROMOTEROld Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Limited will replace Skandia Fund Management (Ireland)Limited (“SFMIL”) as the promoter of the Company.Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Limited was incorporated in England and Wales on 18 July1994. Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Limited is regulated by the Financial ServicesAuthority. As at 30 June 20<strong>12</strong>, it had assets of approximately £4.1 billion under management.Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, aLondon listed financial services group.This change will have no effect on the day-to-day activities of the Company.D. CONCLUSIONShould you have any questions relating to these matters, you should either contact us at the aboveaddress or alternatively you should contact your investment consultant.Hong Kong resident shareholders may contact Skandia Global Funds (Asia Pacific) Limitedwhose office is at 24/F Henley Building, 5 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong, Tel: +8522810 8626, should they have any queries in connection to these matters.Yours sincerely,DirectorFor and on behalf ofSkandia Global Funds plcmain\ipvinc\8490736_1.docx2

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