SUPPLEMENT TO THE
FIDELITY STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
A FUND OF FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST
FEBRUARY 27, 1999
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 2.
(iv) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (2)).
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than
securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of
the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio
for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b)
acquiring loans, loan participations, or other forms of direct debt
instruments and, in connection therewith, assuming any associated
unfunded commitments of the sellers. (This limitation does not apply
to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements.)
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION UNDER THE HEADING
"EXPOSURE TO FOREIGN MARKETS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4.
It is anticipated that in most cases the best available market for
foreign securities will be on an exchange or in over-the-counter (OTC)
markets located outside of the United States. Foreign stock markets,
while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as
developed as those in the United States, and securities of some
foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile than securities
of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement and
custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement
where fund assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are
often less developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in
increased risk or substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or
the insolvency of, or breach of duty by, a foreign broker-dealer,
securities depository or foreign subcustodian. For example, many
foreign countries are less prepared than the United States to properly
process and calculate information related to dates from and after
January 1, 2000. As a result, some foreign markets, brokers, banks or
securities depositories could experience at least temporary
disruptions, which could result in difficulty buying and selling
securities in certain foreign markets and pricing foreign investments,
and foreign issuers could fail to pay timely dividends, interest or
principal. In addition, the costs associated with foreign investments,
including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions and custodial
costs, are generally higher than with U.S. investments.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES AND SUPPLEMENTS INFORMATION FOUND
IN THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION B EGINNIN G ON PAGE 40.
*EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d (68), Trustee and President, is Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman
of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a
Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (1998),
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., and Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc. Abigail Johnson, member of the Advisory Board
of Fidelity School Street Trust, is Mr. Johnson's daughter.
ABIGAIL P. JOHNSON (37), Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity
School Street Trust, is Vice President of certain Equity Funds (1997),
and is a Director of FMR Corp. (1994). Before assuming her current
responsibilities, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds.
Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee and President of the Funds, is Ms.
Johnson's father.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOUND IN THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS"
SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 40 HAS BEEN REMOVED.
LEONARD M. RUSH (52), Assistant Treasurer (1994), is an employee of
FMR (1994). Prior to becoming Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity
funds, Mr. Rush was Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Corp. (1993-1994)
and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
(1990-1993).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 40.
NED C. LAUTENBACH (55), Member of the Advisory Board (1999), has
been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity
investment firm) since September 1998. Mr. Lautenbach was Senior Vice
President of IBM Corporation from 1992 until his retirement in July
1998. From 1993 to 1995 he was Chairman of IBM World Trade
Corporation. He also was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive
Committee from 1994 to July 1998. He is a Director of PPG Industries
Inc. (glass, coating and chemical manufacturer), Dynatech Corporation
(global communications equipment), Eaton Corporation (global
manufacturer of highly engineered products) and ChoicePoint Inc. (data
identification, retrieval, storage, and analysis).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE COMPENSATION TABLE FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 43.
The following table sets forth information describing the compensation
of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of the fund for his
or her services for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
Trustees and Members of the Aggregate Compensation from Total Compensation from the
Advisory Board Strategic IncomeB,+ Fund Complex*,A
Edward C. Johnson 3d** $ 0 $ 0
Abigail P. Johnson** $ 0 $ 0
J. Gary Burkhead** $ 0 $ 0
Ralph F. Cox $ 5 $ 223,500
Phyllis Burke Davis $ 5 $ 220,500
Robert M. Gates $ 5 $ 223,500
E. Bradley Jones $ 5 $ 222,000
Donald J. Kirk $ 6 $ 226,500
Ned C. Lautenbach*** $ 0 $ 0
Peter S. Lynch** $ 0 $ 0
William O. McCoy $ 5 $ 223,500
Gerald C. McDonough $ 7 $ 273,500
Marvin L. Mann $ 5 $ 220,500
Robert C. Pozen** $ 0 $ 0
Thomas R. Williams $ 5 $ 223,500
</TABLE>
* Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 1998 for
237 funds in the complex.
** Interested Trustees of the fund, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Burkhead
are compensated by FMR.
*** Effective October 14, 1999, Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Member
of the Advisory Board.
+ Estimated
A Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be
deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of
Trustees. For the calendar year ended December 31, 1998, the Trustees
accrued required deferred compensation from the funds as follows:
Ralph F. Cox, $75,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $75,000; Robert M. Gates,
$75,000; E. Bradley Jones, $75,000; Donald J. Kirk, $75,000; William
O. McCoy, $75,000; Gerald C. McDonough, $87,500; Marvin L. Mann,
$75,000; and Thomas R. Williams, $75,000. Certain of the
non-interested Trustees elected voluntarily to defer a portion of
their compensation as follows: Ralph F. Cox, $55,039; Marvin L. Mann,
$55,039; Thomas R. Williams, $63,433 and William McCoy, $55,039.
B Compensation figures include cash.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN
THE "MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS" SECTION ON PAGE 46.
For providing discretionary investment management and executing
portfolio transactions, the sub-advisers are compensated as follows:
(small solid bullet) FMR pays FMR U.K. and FMR Far East a fee equal to
50% of its monthly management fee with respect to the fund's average
net assets managed by the sub-adviser on a discretionary basis.
(small solid bullet) FMR pays FIJ and FIIA a fee equal to 57% of its
monthly management fee with respect to the fund's average net assets
managed by the sub-adviser on a discretionary basis.
(small solid bullet) FIIA pays FIIA(U.K.)L a fee equal to 110% of
FIIA(U.K.)L's costs incurred in connection with providing
discretionary investment management services.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE "GROUP FEE RATE" AND "EFFECTIVE
ANNUAL FEE RATE" SCHEDULES FOUND ON PAGE 45.
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GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES
Average Group Assets Annualized Rate Group Net Assets Effective Annual Fee Rate
0 - $3 billion .3700% $ 1 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400 50 .2188
6 - 9 .3100 100 .1869
9 - 12 .2800 150 .1736
12 - 15 .2500 200 .1652
15 - 18 .2200 250 .1587
18 - 21 .2000 300 .1536
21 - 24 .1900 350 .1494
24 - 30 .1800 400 .1459
30 - 36 .1750 450 .1427
36 - 42 .1700 500 .1399
42 - 48 .1650 550 .1372
48 - 66 .1600 600 .1349
66 - 84 .1550 650 .1328
84 - 120 .1500 700 .1309
120 - 156 .1450 750 .1291
156 - 192 .1400 800 .1275
192 - 228 .1350 850 .1260
228 - 264 .1300 900 .1246
264 - 300 .1275 950 .1233
300 - 336 .1250 1,000 .1220
336 - 372 .1225 1,050 .1209
372 - 408 .1200 1,100 .1197
408 - 444 .1175 1,150 .1187
444 - 480 .1150 1,200 .1177
480 - 516 .1125 1,250 .1167
516 - 587 .1100 1,300 .1158
587 - 646 .1080 1,350 .1149
646 - 711 .1060 1,400 .1141
711 - 782 .1040
782 - 860 .1020
860 - 946 .1000
946 - 1,041 .0980
1,041 - 1,145 .0960
1,145 - 1,260 .0940
over - 1,260 .0920
</TABLE>
SUPPLEMENT TO THE
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND AND FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND
FUNDS OF FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST
FEBRUARY 27, 1999
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND UNDER THE
HEADING "INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND"
IN THE "INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE
2.
(iv) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (2)).
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than
securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money up to 15% of
the fund's net assets to a registered investment company or portfolio
for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b)
acquiring loans, loan participations, or other forms of direct debt
instruments and, in connection therewith, assuming any associated
unfunded commitments of the sellers. (This limitation does not apply
to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements.)
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS INFORMATION FOUND UNDER THE
HEADING "INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND"
IN THE "INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE
2.
For purposes of normally investing at least 65% of the fund's total
assets in foreign debt securities, FMR interprets "total assets" to
exclude collateral received for securities lending transactions.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND UNDER THE
HEADING "INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND"
IN THE "INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE
3.
(iv) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (2)).
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than
securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money up to 15% of
the fund's net assets to a registered investment company or portfolio
for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b)
acquiring loans, loan participations, or other forms of direct debt
instruments and, in connection therewith, assuming any associated
unfunded commitments of the sellers. (This limitation does not apply
to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS INFORMATION FOUND UNDER THE
HEADING "INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND"
IN THE "INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE
3.
For purposes of normally investing at least 65% of the fund's total
assets in debt securities of issuers in emerging markets, FMR
interprets "total assets" to exclude collateral received for
securities lending transactions.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND UNDER THE
HEADING "EXPOSURE TO FOREIGN MARKETS" IN THE "INVESTMENT POLICIES AND
LIMITATIONS" SECTION ON PAGE 5.
It is anticipated that in most cases the best available market for
foreign securities will be on an exchange or in over-the-counter (OTC)
markets located outside of the United States. Foreign stock markets,
while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as
developed as those in the United States, and securities of some
foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile than securities
of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement and
custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement
where fund assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are
often less developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in
increased risk or substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or
the insolvency of, or breach of duty by, a foreign broker-dealer,
securities depository or foreign subcustodian. For example, many
foreign countries are less prepared than the United States to properly
process and calculate information related to dates from and after
January 1, 2000. As a result, some foreign markets, brokers, banks or
securities depositories could experience at least temporary
disruptions, which could result in difficulty buying and selling
securities in certain foreign markets and pricing foreign investments,
and foreign issuers could fail to pay timely dividends, interest or
principal. In addition, the costs associated with foreign investments,
including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions and custodial
costs, are generally higher than with U.S. investments.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION ON PAGE 12.
SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY OR CREDIT SUPPORT. Issuers may employ various
forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of
credit, guarantees, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided
by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial
institutions. FMR may rely on its evaluation of the credit of the
liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to
purchase a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the
credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, FMR will consider
whether adequate public information about the entity is available and
whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic
developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that
might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the
credit quality of the entity providing the enhancement could affect
the value of the security or a fund's share price.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION ON PAGE 43.
EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d (68), Trustee and President, is Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman
of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a
Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (1998),
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., and Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc.; and a Director of FDC. Abigail Johnson,
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity School Street Trust (1999),
is Mr. Johnson's daughter.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 43.
ABIGAIL P. JOHNSON (37), Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity
School Street Trust (1999) is Vice President of certain Equity Funds
(1997), and is a Director of FMR Corp. (1994). Before assuming her
current responsibilities, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity
funds. Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee and President of the Funds, is
Ms. Johnson's father.
NED C. LAUTENBACH (55), Member of the Advisory Board (1999), has
been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity
investment firm) since September 1998. Mr. Lautenbach was Senior Vice
President of IBM Corporation from 1992 until his retirement in July
1998. From 1993 to 1995 he was Chairman of IBM World Trade
Corporation. He also was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive
Committee from 1994 to July 1998. He is a Director of PPG Industries
Inc. (glass, coating and chemical manufacturer), Dynatech Corporation
(global communications equipment), Eaton Corporation (global
manufacturer of highly engineered products) and ChoicePoint Inc. (data
identification, retrieval, storage, and analysis).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOUND IN THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS"
SECTION ON PAGE 44 HAS BEEN REMOVED.
LEONARD M. RUSH (52), Assistant Treasurer (1994), is an employee of
FMR (1994). Prior to becoming Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity
funds, Mr. Rush was Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Corp. (1993-1994)
and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
(1990-1993).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE COMPENSATION TABLE FOUND IN
THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION ON PAGE 45.
The following table sets forth information describing the
compensation of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of each
fund for his or her services for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
Trustees and Members of the Aggregate Compensation from Aggregate Compensation from Total Compensation from the
Advisory Board International BondB New Markets IncomeB Fund Complex*,A
Edward C. Johnson 3d** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Abigail P. Johnson** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
J. Gary Burkhead** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Ralph F. Cox $ 27 $ 105 $ 223,500
Phyllis Burke Davis $ 27 $ 104 $ 220,500
Robert M. Gates $ 27 $ 105 $ 223,500
E. Bradley Jones $ 27 $ 104 $ 222,000
Donald J. Kirk $ 27 $ 106 $ 226,500
Ned C. Lautenbach*** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Peter S. Lynch** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
William O. McCoy $ 27 $ 105 $ 223,500
Gerald C. McDonough $ 33 $ 129 $ 273,500
Marvin L. Mann $ 26 $ 103 $ 220,500
Robert C. Pozen** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Thomas R. Williams $ 27 $ 105 $ 223,500
</TABLE>
* Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 1998 for 237
funds in the complex.
** Interested Trustees of the funds, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Burkhead are
compensated by FMR.
*** Effective October 14, 1999, Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Member
of the Advisory Board.
A Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred,
and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 1998, the Trustees accrued required
deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Ralph F. Cox,
$75,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $75,000; Robert M. Gates, $75,000; E.
Bradley Jones, $75,000; Donald J. Kirk, $75,000; William O. McCoy,
$75,000; Gerald C. McDonough, $87,500; Marvin L. Mann, $75,000; and
Thomas R. Williams, $75,000. Certain of the non-interested Trustees
elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as
follows: Ralph F. Cox, $55,039; Marvin L. Mann, $55,039; Thomas R.
Williams, $63,433; and William O. McCoy, $55,039.
B Compensation figures include cash.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE "GROUP FEE RATE" AND
"EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATE" SCHEDULES FOUND ON PAGE 47.
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GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES
Average Group Assets Annualized Rate Group Net Assets Effective Annual Fee Rate
0 - $3 billion .3700% $ 1 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400 50 .2188
6 - 9 .3100 100 .1869
9 - 12 .2800 150 .1736
12 - 15 .2500 200 .1652
15 - 18 .2200 250 .1587
18 - 21 .2000 300 .1536
21 - 24 .1900 350 .1494
24 - 30 .1800 400 .1459
30 - 36 .1750 450 .1427
36 - 42 .1700 500 .1399
42 - 48 .1650 550 .1372
48 - 66 .1600 600 .1349
66 - 84 .1550 650 .1328
84 - 120 .1500 700 .1309
120 - 156 .1450 750 .1291
156 - 192 .1400 800 .1275
192 - 228 .1350 850 .1260
228 - 264 .1300 900 .1246
264 - 300 .1275 950 .1233
300 - 336 .1250 1,000 .1220
336 - 372 .1225 1,050 .1209
372 - 408 .1200 1,100 .1197
408 - 444 .1175 1,150 .1187
444 - 480 .1150 1,200 .1177
480 - 516 .1125 1,250 .1167
516 - 587 .1100 1,300 .1158
587 - 646 .1080 1,350 .1149
646 - 711 .1060 1,400 .1141
711 - 782 .1040
782 - 860 .1020
860 - 946 .1000
946 - 1,041 .0980
1,041 - 1,145 .0960
1,145 - 1,260 .0940
over - 1,260 .0920
</TABLE>
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS" SECTION ON PAGE 48.
For providing discretionary investment management and executing
portfolio transactions, the sub-advisers are compensated as follows:
(small solid bullet) FMR pays FMR U.K. and FMR Far East a fee equal to
50% of its monthly management fee with respect to the fund's average
net assets managed by the sub-adviser on a discretionary basis.
(small solid bullet) FMR pays FIJ and FIIA a fee equal to 57% of its
monthly management fee with respect to the fund's average net assets
managed by the sub-adviser on a discretionary basis.
(small solid bullet) FIIA pays FIIA(U.K.)L a fee equal to 110% of
FIIA(U.K.)L's costs incurred in connection with providing
discretionary investment management services.
For investment advice and research services, no fees were paid to FMR
U.K., FMR Far East, FIJ, and FIIA. or FIIA(U.K.)L on behalf of
International Bond and New Markets Income for the past three fiscal
years.
For discretionary investment management and execution of portfolio
transactions, no fees were paid to FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIJ, FIIA,
and FIIA(U.K.)L on behalf of New Markets Income for the past three
fiscal years.
For discretionary investment management and execution of portfolio
transactions, fees paid to FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIJ, FIIA, and
FIIA(U.K.)L on behalf of International Bond for the past three fiscal
years are shown in the table below.
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Fiscal Years Ended December 31 FMR U.K. FMR Far East FIIA* FIIA(U.K.)L FIJ
International Bond
1998 $ 0 $ 0 $ 121,889 $ 75,948 $ 0
1997 $ 0 $ 0 $ 221,132 $ 122,400 $ 0
1996 $ 0 $ 0 $ 478,336 $ 185,613 $ 0
</TABLE>
* Prior to August 1, 1999, FMR paid FIIA a fee equal to 50% of its
monthly management fee with respect to the fund's average net assets
managed by the sub-adviser on a discretionary basis.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE SECOND PARAGRAPH IN THE
"TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS"SECTION ON PAGE 49.
For providing transfer agency services, FSC receives an account fee
and an asset-based fee each paid monthly with respect to each account
in a fund. For retail accounts and certain institutional accounts,
these fees are based on account size and fund type. For certain
institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on fund type.
For certain other institutional retirement accounts, these fees are
based on account type and fund type. The account fees are subject to
increase based on postage rate changes.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE
SPARTAN(registered trademark) INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
A FUND OF FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
A FUND OF FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST
FEBRUARY 27, 1999
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING NON-FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATION REPLACES NON-FUNDAMENTAL
INVESTMENT LIMITATION (III) FOUND IN THE "INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME" SECTION ON PAGE 2.
(iii) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (3)).
THE FOLLOWING NON-FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATION REPLACES NON-FUNDAMENTAL
INVESTMENT LIMITATION (III) FOUND IN THE "INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME" SECTION ON PAGE 4.
(iii) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (3)).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION ON PAGE 10.
SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY OR CREDIT SUPPORT. Issuers may employ various
forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of
credit, guarantees, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided
by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial
institutions. FMR may rely on its evaluation of the credit of the
liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to
purchase a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the
credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, FMR will consider
whether adequate public information about the entity is available and
whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic
developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that
might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the
credit quality of the entity providing the enhancement could affect
the value of the security or a fund's share price.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 17.
*EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d (68), Trustee and President, is Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman
of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a
Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (1998),
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., and Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc.; and a Director of FDC. Abigail Johnson,
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity School Street Trust and
Fidelity Court Street Trust, is Mr. Johnson's daughter.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 17.
ABIGAIL P. JOHNSON (37), Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity
School Street Trust and Fidelity Court Street Trust (1999), is Vice
President of certain Equity Funds (1997), and is a Director of FMR
Corp. (1994). Before assuming her current responsibilities, Ms.
Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. Edward C. Johnson 3d,
Trustee and President of the Funds, is Ms. Johnson's father.
NED C. LAUTENBACH (55), Member of the Advisory Board (1999), has
been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity
investment firm) since September 1998. Mr. Lautenbach was Senior Vice
President of IBM Corporation from 1992 until his retirement in July
1998. From 1993 to 1995 he was Chairman of IBM World Trade
Corporation. He also was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive
Committee from 1994 to July 1998. He is a Director of PPG Industries
Inc. (glass, coating and chemical manufacturer), Dynatech Corporation
(global communications equipment), Eaton Corporation (global
manufacturer of highly engineered products) and ChoicePoint Inc. (data
identification, retrieval, storage, and analysis).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOUND IN THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS"
SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 17 HAS BEEN REMOVED.
LEONARD M. RUSH (52), Assistant Treasurer (1994), is an employee of
FMR (1994). Prior to becoming Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity
funds, Mr. Rush was Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Corp. (1993-1994)
and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
(1990-1993).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE COMPENSATION TABLE FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 17.
The following table sets forth information describing the compensation
of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of each fund for his
or her services for the fiscal year ended in 1998 or calendar year
ended December 31, 1998, as applicable.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
Trustees and Members of the Aggregate Compensation from Aggregate Compensation from Total Compensation from the
Advisory Board Spartan Intermediate Spartan Municipal Income,B Fund Complex*,A
Municipal Income,B
Edward C. Johnson 3d** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Abigail P. Johnson** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
J. Gary Burkhead** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Ralph F. Cox $ 393 $ 1,128 $ 223,500
Phyllis Burke Davis $ 388 $ 1,117 $ 220,500
Robert M. Gates $ 393 $ 1,134 $ 223,500
E. Bradley Jones $ 390 $ 1,122 $ 222,000
Donald J. Kirk $ 398 $ 1,154 $ 226,500
Ned C. Lautenbach*** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Peter S. Lynch** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
William O. McCoy $ 393 $ 1,134 $ 223,500
Gerald C. McDonough $ 480 $ 1,389 $ 273,500
Marvin L. Mann $ 388 $ 1,122 $ 220,500
Robert C. Pozen** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Thomas R. Williams $ 393 $ 1,134 $223,500
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* Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 1998 for 237
funds in the complex.
** Interested Trustees of the funds, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Burkhead are
compensated by FMR.
*** Effective October 14, 1999, Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Member
of the Advisory Board.
A Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred,
and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 1998, the Trustees accrued required
deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Ralph F. Cox,
$75,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $75,000; Robert M. Gates, $75,000; E.
Bradley Jones, $75,000; Donald J. Kirk, $75,000; William O. McCoy,
$75,000; Gerald C. McDonough, $87,500; Marvin L. Mann, $75,000; and
Thomas R. Williams, $75,000. Certain of the non-interested Trustees
elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as
follows: Ralph F. Cox, $55,039; Marvin L. Mann, $55,039; Thomas R.
Williams, $63,433; and William O. McCoy, $55,039.
B Compensation figures include cash.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE "GROUP FEE RATE" AND
"EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATE" SCHEDULES FOR THE FUNDS FOUND ON PAGE
22.
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GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES
Average Group Assets Annualized Rate Group Net Assets Effective Annual Fee Rate
0 - $3 billion .3700% $ 1 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400 50 .2188
6 - 9 .3100 100 .1869
9 - 12 .2800 150 .1736
12 - 15 .2500 200 .1652
15 - 18 .2200 250 .1587
18 - 21 .2000 300 .1536
21 - 24 .1900 350 .1494
24 - 30 .1800 400 .1459
30 - 36 .1750 450 .1427
36 - 42 .1700 500 .1399
42 - 48 .1650 550 .1372
48 - 66 .1600 600 .1349
66 - 84 .1550 650 .1328
84 - 120 .1500 700 .1309
120 - 156 .1450 750 .1291
156 - 192 .1400 800 .1275
192 - 228 .1350 850 .1260
228 - 264 .1300 900 .1246
264 - 300 .1275 950 .1233
300 - 336 .1250 1,000 .1220
336 - 372 .1225 1,050 .1209
372 - 408 .1200 1,100 .1197
408 - 444 .1175 1,150 .1187
444 - 480 .1150 1,200 .1177
480 - 516 .1125 1,250 .1167
516 - 587 .1100 1,300 .1158
587 - 646 .1080 1,350 .1149
646 - 711 .1060 1,400 .1141
711 - 782 .1040
782 - 860 .1020
860 - 946 .1000
946 - 1,041 .0980
1,041 - 1,145 .0960
1,145 - 1,260 .0940
over - 1,260 .0920
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IN THE
"TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS" SECTION ON PAGE 24.
Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Citibank,
N.A., which is located at 111 Wall Street, New York, New York. Under
the terms of the agreements, Citibank, N.A. provides transfer agency,
dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for each fund. Citibank,
N.A. in turn has entered into sub-transfer agent agreements with FSC,
an affiliate of FMR. Under the terms of the sub-agreements, FSC
performs all processing activities associated with providing these
services for each fund and receives all related transfer agency fees
paid to Citibank, N.A.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH IN THE
"TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS" SECTION ON PAGE 24.
In addition, FSC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency
fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualified state tuition
program (QSTP), as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act
of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate and each Fidelity Freedom
Fund, a fund of funds managed by an FMR affiliate, according to the
percentage of the QSTP's or Freedom Fund's assets that is invested in
a fund.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH IN THE
"TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS" SECTION ON PAGE 25.
Each fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with
Citibank, N.A. Under the terms of the agreements, Citibank, N.A.
provides pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund. Citibank,
N.A. in turn has entered into sub-service agent agreements with FSC.
Under the terms of the sub-agreements, FSC performs all processing
activities associated with providing these services, including
calculating the NAV and dividends for each fund and maintaining each
fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and receives all
related pricing and bookkeeping fees paid to Citibank, N.A.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUSTS" SECTION ON PAGE 26.
CUSTODIAN. Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, New York, is
custodian of the assets of the funds. The custodian is responsible for
the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any
subcustodian banks and clearing agencies.
