SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 2-57167)
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 [X]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-2676)
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
Amendment No. [X]
Fidelity School Street Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
( ) immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).
( ) on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (b).
( ) 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
(X) on February 28, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
( ) 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).
( ) on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
( ) this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date
for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
Like securities of all mutual
funds, these securities have
not been approved or
disapproved by the
Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the
Securities and Exchange
Commission has not
determined if this
prospectus is accurate or
complete. Any
representation to the
contrary is a criminal
offense.
SPARTAN(registered trademark)
MUNICIPAL
FUNDS
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
(fund number 036, trading symbol FLTMX)
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
(fund number 037, trading symbol FHIGX)
PROSPECTUS
FEBRUARY 28, 2000
(fidelity_logo_graphic)(registered trademark)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
CONTENTS
FUND SUMMARY 3 INVESTMENT SUMMARY
4 PERFORMANCE
6 FEE TABLE
FUND BASICS 8 INVESTMENT DETAILS
9 VALUING SHARES
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 9 BUYING AND SELLING SHARES
16 EXCHANGING SHARES
16 ACCOUNT FEATURES AND POLICIES
19 DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN
DISTRIBUTIONS
20 TAX CONSEQUENCES
FUND SERVICES 20 FUND MANAGEMENT
21 FUND DISTRIBUTION
APPENDIX 21 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
FUND SUMMARY
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND seeks a s high a level of
current income, exempt from federal income tax, as is consistent with
th e preservation of capital.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment
strategies include:
(small solid bullet) No rmally i nvesting in investment-grade
municipal de bt securities (those of medium and high quality).
(small solid bullet) N ormall y investing at least 80% of assets
in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income
tax.
(small solid bullet) Potentially investing more than 25% of total
assets in municipal securities that finance similar types of projects.
(small solid bullet) Managing the fund to have similar overall
interest rate risk to the Lehman Brothers 1-17 Year Municipal Bond
Index.
(small solid bullet) Normally maintaining a dollar-weighted average
maturity between three and ten years.
(small solid bullet) Allocating assets across different market sectors
and maturities.
(small solid bullet) Analyzing a security's structural features and
current pricing, trading opportunities, and the credit quality of
its issuer to selec t investments.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
(small solid bullet) MUNICIPAL MARKET VOLATILITY. The municipal market
is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the
issuers of municipal securities.
(small solid bullet) INTEREST RATE CHANGES. Interest rate increases
can cause the price of a debt security to decrease.
(small solid bullet) ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. The value of an
individual security or particular type of security can be more
volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently
from the value of the market as a whole.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
When you sell your shares of the fund, they could be worth more or
less than what you paid for them.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND seeks to provide a high current yield
exempt from federal income tax.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Fidelit y Management & Research Company (F MR)'s principal
investment strategies include:
(small solid bullet) Normall y inves ting in investment-grade
municipal debt sec urities (those of medium and high qualit y).
(small solid bullet) Normally investin g at least 80% of assets in
municipal securities whose interest is exempt from f ederal income
tax.
(small solid bullet) Potentially investing more than 25% of total
assets in municipal securities that finance similar types of projects.
(small solid bullet) Managing the fund to have similar overall
interest rate risk to the Lehman Brothers 3 Plus Yea r Municipal
Bond Index.
(small solid bullet) Allocating assets across different market sectors
and maturities.
(small solid bullet) Analyzing a security's structural features and
cu rrent pricing, trading opportunities, and the credit quality of
its issuer to sele ct investments.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
(small solid bullet) MUNICIPAL MARKET VOLATILITY. The municipal market
is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the
issuers of municipal securities.
(small solid bullet) INTEREST RATE CHANGES. Interest rate increases
can cause the price of a debt security to decrease.
(small solid bullet) ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. The value of an
individual security or particular type of security can be more
volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently
from th e value of the market as a whole.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
When you sell your shares of the fund, they could be worth more or
less than what you paid for them.
PERFORMANCE
The following information illustrates the changes in e ach
fund 's performance from year to year and compares ea ch
fund's performance to the performance of a market index and an
average of the performance of similar funds over various periods of
time. Each fund al so compa res its performance to the
performance of an additional index over various periods of time. Data
for the additional inde xes is av ailable only from June 30, 1993
to the present. Returns are based on past results and are not an
indication of future performance.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE
MUNICIPAL INCOME
Calendar Years 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN IN THE CHART FOR SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE
MUNICIPAL INCOME, THE HIGHEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __% (QUARTER
ENDING ______, 19__) AND THE LOWEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __%
(QUARTER ENDING ________, 19__).
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Calendar Years 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN IN THE CHART FOR SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME,
THE HIGHEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __% (QUARTER ENDING ____, 19__)
AND THE LOWEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __% (QUARTER ENDING _____,
19__).
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
For the periods ended Past 1 year Past 5 years Past 10 years
December 31, 1999
Spartan Intermediate % % %
Municipal Income
Lehman Bros. Muni. Bond Index % % %
Lehman Bros. 1-17 year Muni. % % %
Bond Index
Lipper Intermediate Muni. % % %
Debt Funds Average
Spartan Municipal Income % % %
Lehman Bros. Muni. Bond Index % % %
Lehman Bros. 3 Plus Year % % %
Municipal Bond Index
Lipper General Muni. Debt % % %
Funds Average
[If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these periods,
[ eac h/____] fund's returns would have been lower.]
The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is a market value-weighted
index of investment-grade municipal bonds with maturities of one year
or more.
The Lehman Brothers 1-17 Year Municipal Bond Index is a market
value-weighted index of investment-grade municipal bonds with
maturities between one and 17 years.
The Lehman Brothers 3 Plus Year Municipal Bond Index is a
mar ket value-we ighted index of investment-grade municipal bonds
with maturities of three years o r more.
Each Lipper Funds Average reflects the performance (excluding sales
charges) of mutual funds with similar objectives.
FEE TABLE
The following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred
when you buy, hold, or sell shares of a fund. [The annual fund
operating expenses provided below for [ each fund/____ ] do
not reflect the effect of any [expense reim bursements]or
reduction of certain expenses during the period.] [The annual fund
operating expenses provided below for [each fund/____] are based on
historical expenses.]
SHAREHOLDER FEES (PAID BY THE INVESTOR DIRECTLY)
Sales charge (load) on None
purchases and reinvested
distributions
Deferred sales charge (load) None
on redemptions
Annual account maintenance $12.00
fee (for accounts under
$2,500)
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (PAID FROM FUND ASSETS)
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE Management fee %
MUNICIPAL INCOME
Distribution and Service None
(12b-1) fee
Other expenses %
Total annual fund operating %
expenses
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME Management fee %
Distribution and Service None
(12b-1) fee
Other expenses %
Total annual fund operating %
expenses A
A EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20, 1998, FMR H AS AGREED TO REIMBURSE
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME TO THE EXTENT THAT TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
(EXCLUDING INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS, AND EXTRAORDINARY
EXPENSES), AS A PERCENTAGE OF its AVERAGE NET ASSETS, EXCEED 0.53%.
THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
2000.
A portion of the brokerage commissions that a fund pays is used to
reduce that fund's expenses. In addition, through arrangements with
each fund 's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a
result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce custodian and
transfer agent expenses. Including these reductions, the total fund
operating expenses, [after reimbursement] would have been __% for
Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and __% for Spartan Municipal
Income.
This EXAMPLE helps you compare the cost of investing in the funds with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Let's say, hypothetically, that each fund's annual return is 5% and
that your shareholder fees and each fund's annual operating expenses
are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates
the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or
expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For
every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total
expenses if you close your account after the number of years
indicated:
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE 1 year $
MUNICIPAL INCOME
3 years $
5 years $
10 years $
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME 1 year $
3 years $
5 years $
10 years $
FUND BASICS
INVESTMENT DETAILS
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND seek s as high a level of
current income, exempt from federal income tax, as is consistent with
th e preservation of capital.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
FMR normally invests the fund's assets in investment-grade municipal
debt sec urities (those of medium and high q uality).
FMR normally invests so that at least 80% of the fund's assets in
municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax.
Although FMR does not currently intend to invest the fund's assets in
municipal securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax,
FMR may invest all of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose
interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
FMR may invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in municipal
securities that finance similar projects, such as those relating to
education, health care, transportation, and utilities.
FMR uses the Lehman Brothers 1-17 Year Municipal Bond Index as a guide
in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. FMR manages the
fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index. In
addition, the fund normally maintains a dollar-weighted average
maturity between three and ten years. As of December 31, 1999, the
dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund and the index was
approximately ___ and ___ years, respectively.
FMR allocates the fund's assets among different market sectors (for
example, general obligation bonds of a state or bonds financing a
specific project) and different maturities based on its view of the
relative value of each sector or maturity.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR analyzes a
security's structural features and current price compared to its
estimated long-term value, any short-term trading opportunities
resulting from market inefficiencies, and the credit quality of its
issuer.
FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures
contracts, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing
security prices, interest rates, or other factors that affect security
values. If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not
achieve its objective.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND seeks to provide a high current yield
exempt from federal income tax.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
FMR normally invests the fund's assets in investment-grade municipal
debt secu rities (those of medium and high qual ity).
FMR normally in vests at l east 80% of the fund's assets i n
municipal securities whose interest is exem pt from federal income
tax. Although FMR does not currently intend to invest the fund's
assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to federal
income tax, FMR may invest all of the fund's assets in municipal
securities whose interest is subject to the federal alternative
minimum tax.
FMR may invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in municipal
securities that finance similar projects, such as those relating to
education, health care, transportation, and utilities.
FMR uses the Lehman Broth ers 3 Plus Year Municipal Bond Index as a
g uide in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. FMR
manages the fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the
index. As of November 30, 19 99, the dollar-weighted average
maturity of the fund and the index was approxima tely ___ and ___
years, respecti vely.
FMR allocates the fund's assets among different market sectors (for
example, general obligation bonds of a state or bonds financing a
specific project) and different maturities based on its view of the
relative value of each secto r an d maturity.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR analyzes a
security's structural fe atures a nd current price compared to
its estimated long-term value, a ny s hort-term trading
opportunities resulting from market inefficiencies, and the credit
quality of its issuer.
FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures
contracts, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing
security prices, interest rates, or other factors that affect security
values. If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not
achieve its objective.
DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL SECURITY TYPES
DEBT SECURITIES are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer
usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must
repay the amount borrowed at the maturity of the security. Some debt
securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest but
are sold at a discount from their face values. Municipal debt
securities include general obligation bonds of municipalities, local
or state governments, project or revenue-specific bonds, or
pre-refunded or escrowed bonds.
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES are issued to raise money for a variety of public
and private purposes, including general financing for state and local
governments, or financing for a specific projec t or public
facility. Municipal securities may be fully or partially backed by the
local government, by the credit of a private issuer, by the current or
anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets, or by
domestic or foreign entities providing credit support such as letters
of credit, guarantees, or insurance.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
Many factors affect each fund's performance. A fund's yield and share
price change daily based on changes in interest rates and market
conditions and in response to other economic, political, or financial
developments. A fund's reaction to these developments will be affected
by the types and maturities of secu rities in which the fund
invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and
geographic location of an issuer, and the f und's level of
investment in the securities of that issuer. When you sell your shares
of a fund, they could be worth more or less than what you paid for
them.
The following factors c an s ignificantly affect a fund's
performance:
MUNICIPAL MARKET VOLATILITY. Municipal securities can be significantly
affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the
municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes, or the
rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal
securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those
relating to education, health care, transportation, and utilities,
conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market.
In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual
municipal insurer can affect the overall municipal market.
INTEREST RATE CHANGES. Debt securities have varying levels of
sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a
debt security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when
interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities can be more
sensitive to interest rate changes. In other words, the lo nger
t he maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in
interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition,
short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the
same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react
to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend
to react to changes in long-term interest rates.
ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. Changes in the financial condition of an
issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that
affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general
economic or political conditions can affect the credit quality or
value of an issuer's securities. Lower-quality debt securities (those
of less than investment-grade quality) tend to be more sensitive to
these changes than higher-quality debt securities. Municipal
securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific
project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the
discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or assets or the
inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. If
the Internal Revenue Service determines an issuer of a municipal
security has not complied w ith a pplicable tax requirements,
interest from the security could become taxable and the security could
decline significantly in value.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR
may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive
purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect a fund's
performance, and a fund c ould distribute income subject to
federal income tax.
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES
The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to
change only by shareholder approval.
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND seeks as high a
lev el of cu rrent inc ome, exempt from federal income ta x,
as is consistent with the preservation of capital.
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND seeks to provide a high current yield
exempt from federal income ta x.
VALUING SHARES
Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) is open.
Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single
share. Fidelity normally calculates each fund's NAV as of the close of
business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. However, NAV
may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as
permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Each fund's
assets are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing the
fund's NAV.
To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on
days when the NYSE is closed, the value of the fund's assets may be
affected on days when the fund is not open for business. In addition,
trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund
is open for business.
Each fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of information
furnished by a pricing service or market quotations. If market
quotations or information furnished by a pricing service is not
readily available for a security or if a security's value has been
materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market
on which the security is principally traded, that security may be
valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes
accurately reflects fair value. A security's valuation may differ
depending on the method used for determining value.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
BUYING AND SELLING SHARES
GENERAL INFORMATION
Fidelity Investments(registered trademark) was established in 1946 to
manage one of America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is the
largest mutual fund company in the country, and is known as an
innovative provider of high-quality financial services to individuals
and institutions.
In addition to its mutual fund business, the company operates one of
America's leading discount brokerage firms, Fidelity Brokerage
Services, Inc. (FBSI). Fidelity is also a leader in providing
tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals investing on their own
or through their employer.
For account, product and service information, please use the following
Web site and phone numbers:
(small solid bullet) For information over the Internet, visit
Fidelity's Web site at www.fidelity.com.
(small solid bullet) For accessing account information automatically
by phone, use F idelity Automated Service Telephone (FASTSM),
1-800-544-5555.
(small solid bullet) For exch anges, redemptions, and account
assis tance, 1-800-544-6666.
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund an d brok erage information,
1-800-54 4- 6666.
(small solid bullet) Fo r retirement information,
1-800-54 4-4774.
(small solid bullet) TDD - Service for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired,
1-800-544-0118 (9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Eastern time).
Please use the following addresses:
BUYING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0002
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
2300 Litton Lane - KH1A
Hebron, KY 41048
SELLING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 660602
Dallas, TX 75266-0602
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Redemptions - CP6I
400 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 7 5 039-5587
You may buy or sell shares of the funds through an investment
professional. If you invest through an investment professional, the
procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging shares of a fund and
the account features and policies may differ. Additional fees may also
apply to your investment in a fund, including a transaction fee if you
buy or sell shares of the fund through a broker or other investment
professional.
Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone or
electronically, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during
periods of unusual market activity). In addition, the level and type
of service available may be restricted based on criteria established
by Fidelity.
The different ways to set up (register) your account with Fidelity are
listed in the following table.
WAYS TO SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT
INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT TENANT
FOR YOUR GENERAL INVESTMENT NEEDS
GIFTS OR TRANSFERS TO A MINOR (UGMA, UTMA)
TO INVEST FOR A CHILD'S EDUCATION OR OTHER FUTURE NEEDS
TRUST
FOR MONEY BEING INVESTED BY A TRUST
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
FOR INVESTMENT NEEDS OF CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS OR
OTHER GROUPS
BUYING SHARES
The price to buy one share of each fund is the fund's NAV. Each fund's
shares are sold without a sales charge.
Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your
investment is received in proper form.
Short-term or excessive trading into and out of a fund may harm
performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by
increasing expenses. Accordingly, a fund may reject any purchase
orders, including exchanges, particularly from market timers or
investors who, in FMR's opinion, have a pattern of short-term or
excessive trading or whose trading has been or may be disruptive to
that fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading
history in that fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under
common ownership or control.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only
on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
When you place an order to buy shares, note the following:
(small solid bullet) All of your purchases must be made in U.S.
dollars and checks must be drawn on U.S. banks.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity does not accept cash.
(small solid bullet) When making a purchase with more than one check,
each check must have a value of at least $50.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity reserves the right to limit the number
of checks processed at one time.
(small solid bullet) If your check does not clear, your purchase will
be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or
Fidelity has incurred.
Certain financial institutions that have entered into sales agreements
with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) may enter confirmed
purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to
follow no later than the time when a fund is priced on the following
business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will
be canceled and the financial institution could be held liable for
resulting fees or losses.
MINIMUMS
TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT $10,000
Through regular investment plans $500
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT $1,000
Through regular investment plans $500
MINIMUM BALANCE $5,000
These minimums may be lower for purchases through a Fidelity
GoalPlannerSM account in Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income. There
is no minimum account balance or initial or subsequent purchase
minimum for investments through Fidelity Portfolio Advisory ServicesSM
or a qualified state tuition program. In addition, each fund may waive
or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.
KEY INFORMATION
PHONE 1-800-544-6666 TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money
Line(registered trademark)
to transfer from your bank
account.
INTERNET WWW.FIDELITY.COM TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Complete
and sign the application.
Make your check payable to
the complete name of the
fund. Mail to the address
under "Mail" below.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer from your bank
account.
MAIL FIDELITY INVESTMENTS TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
P.O. BOX 770001 CINCINNATI, (small solid bullet) Complete
OH 45277-0002 and sign the application.
Make your check payable to
the complete name of the
fund. Mail to the address at
left.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Make
your check payable to the
complete name of the fund.
Indicate your fund account
number on your check and
mail to the address at left.
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Send a letter of instruction
to the address at left,
including your name, the
funds' names, the fund
account numbers, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be exchanged.
IN PERSON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Bring
your application and check
to a Fidelity Investor
Center. Call 1-800-544-9797
for the center nearest you.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Bring
your check to a Fidelity
Investor Center. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
WIRE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Call
1-800-544-6666 to set up
your account and to arrange
a wire transaction.
(small solid bullet) Wire
within 24 hours to: Bankers
Trust Company, Bank Routing
# 021001033, Account #
00163053.
(small solid bullet) Specify
the complete name of the
fund and include your new
fund account number and your
name.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Wire to:
Bankers Trust Company, Bank
Routing # 021001033, Account
# 00163053.
(small solid bullet) Specify
the complete name of the
fund and include your fund
account number and your name.
AUTOMATICALLY TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Not
available.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Automatic Account
Builder(registered
trademark) or Direct Deposit.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Automatic Exchange
Service to exchange from a
Fidelity money market fund.
SELLING SHARES
The price to sell one share of each fund is the fund's NAV.
Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order
is received in proper form.
Certain requests must include a signature guarantee. It is designed to
protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Your request must be made in
writing and include a signature guarantee if any of the following
situations apply:
(small solid bullet) You wish to sell more than $100,000 worth of
shares;
(small solid bullet) Your account registration has changed within the
last 30 days;
(small solid bullet) The check is being mailed to a different address
than the one on your account (record address);
(small solid bullet) The check is being made payable to someone other
than the account owner; or
(small solid bullet) The redemption proceeds are being transferred to
a Fidelity account with a different registration.
You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker
(including Fidelity Investor Centers), dealer, credit union (if
authorized under state law), securities exchange or association,
clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot
provide a signature guarantee.
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
(small solid bullet) If you are selling some but not all of your
S partan Intermediate Municipal Income or Spartan Municipal
Income shares, leave at least $5,000 worth of shares in the account to
keep it open, except accounts not subject to account minimums.
(small solid bullet) Normally, Fidelity will process redemptions by
the next business day, but Fidelity may take up to seven days to
process redemptions if making immediate payment would adversely affect
a fund.
(small solid bullet) Redemption proceeds (other than exchanges) may be
delayed until money from prior purchases sufficient to cover your
redemption has been received and collected. This can take up to seven
business days after a purchase.
(small solid bullet) Redemptions may be suspended or payment dates
postponed when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays),
when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the SEC.
(small solid bullet) Redemption proceeds may be paid in securities
or other property rather than in cash if FMR d etermines it is
in the best interests of a fund.
(small solid bullet) If you sell shares by writing a check and the
amount of the check is greater than the value of your account, your
check will be returned to you and you may be subject to additional
charges.
(small solid bullet) You will not receive interest on amounts
represented by uncashed redemption checks.
(small solid bullet) Unless otherwise instructed, Fidelity will send a
check to the record address.
KEY INFORMATION
PHONE 1-800-544-6666 (small solid bullet) Call the
phone number at left to
initiate a wire transaction
or to request a check for
your redemption.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer to your bank account.
(small solid bullet) Exchange
to another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
INTERNET WWW.FIDELITY.COM (small solid bullet) Exchange
to another Fidelity fund.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer to your bank account.
MAIL FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INDIVIDUAL, JOINT TENANT,
P.O. BOX 660602 DALLAS, TX SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, UGMA,
75266-0602 UTMA
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
your name, the fund's name,
your fund account number,
and the dollar amount or
number of shares to be sold.
The letter of instruction
must be signed by all
persons required to sign for
transactions, exactly as
their names appear on the
account.
TRUST
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
the trust's name, the fund's
name, the trust's fund
account number, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be sold. The
trustee must sign the letter
of instruction indicating
capacity as trustee. If the
trustee's name is not in the
account registration,
provide a copy of the trust
document certified within
the last 60 days.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
the firm's name, the fund's
name, the firm's fund
account number, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be sold. At least
one person authorized by
corporate resolution to act
on the account must sign the
letter of instruction.
(small solid bullet) Include
a corporate resolution with
corporate seal or a
signature guarantee.
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN
(small solid bullet) Call
1-800-544-6666 for
instructions.
IN PERSON INDIVIDUAL, JOINT TENANT,
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, UGMA,
UTMA
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. The
letter of instruction must
be signed by all persons
required to sign for
transactions, exactly as
their names appear on the
account.
TRUST
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. The
trustee must sign the letter
of instruction indicating
capacity as trustee. If the
trustee's name is not in the
account registration,
provide a copy of the trust
document certified within
the last 60 days.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. At least
one person authorized by
corporate resolution to act
on the account must sign the
letter of instruction.
(small solid bullet) Include
a corporate resolution with
corporate seal or a
signature guarantee.
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN
(small solid bullet) Visit a
Fidelity Investor Center for
instructions. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
AUTOMATICALLY (small solid bullet) Use
Personal Withdrawal Service
to set up periodic
redemptions from your account.
CHECK (small solid bullet) Write a
check to sell shares from
your account.
EXCHANGING SHARES
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares
of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging shares of a
fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions
governing exchanges:
(small solid bullet) The fund you are exchanging into must be
available for sale in your state.
(small solid bullet) You may exchange only between accounts that are
registered in the same name, address, and taxpayer identification
number.
(small solid bullet) Before exchanging into a fund, read its
prospectus.
(small solid bullet) Exchanges may have tax consequences for you.
(small solid bullet) Each fund may temporarily or permanently
terminate the exchange privilege of any investor who makes more than
four exchanges out of the fund per calendar year. A ccounts under
common ownership or control will be counted together for purposes of
the four exchange limit.
(small solid bullet) Each fund may refuse exchange purchases by any
person or group if, in FMR's judgment, the fund would be unable to
invest the money effectively in accordance with its investment
objective and policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely
affected.
The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privileges in the
future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions, and may impose
tradin g fees of up to 3.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each
fund's prospectus for details.
ACCOUNT FEATURES AND POLICIES
FEATURES
The following features are available to buy and sell shares of the
funds.
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT AND WITHDRAWAL PROGRAMS. Fidelity offers
convenient services that let you automatically transfer money into
your account, between accounts, or out of your account. While
automatic investment programs do not guarantee a profit and will not
protect you against loss in a declining market, they can be an
excellent way to invest for retirement, a home, educational expenses,
and other long-term financial goals. Automatic withdrawal or exchange
programs can be a convenient way to provide a consistent income flow
or to move money between your investments.
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FIDELITY AUTOMATIC ACCOUNT
BUILDER(registered
trademark) TO MOVE MONEY
FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO A
FIDELITY FUND.
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$500 Monthly or quarterly (small solid bullet) To set
up for a new account,
complete the appropriate
section on the fund
application.
(small solid bullet) To set
up for existing accounts,
call 1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's Web site for an
application.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call 1-800-544-6666
at least three business days
prior to your next scheduled
investment date.
DIRECT DEPOSIT TO SEND ALL OR
A PORTION OF YOUR PAYCHECK
OR GOVERNMENT CHECK TO A
FIDELITY FUND.A
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$500 Every pay period (small solid bullet) To set
up for a new account, check
the appropriate box on the
fund application.
(small solid bullet) To set
up for an existing account,
call 1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's Web site for an
authorization form.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes you will need a new
authorization form. Call
1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's Web site to
obtain one.
A BECAUSE THEIR SHARE PRICES
FLUCTUATE, THESE FUNDS MAY
NOT BE APPROPRIATE CHOICES
FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT OF YOUR
ENTIRE CHECK.
FIDELITY AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE
SERVICE TO MOVE MONEY FROM A
FIDELITY MONEY MARKET FUND
TO ANOTHER FIDELITY FUND.
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$500 Monthly, bimonthly, (small solid bullet) To set
quarterly, or annually up, call 1-800-544-6666
after both accounts are
opened.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call 1-800-544-6666
at least three business days
prior to your next scheduled
exchange date.
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PERSONAL WITHDRAWAL SERVICE
TO SET UP PERIODIC
REDEMPTIONS FROM YOUR
ACCOUNT TO YOU OR TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT.
FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
Monthly (small solid bullet) To set
up, call 1-800-544-6666.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-6666 at least
three business days prior to
your next scheduled
withdrawal date.
OTHER FEATURES. The following other features are also available to buy
and sell shares of the funds.
WIRE
TO PURCHASE AND SELL SHARES VIA THE FEDERAL RESERVE WIRE SYSTEM.
(small solid bullet) You must sign up for the Wire feature before
using it. Complete the appropriate section on the application when
opening your account, or call 1-800-544-6666 to add the feature after
your account is opened. Call 1-800-544-6666 before your first use to
verify that this feature is set up on your account.
(small solid bullet) To sell shares by wire, you must designate the
U.S. commercial bank account(s) into which you wish the redemption
proceeds deposited.
FIDELITY MONEY LINE
TO TRANSFER MONEY BETWEEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND YOUR FUND ACCOUNT.
(small solid bullet) You must sign up for the Money Line feature
before using it. Complete the appropriate section on the application
and then call 1-800-544-6666 or visit Fidelity's Web site before your
first use to verify that this feature is set up on your account.
(small solid bullet) Most transfers are complete within three business
days of your call.
(small solid bullet) Minimum purchase: $500
(small solid bullet) Maximum purchase: $100,000
FIDELITY ON-LINE XPRESS+(registered trademark)
TO MANAGE YOUR INVESTMENTS THROUGH YOUR PC.
CALL 1-800-54 4-0240 OR VISIT FIDELITY'S WEB SITE FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) To review recent account history;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading; and
(small solid bullet) For access to research and analysis tools.
FIDELITY ONLIN E TRADING
TO ACCESS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THE INTERNET AT FIDELITY'S WEB
SITE.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) To review recent account history;
(small solid bullet) To obtain quotes;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading; and
(small solid bullet) To access third-party research on companies,
stocks, mutual funds and the market.
FAST
TO ACCESS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT AUTOMATICALLY BY PHONE USING TOUCH
TONE OR SPEECH RECOGNITION.
CALL 1-800-544-5555.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading;
(small solid bullet) To obtain quotes;
(small solid bullet) To review orders and mutual fund activity; and
(small solid bullet) To change your personal identification number
(PIN).
CHECKWRITING
TO REDEEM SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT.
(small solid bullet) To set up, complete the appropriate section on
the application.
(small solid bullet) All account owners must sign a signature card to
receive a checkbook.
(small solid bullet) You may write an unlimited number of checks.
(small solid bullet) Minimum check amount: $1,000.
(small solid bullet) Do not try to close out your account by check.
(small solid bullet) To obtain more checks, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-6666.
POLICIES
The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS that Fidelity sends to you include the
following:
(small solid bullet) Confirmation statements (after transactions
affecting your account balance except reinvestment of distributions in
the fund or another fund and certain transactions through automatic
investment or withdrawal programs).
(small solid bullet) Monthly or quarterly account statements
(detailing account balances and all transactions completed during the
prior month or quarter).
(small solid bullet) Financial reports (every six months).
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and
prospectuses will be mailed to your household, even if you have more
than one account in a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 if you
need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses.
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are
available at Fidelity's Web site. To participate in Fidelity's
electronic delivery program, call Fidelity or visit Fidelity's Web
site for more information.
You may initiate many TRANSACTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONICALLY.
Fidelity will not be responsible for any losses resulting from
unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures
designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request
personalized security codes or other information, and may also record
calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity
recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You
should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately
after you receive them. If you do not want the ability to sell and
exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions.
When you sign your ACCOUNT APPLICATION, you will be asked to certify
that your social security or taxpayer identification number is correct
and that you are not subject to 31% backup withholding for failing to
report income to the IRS. If you violate IRS regulations, the IRS can
require a fund to withhold 31% of your taxable distributions and
redemptions.
Fidelity may deduct an ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE of $12.00 from accounts
with a value of less than $2,500, subject to an annual maximum charge
of $24.00 per shareholder. It is expected that accounts will be valued
on the second Friday in November of each year. Accounts opened after
September 30 will not be subject to the fee for that year. The fee,
which is payable to Fidelity, is designed to offset in part the
relatively higher costs of servicing smaller accounts. This fee will
not be deducted from Fidelity brokerage accounts, retirement accounts
(except non-prototype retirement accounts), accounts using regular
investment plans, or if total assets with Fidelity exceed $30,000.
Eligibility for the $30,000 waiver is determined by aggregating
accounts with Fidelity maintained by Fidelity Service Company, Inc. or
FBSI which are registered under the same social security number or
which list the same social security number for the custodian of a
Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act account.
If your ACCOUNT BALANCE falls below $5,000 (except accounts not
subject to account minimums), you will be given 30 days' notice to
reestablish the minimum balance. If you do not increase your balance,
Fidelity may close your account and send the proceeds to you. Your
shares will be sold at the NAV on the day your account is closed.
Fidelity may char ge a FEE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES, such as
providing historical account do cu ments.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL G AI N DISTRIBUTIONS
Each fund earns interest, dividends, and other income from its
investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to
shareholders as dividends. Each fund also realizes capital gains from
its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to
shareholders as capital ga in distributions.
Each fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly.
Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income normally pays capital g ain
distributions in February and December and Spartan Municipal
Income normally pays capital g a in distributions in January and
December.
EARNING DIVIDENDS
Shares begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the
day of purchase.
Shares earn dividends until, but not including, the next business day
following the day of redemption.
DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to
receive your distributions. The following options may be available for
each fund's distributions:
1. REINVESTMENT OPTION. Your dividends and capita l gain
d istributions will be automatically reinvested in additional
shares of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your
application, you will be assigned this option.
2. INCOME-EARNED OPTION. Your capital gai n distributions will
be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. Your
dividends will be paid in cash.
3. CASH OPTION. Your dividends and capital ga in d istributions
will be paid in cash.
4. DIRECTED DIVIDENDS(registered trademark) OPTION. Your dividends
will be automatically invested in shares of another identically
registered Fidelity fund. Your capital gai n d istributions will
be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered
Fidelity fund, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the
fund, or paid in cash.
Not all distribution options are available for every account. If the
option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you
want to change your current option, call Fidelity.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the
U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution
option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not
receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution
checks.
TAX CONSEQUENCES
As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax
consequences for you.
TAXES ON DISTRIBUTIONS. Each fund seeks to earn income and pay
dividends exempt from federal income tax.
Income exempt from federal income tax may be subject to state or local
t a x. A portion of th e divide nds you receive may be
subject to federal and state income taxes and als o may be
subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. Y ou may also
rec eive taxable distributions attributa ble to a fund's sale of
municipal bonds.
For federal tax purposes, each fund's distributions of short-term
capital gains and gains on the sale of bonds characterized as market
discount are taxable to you as ordinary in come, while each
fund's distributions of long-term capital gains are taxable to you
generally as capital gains.
If a fund's distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized
in any year, all or a portion of those distributions may be treated as
a return of capital to shareholders for tax purposes. A return of
capital g ener ally will not be taxable to you but will reduce
the cost basis of your shares and result in a higher reported capital
gain or a lower reported capital loss when you sell your shares.
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed
income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the
full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price
back in the form of a potentially taxable d istribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be
taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution
option. If you elect to receive distributions in cash or to invest
distributions automatically in shares of another Fidelity fund, you
will receive certain December distributions in January, but those
distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.
TAXES ON TRANSACTIONS. Your redemptions, including exchanges, may
result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital
gain or loss on your investment in a fund ge nerally is the
difference between the cost of your shares and the price you receive
when you sell them.
FUND SERVICES
FUND MANAGEMENT
Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders'
money and invests it toward a specified goal.
F MR i s each fund's manager.
As of __, FM R had approximately $__ billion in discretionary
assets under management.
As the manager, FMR is responsible for choosing ea ch fund' s
investments and handling i ts business affairs.
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), in Merrimack, New
Hampshire, serv es as sub-adviser for each fund. FIMM i s
primarily responsible for choosing investments for ea ch fund.
FIMM is an affiliate of FMR. As of ____ _, FIMM ha d
approximately $____ b ill ion in discretionary assets under
management.
A fund could be adversely affected if the computer systems used by FMR
and other service providers do not properly process and calculate
date-related information from and after January 1, 2000. FMR has
advised each fund that it is actively working on necessary changes to
its computer systems and expects that its systems, and those of other
major service providers, will be modified prior to January 1, 2000.
However, there can be no assurance that there will be no adverse
impact on a fund.
Norm Lind is vice president and manager of Spartan Intermediate
Municipal Income, which he has mana ged since Oct ober
1995 . He also manages several other Fidelity funds. Since joining
Fidelity in 1986, Mr. Lind has worked as an analyst and manager.
George Fischer is vice president and manager of Spartan Municipal
Income, which he has man aged since January 1998. He also
manages several other Fidelity funds. Since joining Fidelity in 1989,
Mr. Fischer has worked as an analyst and manager.
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee
may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry,
or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views
of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not
necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the
Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any
time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any
responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on
as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity
fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an
indication of trading intent on beha lf of any Fidelity fund.
Fidelity investment personnel may invest in securities for their own
investment accounts pursuant to a code of ethics that establishes
procedures for personal investing and restricts certain transactions.
Each fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is
calculated and paid to FMR every month.
Th e fe e for Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income is calculated
by dividing an annual asset-based fee rate of 0.10% by twelve and
multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the
month, and then adding an income-based fee. The income-based fee is 5%
of the fund's gross income throughout the month.
[After reimbursement, the total management fee for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999 was __% of the fund's average net assets.]
For Spartan Municipal Income, the fee is calculated by adding a group
fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and
multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the
month.
The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.37%, and it
drops as total assets under management increase.
For November 1 999, t he group fee rate w as __ % for
Spartan Municipal Income. The individual fund fee rate is 0.25% for
Spartan Municipal Income.
The total management fee for the fiscal year ended Novemb er 30,
1999, was __%[, after reimbur sement,] of the fund's a verage net
assets for Spartan Municipal I ncome.
FMR pays FIMM for providing assistance with investment advisory
services.
FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse the funds for
management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR
retains the ability to be repaid by a fund if expenses fall below the
specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement
arrangements can decrease a fund's expenses and boost its performance.
As of _______, approximately __% and __% of [Name of Fund]'s total
outstanding shares, respectively, were held by [FMR/FMR and [an] FMR
affiliate[s]/[an] FMR affiliate[s]].
FUND DISTRIBUTION
Fi delity Distributors Corporation (FDC) distributes each fund's
shares.
Each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule
12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that recognizes that
FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits
or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses
incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in
the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services. FMR,
directly or through FDC, may pay intermediaries, such as banks,
broker-dealers and other service-providers, that provide those
services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized
such payments.
To receive payments made pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan,
intermediaries must sign the appropriate agreement with FDC in
advance.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into
account the sale of shares of a fund, provided that the fund receives
brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other
broker-dealers.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been
authorized to give any information or to make any representations,
other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related
statement of additional information (SAI), in connection with the
offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other
information or representations must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do
not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC to sell shares of
the funds to or to buy shares o f the funds from any person
to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
APPENDIX
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand
each fund's financial history for the past 5 years. Certain
information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The
total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would
have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund ( assuming
reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has
bee n au dited by _____, independent accountants, whose reports,
along with each fund's financial highlights and financial statements,
are included in each fund's annual report. A free copy of each annual
report is available upon request.
[Financial Highlights to be filed by subsequent amendment.]
You can obtain additional information about the funds. The funds' SAI
includes more detailed information about each fund and its
investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally
forms a part of the prospectus). Each fund's annual and semi-annual
reports include a discussion of the fund's hold ings and r ecent
market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected
performance.
For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other
information or ask questions about a fund, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-8544. In additio n, you may visit Fidelity's Web site
at www.fidelity. com for a free copy of a prospectus or an annual or
semi-annual report or to request other information.
The SAI, the funds' annual and semi-annual reports and other related
materials are available on the SEC's Internet Web site
(http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information upon
paying a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of
the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009. You can also review and copy
information about the funds, including the funds' SAI, at the SEC's
Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for
information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, FILE NUMBERS, 811-2676, 811-2741
Spartan, Fidelity Investments and (Pyramid) Design, Fidelity
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SPARTAN(registered trademark) INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
A FUND OF FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
A FUN D OF FID ELITY MUNICIPAL TRUST
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FEBRUAR Y 28, 2 000
This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus.
Portions of each fund's annual reports are incorporated herein.
The annual reports are supplied with this SAI.
To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus, dated Fe bruary
28, 2000, or an annual report, please call Fidelity(registered
trademark) at 1-800-544-8544 or visit Fidelity's Web site at
www.fidelity.com.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Investment Policies and 17
Limitations
Portfolio Transactions 22
Valuation 24
Performance 24
Additional Purchase, Exchange 31
and Redemption Information
Distributions and Taxes 31
Trustees and Officers 31
Control of Investment Advisers 34
Management Contracts 34
Distribution Services 39
Transfer and Service Agent 40
Agreements
Description of the Trusts 40
Financial Statements 41
Appendix 41
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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in
the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy
or limitation states a maximum percentage of a fund's assets that may
be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy
regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation
will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's
acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any
subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will
not be considered when determining whether the investment complies
with the fund's investment policies and limitations.
A fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be
changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting
securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment
limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations
described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without
shareholder approval.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS SET
FORTH IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE FUND MAY NOT:
(1) with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the
securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed
by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalit ies,
or securiti es of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a)
more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the
securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of
the outstanding voting securities of that issuer;
(2) issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance
program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted
under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(3) borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary
or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount
not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount
borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings
that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not
including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with
the 33 1/3% limitation;
(4) underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that
the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities;
(5) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities, or tax-exempt obligations issued or guaranteed by a
U.S. territory or possession or a state or local government, or a
political subdivision of any of the foregoing) if, as a result, more
than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the
securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the
same industry;
(6) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real
estate business);
(7) purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result
of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures
contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed
by physical commodities); or
(8) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more
than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but
this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to
repurchase agreements.
(9) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment
policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a
single open-end management investment company with substantially the
same fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as
the fund.
THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS ARE NOT FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY BE
CHANGED WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.
(i) The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short,
unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in
kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that
transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to
constitute selling securities short.
(ii) The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on
margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are
necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin
payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures
contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
(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 borrow ings for p urposes of fundamental
investment limitation (3)).
(iv) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if,
as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in
securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to
legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be
sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at
approximately the prices at which they are valued.
(v) The fund does not currently intend to engage in repurchase
agreements or make loans, but this limitation does not apply to
purchases of debt securities.
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets in
the securities of a single open-end management investment company with
substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and
limitations as the fund.
For purposes of limitations (1) and (5), FMR identifies the issuer of
a security depending on its terms and conditions. In identifying the
issuer, FMR will consider the entity or entities responsible for
payment of interest and repayment of principal and the source of such
payments; the way in which assets and revenues of an issuing political
subdivision are separated from those of other political entities; and
whether a governmental body is guaranteeing the security.
With respect to limitation (iv), if through a change in values, net
assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more
than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it
would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
For the fund's limitations on futures and options transactions, see
the section entitled "Limitations on Futures and Options Transactions"
on page 5.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS SET
FORTH IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE FUND MAY NOT:
(1) with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the
securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed
by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or inst rumentalities,
or secu rities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a)
more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the
securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of
the outstanding voting securities of that issuer;
(2) issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance
program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted
under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(3) borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary
or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount
not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount
borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings
that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not
including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with
the 33 1/3% limitation;
(4) underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that
the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities;
(5) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities, or tax-exempt obligations issued or guaranteed by a
U.S. territory or possession or a state or local government, or a
political subdivision of any of the foregoing) if, as a result, more
than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the
securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the
same industry;
(6) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real
estate business);
(7) purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result
of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures
contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed
by physical commodities); or
(8) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more
than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but
this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to
repurchase agreements.
(9) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment
policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a
single open-end management investment company with substantially the
same fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as
the fund.
THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS ARE NOT FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY BE
CHANGED WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.
(i) The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short,
unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in
kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that
transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to
constitute selling securities short.
(ii) The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on
margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are
necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin
payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures
contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
(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
agr eements are treated as borrowings for purposes of
fundamental investment limitation (3)).
(iv) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if,
as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in
securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to
legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be
sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at
approximately the prices at which they are valued.
(v) The fund does not currently intend to engage in repurchase
agreements or make loans, but this limitation does not apply to
purchases of debt securities.
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets in
the securities of a single open-end management investment company with
substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and
limitations as the fund.
For purposes of limitations (1) and (5), FMR identifies the issuer of
a security depending on its terms and conditions. In identifying the
issuer, FMR will consider the entity or entities responsible for
payment of interest and repayment of principal and the source of such
payments; the way in which assets and revenues of an issuing political
subdivision are separated from those of other political entities; and
whether a governmental body is guaranteeing the security.
With respect to limitation (iv), if through a change in values, net
assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more
than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it
would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
For the fund's limitations on futures and options transactions, see
the section entitled "Limitations on Futures and Options Transactions"
on page 5.
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of
instruments in which a fund may invest, strategies FMR may employ in
pursuit of a fund's investment objective, and a summary of related
risks. FMR may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these
techniques unless it believes that doing so will help a fund achieve
its goal.
AFFILIATED BANK TRANSACTIONS. A fund may engage in transactions with
financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be,
"affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These
transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks;
short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50
largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S.
Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are
primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions;
and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Trustees
has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to
transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES represent interests in pools of purchase
contracts, financing leases, or sales agreements entered into by
municipalities. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be
largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing
the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit,
surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security
values may also be affected by other factors including changes in
interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool
and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the
pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities
providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be
subject to prepayment risk.
BORROWING. Each fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised
by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If
a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater
fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes
additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be
considered a form of leverage.
CASH MANAGEMENT. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in
cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase
agreements or shares of money market funds. Generally, these
securities offer less potential for gains than other types of
securities.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS are money market funds managed by FMR or its
affiliates that seek to earn a high level of current income (free from
federal income tax in the case of a municipal money market fund) while
maintaining a stable $1.00 share price. The funds comply with
industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the
quality, maturity, and diversification of their investments.
DOLLAR-WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY is derived by multiplying the value
of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these
calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the fund's
portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a
stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to
this rule.
For example, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will
take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call,
refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument
will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be
its maturity date. When a municipal bond issuer has committed to call
an issue of bonds and has established an independent escrow account
that is sufficient to, and is pledged to, refund that issue, the
number of days to maturity for the prerefunded bond is considered to
be the number of days to the announced call date of the bonds.
FUTURES AND OPTIONS. The following paragraphs pertain to futures and
options: Combined Positions, Correlation of Price Changes, Futures
Contracts, Futures Margin Payments, Limitations on Futures and Options
Transactions, Liquidity of Options and Futures Contracts, OTC Options,
Purchasing Put and Call Options, and Writing Put and Call Options.
COMBINED POSITIONS involve purchasing and writing options in
combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward
contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the
overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a
call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a
combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to
selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would
involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call
option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option
in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options
positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction
costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
CORRELATION OF PRICE CHANGES. Because there are a limited number of
types of exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely
that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's
current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in
options and futures contracts based on securities with different
issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in
which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the
options or futures position will not track the performance of the
fund's other investments.
Options and futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their
underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a
fund's investments well. Options and futures prices are affected by
such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates,
changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time
remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect
security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result
from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and
the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and
futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price
fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell
options and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the
securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to
attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the
contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in
all cases. If price changes in a fund's options or futures positions
are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may
fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not
offset by gains in other investments.
FUTURES CONTRACTS. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees
to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future
date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a
specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price
at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer
and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures
contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury
bonds or notes, and some are based on indices of securities prices,
such as the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index. Futures can be held until
their delivery dates, or can be closed out before then if a liquid
secondary market is available.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in
tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore,
purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure
to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying
instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument
directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value
of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to
the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset
both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the
underlying instrument had been sold.
FUTURES MARGIN PAYMENTS. The purchaser or seller of a futures contract
is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless
the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the
purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a
futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the
contract is entered into. Initial margin deposits are typically equal
to a percentage of the contract's value. If the value of either
party's position declines, that party will be required to make
additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value
on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive
all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments
do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a
fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy of an
FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to
return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received
by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the
fund.
LIMITATIONS ON FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS. Each fund has filed a
notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of the term
"commodity pool operator" with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association, which regulate
trading in the futures markets. The funds intend to comply with Rule
4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act, which limits the extent to which
the funds can commit assets to initial margin deposits and option
premiums.
In addition, each fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase
put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of
the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under
normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options
if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or
exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would
exceed 25% of its total assets; or (c) purchase call options if, as a
result, the current value of option premiums for call options
purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets.
These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or
traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to
securities that incorporate features similar to options.
The above limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts
and options, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts and
options discussed elsewhere in this SAI, may be changed as regulatory
agencies permit.
LIQUIDITY OF OPTIONS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS. There is no assurance a
liquid secondary market will exist for any particular options or
futures contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively
low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close
to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges
may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options and futures
contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or
downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days
when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is
imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out
existing positions. If the secondary market for a contract is not
liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could
prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially
could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or
expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's
access to other assets held to cover its options or futures positions
could also be impaired.
OTC OPTIONS. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized
with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract
size, and strike price, the terms of over-the-counter (OTC) options
(options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through
negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this
type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility
to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve
greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed
by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
PURCHASING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. By purchasing a put option, the
purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the
option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for
this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option
(known as the option premium). Options have various types of
underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of
securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate
its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising
the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will
lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser
completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A
purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out
in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary
market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if
security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying
instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of
purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss
(limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction
costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put
options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right
to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the
option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate
in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk
limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same
time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not
rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
WRITING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. The writer of a put or call option takes
the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In
return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation
to pay the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the
other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek
to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out
the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the
secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer
must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option
is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on
a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to
an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to
profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the
premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it
is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able
to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the
put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less
than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly,
however, because the premium received for writing the option should
mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the
option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon
exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options
are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls
generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall.
Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the
effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer
must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for
the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer
gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
ILLIQUID SECURITIES cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary
course of business at approximately the prices at which they are
valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may
be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees,
FMR determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through
reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid
securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, FMR
may consider various factors, including (1) the frequency and volume
of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective
purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a
market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it
trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics
and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other
credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the
method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the
security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and
obligations of the security).
INDEXED SECURITIES are instruments whose prices are indexed to the
prices of other securities, securities indices, or other financial
indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt
securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate is
determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic. Indexed
securities may have principal payments as well as coupon payments that
depend on the performance of one or more interest rates. Their coupon
rates or principal payments may change by several percentage points
for every 1% interest rate change.
The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the
performance of the security or other instrument to which they are
indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes. Indexed
securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments.
Indexed securities are also subject to the credit risks associated
with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline
substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates.
INTERFUND BORROWING AND LENDING PROGRAM. Pursuant to an exemptive
order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money
from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates; however, municipal
funds currently intend to participate in this program only as
borrowers. A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs
are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans. Interfund
borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration
of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may
have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund
loan is called or not renewed.
INVERSE FLOATERS have variable interest rates that typically move in
the opposite direction from movements in prevailing short-term
interest rate levels - rising when prevailing short-term interest
rates fall, and vice versa. The prices of inverse floaters can be
considerably more volatile than the prices of bonds with comparable
maturities.
INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT SECURITIES. Investment-grade debt securities are
medium and high-quality securities. Some may possess speculative
characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to
changes in the financial conditions of issuers. A debt security is
considered to be investment-grade if it is rated investment-grade by
Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's, Duff & Phelps Credit
Rating Co., or Fitch IBCA Inc., or is unrated but considered to be of
equivalent quality by FMR.
LOWER-QUALITY DEBT SECURITIES. Lower-quality debt securities have poor
protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of
principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered
to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes
due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of
lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of
higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in
periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of
rising interest rates.
The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less
active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can
adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse
publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity
of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing
services to value lower-quality debt securities.
A f und may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with
others, to pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a
security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders
if it determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's
shareholders.
MUNICIPAL INSURANCE. A municipal bond may be covered by insurance that
guarantees the bond's scheduled payment of interest and repayment of
principal. This type of insurance may be obtained by either (i) the
issuer at the time the bond is issued (primary market insurance), or
(ii) another party after the bond has been issued (secondary market
insurance).
Both primary and secondary market insurance guarantee timely and
scheduled repayment of all principal and payment of all interest on a
municipal bond in the event of default by the issuer, and cover a
municipal bond to its maturity, enhancing its credit quality and
value.
Municipal bond insurance does not insure against market fluctuations
or fluctuations in a fund's share price. In addition, a municipal bond
insurance policy will not cover: (i) repayment of a municipal bond
before maturity (redemption), (ii) prepayment or payment of an
acceleration premium (except for a mandatory sinking fund redemption)
or any other provision of a bond indenture that advances the maturity
of the bond, or (iii) nonpayment of principal or interest caused by
negligence or bankruptcy of the paying agent. A mandatory sinking fund
redemption may be a provision of a municipal bond issue whereby part
of the municipal bond issue may be retired before maturity.
Because a significant portion of the municipal securities issued and
outstanding is insured by a small number of insurance companies, an
event involving one or more of these insurance companies could have a
significant adverse effect on the value of the securities insured by
that insurance company and on the municipal markets as a whole.
FMR may decide to retain an insured municipal bond that is in default,
or, in FMR's view, in significant risk of default. While a fund holds
a defaulted, insured municipal bond, the fund collects interest
payments from the insurer and retains the right to collect principal
from the insurer when the municipal bond matures, or in connection
with a mandatory sinking fund redemption.
PRINCIPAL MUNICIPAL BOND INSURERS. The various insurance companies
providing primary and secondary market insurance policies for
municipal bonds are described below. Ratings reflect each respective
rating agency's assessment of the creditworthiness of an insurer and
the insurer's ability to pay claims on its insurance policies at the
time of the assessment.
Ambac Assurance Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ambac Financial
Group Inc., is authorized to provide bond insurance in the 50 U.S.
states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Bonds insured by Ambac Assurance Corp. are rated "Aaa" by Moody's
Investor Service and "AAA" by Standard & Poor's.
Connie Lee Insurance Co. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Connie Lee
Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ambac Assurance
Corp. All losses incurred by Connie Lee Insurance Co. that would cause
its statutory capital to drop below $75 million would be covered by
Ambac Assurance Corp. Connie Lee Insurance Co. is authorized to
provide bond insurance in 49 U.S. states, the District of Columbia,
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Bonds insured by Connie Lee
Insurance Co. are rated "AAA" by Standard & Poor's.
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. (FGIC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
GE Capital Services, is authorized to provide bond insurance in the 50
U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Bonds insured by FGIC are
rated "Aaa" by Moody's Investor Service and "AAA" by Standard &
Poor's.
Financial Security Assurance Inc. (FSA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd., is authorized to provide
bond insurance in 49 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and three
U.S. territories. Bonds insured by FSA are rated "Aaa" by Moody's
Investor Service and "AAA" by Standard & Poor's.
Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp. (MBIA Insurance Corp.), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of MBIA Inc., a publicly-owned company, is
authorized to provide bond insurance in the 50 U.S. states, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Bonds
insured by MBIA Insurance Corp. are rated "Aaa" by Moody's Investor
Service and "AAA" by Standard & Poor's.
MUNICIPAL LEASES and participation interests therein may take the form
of a lease, an installment purchase, or a conditional sale contract
and are issued by state and local governments and authorities to
acquire land or a wide variety of equipment and facilities. Generally,
a fund will not hold these obligations directly as a lessor of the
property, but will purchase a participation interest in a municipal
obligation from a bank or other third party. A participation interest
gives the purchaser a specified, undivided interest in the obligation
in proportion to its purchased interest in the total amount of the
issue.
Municipal leases frequently have risks distinct from those associated
with general obligation or revenue bonds. State constitutions and
statutes set forth requirements that states or municipalities must
meet to incur debt. These may include voter referenda, interest rate
limits, or public sale requirements. Leases, installment purchases, or
conditional sale contracts (which normally provide for title to the
leased asset to pass to the governmental issuer) have evolved as a
means for governmental issuers to acquire property and equipment
without meeting their constitutional and statutory requirements for
the issuance of debt. Many leases and contracts include
"non-appropriation clauses" providing that the governmental issuer has
no obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract
unless money is appropriated for such purposes by the appropriate
legislative body on a yearly or other periodic basis.
Non-appropriation clauses free the issuer from debt issuance
limitations. If a municipality stops making payments or transfers its
obligations to a private entity, the obligation could lose value or
become taxable.
MUNICIPAL MARKET DISRUPTION RISK. The value of municipal securities
may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to
legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal
securities or the rights of municipal securities holders in the event
of a bankruptcy. Proposals to restrict or eliminate the federal income
tax exemption for interest on municipal securities are introduced
before Congress from time to time. Proposals also may be introduced
before state legislatures that would affect the state tax treatment of
a municipal fund's distributions. If such proposals were enacted, the
availability of municipal securities and the value of a municipal
fund's holdings would be affected and the Trustees would reevaluate
the fund's investment objectives and policies. Municipal bankruptcies
are relatively rare, and certain provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code governing such bankruptcies are unclear and remain untested.
Further, the application of state law to municipal issuers could
produce varying results among the states or among municipal securities
issuers within a state. These legal uncertainties could affect the
municipal securities market generally, certain specific segments of
the market, or the relative credit quality of particular securities.
Any of these effects could have a significant impact on the prices of
some or all of the municipal securities held by a fund.
[EDUCATION. In general, there are two types of education-related
bonds; those issued to finance projects for public and private
colleges and universities, and those representing pooled interests in
student loans. Bonds issued to supply educational institutions with
funds are subject to the risk of unanticipated revenue decline,
primarily the result of decreasing student enrollment or decreasing
state and federal funding. Among the factors that may lead to
declining or insufficient revenues are restrictions on students'
ability to pay tuition, availability of state and federal funding, and
general economic conditions. Student loan revenue bonds are generally
offered by state (or substate) authorities or commissions and are
backed by pools of student loans. Underlying student loans may be
guaranteed by state guarantee agencies and may be subject to
reimbursement by the United States Department of Education through its
guaranteed student loan program. Others may be private, uninsured
loans made to parents or students which are supported by reserves or
other forms of credit enhancement. Recoveries of principal due to loan
defaults may be applied to redemption of bonds or may be used to
re-lend, depending on program latitude and demand for loans. Cash
flows supporting student loan revenue bonds are impacted by numerous
factors, including the rate of student loan defaults, seasoning of the
loan portfolio, and student repayment deferral periods of forbearance.
Other risks associated with student loan revenue bonds include
potential changes in federal legislation regarding student loan
revenue bonds, state guarantee agency reimbursement and continued
federal interest and other program subsidies currently in effect.]
[ELECTRIC UTILITIES. The electric utilities industry has been
experiencing, and will continue to experience, increased competitive
pressures. Federal legislation in the last two years will open
transmission access to any electricity supplier, although it is not
presently known to what extent competition will evolve. Other risks
include: (a) the availability and cost of fuel, (b) the availability
and cost of capital, (c) the effects of conservation on energy demand,
(d) the effects of rapidly changing environmental, safety, and
licensing requirements, and other federal, state, and local
regulations, (e) timely and sufficient rate increases, and (f)
opposition to nuclear power.]
[HEALTH CARE. The health care industry is subject to regulatory action
by a number of private and governmental agencies, including federal,
state, and local governmental agencies. A major source of revenues for
the health care industry is payments from the Medicare and Medicaid
programs. As a result, the industry is sensitive to legislative
changes and reductions in governmental spending for such programs.
Numerous other factors may affect the industry, such as general and
local economic conditions; demand for services; expenses (including
malpractice insurance premiums); and competition among health care
providers. In the future, the following elements may adversely affect
health care facility operations: adoption of legislation proposing a
national health insurance program; other state or local health care
reform measures; medical and technological advances which dramatically
alter the need for health services or the way in which such services
are delivered; changes in medical coverage which alter the traditional
fee-for-service revenue stream; and efforts by employers, insurers,
and governmental agencies to reduce the costs of health insurance and
health care services.]
[HOUSING. Housing revenue bonds are generally issued by a state,
county, city, local housing authority, or other public agency. They
generally are secured by the revenues derived from mortgages purchased
with the proceeds of the bond issue. It is extremely difficult to
predict the supply of available mortgages to be purchased with the
proceeds of an issue or the future cash flow from the underlying
mortgages. Consequently, there are risks that proceeds will exceed
supply, resulting in early retirement of bonds, or that homeowner
repayments will create an irregular cash flow. Many factors may affect
the financing of multi-family housing projects, including acceptable
completion of construction, proper management, occupancy and rent
levels, economic conditions, and changes to current laws and
regulations.]
[TRANSPORTATION. Transportation debt may be issued to finance the
construction of airports, toll roads, highways, or other transit
facilities. Airport bonds are dependent on the general stability of
the airline industry and on the stability of a specific carrier who
uses the airport as a hub. Air traffic generally follows broader
economic trends and is also affected by the price and availability of
fuel. Toll road bonds are also affected by the cost and availability
of fuel as well as toll levels, the presence of competing roads and
the general economic health of an area. Fuel costs and availability
also affect other transportation-related securities, as do the
presence of alternate forms of transportation, such as public
transportation.]
[WATER AND SEWER. Water and sewer revenue bonds are often considered
to have relatively secure credit as a result of their issuer's
importance, monopoly status, and generally unimpeded ability to raise
rates. Despite this, lack of water supply due to insufficient rain,
run-off, or snow pack is a concern that has led to past defaults.
Further, public resistance to rate increases, costly environmental
litigation, and Federal environmental mandates are challenges faced by
issuers of water and sewer bonds.]
PUT FEATURES entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer
at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a
fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features
are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the
put feature (purchase the security). Demand features and standby
commitments are types of put features.
REFUNDING CONTRACTS. Securities may be purchased on a when-issued
basis in connection with the refinancing of an issuer's outstanding
indebtedness. Refunding contracts require the issuer to sell and a
purchaser to buy refunded municipal obligations at a stated price and
yield on a settlement date that may be several months or several years
in the future. A purchaser generally will not be obligated to pay the
full purchase price if the issuer fails to perform under a refunding
contract. Instead, refunding contracts generally provide for payment
of liquidated damages to the issuer. A purchaser may secure its
obligations under a refunding contract by depositing collateral or a
letter of credit equal to the liquidated damages provisions of the
refunding contract.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS involve an agreement to purchase a security and
to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon
price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an
agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate
or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk
that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the
securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market
daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus
the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased
may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has
agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could
result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes
insolvent. The funds will engage in repurchase agreement transactions
with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found
satisfactory by FMR.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES are subject to legal restrictions on their sale.
Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to
a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately
negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, or in a registered public offering.
Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security
may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a
considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek
registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under
an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse
market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less
favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of
the security.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a
fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or
broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that
security at an agreed-upon price and time. The funds will enter into
reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has
been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR. Such transactions may
increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and a fund's
yield and may be viewed as a form of leverage.
SOURCES OF LIQ UIDITY OR CR EDIT 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.
STANDBY COMMITMENTS are puts that entitle holders to same-day
settlement at an exercise price equal to the amortized cost of the
underlying security plus accrued interest, if any, at the time of
exercise. A fund may acquire standby commitments to enhance the
liquidity of portfolio securities.
Ordinarily a fund will not transfer a standby commitment to a third
party, although it could sell the underlying municipal security to a
third party at any time. A fund may purchase standby commitments
separate from or in conjunction with the purchase of securities
subject to such commitments. In the latter case, the fund would pay a
higher price for the securities acquired, thus reducing their yield to
maturity.
Issuers or financial intermediaries may obtain letters of credit or
other guarantees to support their ability to buy securities on demand.
FMR may rely upon its evaluation of a bank's credit in determining
whether to purchase an instrument supported by a letter of credit. In
evaluating a foreign bank's credit, FMR will consider whether adequate
public information about the bank is available and whether the bank
may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments,
currency controls, or other governmental restrictions that might
affect the bank's ability to honor its credit commitment.
Standby commitments are subject to certain risks, including the
ability of issuers of standby commitments to pay for securities at the
time the commitments are exercised; the fact that standby commitments
are not generally marketable; and the possibility that the maturities
of the underlying securities may be different from those of the
commitments.
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POLICIES. Each fund reserves the right to invest
without limitation in short-term instruments, to hold a substantial
amount of uninvested cash, or to invest more than normally permitted
in federally taxable obligations for temporary, defensive purposes.
TENDER OPTION BONDS are created by coupling an intermediate- or
long-term, fixed-rate, municipal bond (generally held pursuant to a
custodial arrangement) with a tender agreement that gives the holder
the option to tender the bond at its face value. As consideration for
providing the tender option, the sponsor (usually a bank,
broker-dealer, or other financial institution) receives periodic fees
equal to the difference between the bond's fixed coupon rate and the
rate (determined by a remarketing or similar agent) that would cause
the bond, coupled with the tender option, to trade at par on the date
of such determination. After payment of the tender option fee, a fund
effectively holds a demand obligation that bears interest at the
prevailing short-term tax-exempt rate. In selecting tender option
bonds, FMR will consider the creditworthiness of the issuer of the
underlying bond, the custodian, and the third party provider of the
tender option. In certain instances, a sponsor may terminate a tender
option if, for example, the issuer of the underlying bond defaults on
interest payments.
VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE SECURITIES provide for periodic adjustments
in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities
provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate,
while floating rate securities have interest rates that change
whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate. Some
variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features
that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance
plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial
intermediaries.
In many instances bonds and participation interests have tender
options or demand features that permit the holder to tender (or put)
the bonds to an institution at periodic intervals and to receive the
principal amount thereof. Variable rate instruments structured in this
fashion are considered to be essentially equivalent to other variable
rate securities. The IRS has not ruled whether the interest on these
instruments is tax-exempt. Fixed-rate bonds that are subject to third
party puts and participation interests in such bonds held by a bank in
trust or otherwise may have similar features.
WHEN-ISSUED AND FORWARD PURCHASE OR SALE TRANSACTIONS involve a
commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined
price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the
customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no
interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.
When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the
purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the
risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security
will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities
is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition
to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains
substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding,
the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a
security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not
participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security.
If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver
or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or
yield opportunity or suffer a loss.
A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may
sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in
capital gains or losses for the fund.
ZERO COUPON BONDS do not make interest payments; instead, they are
sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face
value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current
income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of
fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a
fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon
bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed
on behalf of each fund by FMR pursuant to authority contained in the
management contract. FMR is also responsible for the placement of
transaction orders for other investment companies and investment
accounts for which it or its affiliates act as investment adviser. In
selecting broker-dealers, subject to applicable limitations of the
federal securities laws, FMR considers various relevant factors,
including, but not limited to: the size and type of the transaction;
the nature and character of the markets for the security to be
purchased or sold; the execution efficiency, settlement capability,
and financial condition of the broker-dealer firm; the broker-dealer's
execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the reasonableness
of any commissions; and, if applicable, arrangements for payment of
fund expenses.
If FMR grants investment management authority to a sub-adviser (see
the section entitled "Management Contracts"), that sub-adviser is
authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities, and will do so in accordance with the policies described
above.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who
provide research and execution services to the fund or other
investment accounts over which FMR or its affiliates exercise
investment discretion. Such services may include advice concerning the
value of securities; the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or
selling securities; and the availability of securities or the
purchasers or sellers of securities. In addition, such broker-dealers
may furnish analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries,
securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and
performance of investment accounts; and effect securities transactions
and perform functions incidental thereto (such as clearance and
settlement).
For transactions in fixed-income securities, FMR's selection of
broker-dealers is generally based on the availability of a security
and its price and, to a lesser extent, on the overall quality of
execution and other services, including research, provided by the
broker-dealer.
The receipt of research from broker-dealers that execute transactions
on behalf of a fund may be useful to FMR in rendering investment
management services to that fund or its other clients, and conversely,
such research provided by broker-dealers who have executed transaction
orders on behalf of other FMR clients may be useful to FMR in carrying
out its obligations to a fund. The receipt of such research has not
reduced FMR's normal independent research activities; however, it
enables FMR to avoid the additional expenses that could be incurred if
FMR tried to develop comparable information through its own efforts.
Fixed-income securities are generally purchased from an issuer or
underwriter acting as principal for the securities, on a net basis
with no brokerage commission paid. However, the dealer is compensated
by a difference between the security's original purchase price and the
selling price, the so-called "bid-asked spread." Securities may also
be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting
fees.
Subject to applicable limitations of the federal securities laws, a
fund may pay a broker-dealer commissions for agency transactions that
are in excess of the amount of commissions charged by other
broker-dealers in recognition of their research and execution
services. In order to cause a fund to pay such higher commissions, FMR
must determine in good faith that such commissions are reasonable in
relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided
by such executing broker-dealers, viewed in terms of a particular
transaction or FMR's overall responsibilities to that fund or its
other clients. In reaching this determination, FMR will not attempt to
place a specific dollar value on the brokerage and research services
provided, or to determine what portion of the compensation should be
related to those services.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, FMR is authorized to
allocate portfolio transactions in a manner that takes into account
assistance received in the distribution of shares of the funds or
other Fidelity funds and to use the research services of brokerage and
other firms that have provided such assistance. FMR may use research
services provided by and place agency transactions with National
Financial Services Corporation (NFSC), an indirect subsidiary of FMR
Corp., if the commissions are fair, reasonable, and comparable to
commissions charged by non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms for
similar services.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions to broker-dealers (including
affiliates of FMR) who have entered into arrangements with FMR under
which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the commissions paid by
a fund toward the reduction of that fund's expenses. The transaction
quality must, however, be comparable to those of other qualified
broker-dealers.
Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prohibits members
of national securities exchanges from executing exchange transactions
for investment accounts which they or their affiliates manage, unless
certain requirements are satisfied. Pursuant to such requirements, the
Board of Trustees has authorized NFSC to execute portfolio
transactions on national securities exchanges in accordance with
approved procedures and applicable SEC rules.
The Trustees of each fund periodically review FMR's performance of its
responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio
transactions on behalf of the fund and review the commissions paid by
the fund over representative periods of time to determine if they are
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.
For the fiscal periods ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and
November 30, 1999 and 1998, the portfolio turnover rates were ___% and
___%, respectively, for Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and ___%
and ___%, respectively, for Spartan Municipal Income. [Variations in
turnover rate may be due to fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase
and redemption orders, market conditions, or changes in FMR's
investment outlook.]
The following tables show the brokerage commissions paid by the
funds. Significant changes in brokerage commissions paid by a fund
from year to year may result from changing asset levels throughout the
year. A fund may pay both commissions and spreads in connection with
the placement of portfolio transactions. [For the fiscal years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, and November 30, 1999, 1998, and
1997, Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal
Income, respectively, paid no brokerage commissions.]
[The following table shows the total amount of brokerage
commissions paid by each fund.
Fiscal Year Ended Total Amount Paid
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE December 31
MUNICIPAL INCOME
1999 $
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME November 30
1999
[Of the following tables, the first shows the total amount of
brokerage commissions paid by each fund to NFSC for the past fiscal
years. [The second table shows the approximate percentage of aggregate
brokerage commissions paid by a fund to NFSC for transactions
involving the approximate percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of
transactions for which the fund paid brokerage commissions for the
fiscal year ended 1999]. NFSC is paid on a commission basis.]
Fiscal Year Ended Total Amount Paid to NFSC
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE December 31
MUNICIPAL INCOME
1999 $
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME November 30
1999
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Fiscal Year Ended 1999 % of Aggregate Commissions % of Aggregate Dollar Amount
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SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE December 31 % %
MUNICIPAL INCOME
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME November 30 % %
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[(dagger) The difference between the percentage of aggregate
brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate
dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFSC is a result of
the low commission rates charged by NFSC.]
[NFSC has used a portion of the commissions paid by a fund to
reduce that fund's custodian or transfer agent fees.]
[The following table shows the dollar amount of brokerage
commissions paid to firms that provided research services and the
approximate dollar amount of the transactions involved for the fiscal
year ended 1999.]
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Fiscal Year Ended 1999 $ Amount of Commissions Paid $ Amount of Brokerage
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Research Services*
SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE December 31 $ $
MUNICIPAL INCOME
SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME November 30 $ $
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[*The provision of research services was not necessarily a factor
in the placement of all this business with such firms.]
[For the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 and November 30,
1999, Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal
Inc ome, respectively, paid no brokerage commissions to firms that
provided research services.]
The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures in conformity with
Rule 10f-3 under the 1940 Act whereby a fund may purchase securities
that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR
participates. These procedures prohibit the funds from directly or
indirectly benefiting an FMR affiliate in connection with such
underwritings. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate
participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may
apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities
that the funds could purchase in the underwriting.
From time to time the Trustees will review whether the recapture for
the benefit of the funds of some portion of the brokerage commissions
or similar fees paid by the funds on portfolio transactions is legally
permissible and advisable. Each fund seeks to recapture soliciting
broker-dealer fees on the tender of portfolio securities, but at
present no other recapture arrangements are in effect. The Trustees
intend to continue to review whether recapture opportunities are
available and are legally permissible and, if so, to determine in the
exercise of their business judgment whether it would be advisable for
each fund to seek such recapture.
Although the Trustees and officers of each fund are substantially the
same as those of other funds managed by FMR or its affiliates,
investment decisions for each fund are made independently from those
of other funds managed by FMR or investment accounts managed by FMR
affiliates. It sometimes happens that the same security is held in the
portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts.
Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and
investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser,
particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment
objective of more than one fund or investment account.
When two or more funds are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or
sale of the same security, the prices and amounts are allocated in
accordance with procedures believed to be appropriate and equitable
for each fund. In some cases this system could have a detrimental
effect on the price or value of the security as far as each fund is
concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to
participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and
prices for the funds. It is the current opinion of the Trustees that
the desirability of retaining FMR as investment adviser to each fund
outweighs any disadvantages that may be said to exist from exposure to
simultaneous transactions.
VALUATION
Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single
share. The NAV of each fund is computed by adding the value of the
fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting its
liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of shares
outstanding.
Portfolio securities are valued by various methods. If quotations are
not available, fixed-income securities are usually valued on the basis
of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation
matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and
electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing services has
been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services
are available, and the funds may use various pricing services or
discontinue the use of any pricing service.
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available. Securities of other open-end investment
companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value
of the securities owned by a fund if, in the opinion of a committee
appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would more
accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For example,
securities and other assets for which there is no readily available
market value may be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by
the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith determination of the
value of a security, the committee may review price movements in
futures contracts and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), market and
trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange
institutional trading.
PERFORMANCE
A fund may quote performance in various ways. All performance
information supplied by the funds in advertising is historical and is
not intended to indicate future returns. Each fund's share price,
yield and return fluctuate in response to market conditions and other
factors, and the value of fund shares when redeemed may be more or
less than their original cost.
YIELD CALCULATIONS. Yields for a fund are computed by dividing a
fund's interest and income for a given 30-day or one-month period, net
of expenses, by the average number of shares entitled to receive
distributions during the period, dividing this figure by the fund's
NAV at the end of the period, and annualizing the result (assuming
compounding of income) in order to arrive at an annual percentage
rate. Income is calculated for purposes of yield quotations in
accordance with standardized methods applicable to all stock and bond
funds. In general, interest income is reduced with respect to bonds
trading at a premium over their par value by subtracting a portion of
the premium from income on a daily basis, and is increased with
respect to bonds trading at a discount by adding a portion of the
discount to daily income. Capital gains and losses generally are
excluded from the calculation.
Income calculated for the purposes of calculating a fund's yield
differs from income as determined for other accounting purposes.
Because of the different accounting methods used, and because of the
compounding of income assumed in yield calculations, a fund's yield
may not equal its distribution rate, the income paid to your account,
or the income reported in the fund's financial statements.
Yield information may be useful in reviewing a fund's performance and
in providing a basis for comparison with other investment
alternatives. However, a fund's yield fluctuates, unlike investments
that pay a fixed interest rate over a stated period of time. When
comparing investment alternatives, investors should also note the
quality and maturity of the portfolio securities of respective
investment companies they have chosen to consider.
Investors should recognize that in periods of declining interest rates
a fund's yield will tend to be somewhat higher than prevailing market
rates, and in periods of rising interest rates a fund's yield will
tend to be somewhat lower. Also, when interest rates are falling, the
inflow of net new money to a fund from the continuous sale of its
shares will likely be invested in instruments producing lower yields
than the balance of the fund's holdings, thereby reducing a fund's
current yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite can
be expected to occur.
The tax-equivalent yield of a fund is the rate an investor would have
to earn from a fully taxable investment before taxes to equal a fund's
tax-free yield. Tax-equivalent yields are calculated by dividing a
fund's yield by the result of one minus a specified federal income tax
rate. If only a portion of a fund's yield is tax-exempt, only that
portion is adjusted in the calculation.
The following table shows the effect of a shareholder's tax status on
effective yield under federal income tax law s for 20 00. It
shows the approximate yield a taxable security must provide at various
income brackets to produce after-tax yields equivalent to those of
hypothetical federally tax-exempt obligations yielding fro m _% to
_% . Of course, no assurance can be given that a fund will achieve
any specific tax-exempt yield. While a fund invests principally in
obligations whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, other
income received by the fund may be taxable.
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2000 TAX RAT ES AND TAX -EQUIVALENT YIELDS
Federal If individual tax-exempt
yield is:
Taxable Income* Marginal % % % % % % % %
Single Return Joint Return Rate** Then taxable-equivalent yield
is
$ $ % % % % % % % %
$ $ % % % % % % % %
$ $ % % % % % % % %
$ $ % % % % % % % %
$ $ % % % % % % % %
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* Net amount subject to federal income tax after deductions and
exemptions. Assumes ordinary income only.
** Excludes the impact of the phaseout of personal exemptions,
limitations on itemized deductions, and other credits, exclusions, and
adjustments which may increase a taxpayer's marginal tax rate. An
increase in a shareholder's marginal tax rate would increase that
shareholder's tax-equivalent yield.
A fund may invest a portion of its assets in obligations that are
subject to federal income tax. When a fund invests in these
obligations, its tax-equivalent yields will be lower. In the table
above, tax-equivalent yields are calculated assuming investments are
100% federally tax-free.
RETURN CALCULATIONS. Returns quoted in advertising reflect all aspects
of a fund's return, including the effect of reinvesting dividends and
capital gain distributions, and any change in a fund's NAV over a
stated period. A cumulative return reflects actual performance over a
stated period of time. Average annual returns are calculated by
determining the growth or decline in value of a hypothetical
historical investment in a fund over a stated period, and then
calculating the annually compounded percentage rate that would have
produced the same result if the rate of growth or decline in value had
been constant over the period. For example, a cumulative return of
100% over ten years would produce an average annual return of 7.18%,
which is the steady annual rate of return that would equal 100% growth
on a compounded basis in ten years. While average annual returns are a
convenient means of comparing investment alternatives, investors
should realize that a fund's performance is not constant over time,
but changes from year to year, and that average annual returns
represent averaged figures as opposed to the actual year-to-year
performance of a fund.
In addition to average annual returns, a fund may quote unaveraged or
cumulative returns reflecting the simple change in value of an
investment over a stated period. Average annual and cumulative returns
may be quoted as a percentage or as a dollar amount, and may be
calculated for a single investment, a series of investments, or a
series of redemptions, over any time period. Returns may be broken
down into their components of income and capital (including capital
gains and changes in share price) in order to illustrate the
relationship of these factors and their contributions to return.
Returns may be quoted on a before-tax or after-tax basis. Returns may
or may not include the effect of a fund's small account fee. Excluding
a fund's small account fee from a return calculation produces a higher
return figure. Returns, yields and other performance information may
be quoted numerically or in a table, graph, or similar illustration.
NET ASSET VALUE. Charts and graphs using a fund's NAVs, adjusted NAVs,
and benchmark indexes may be used to exhibit performance. An adjusted
NAV includes any distributions paid by a fund and reflects all
elements of its return. Unless otherwise indicated, a fund's
adjusted NAVs are not adjusted for sales charges, if any.
HISTORICAL FUND RESULTS. The following t able shows each
fund's yield, tax-equivalent yield, and re turn s for the fiscal
periods ended December 31, 1999 and November 30, 1999, as
ap plicable.
The tax-equivalent yields for eac h fund are ba sed on a __%
federal income tax rate. Note that each fund may invest in securities
whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
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Average Annual Returns
Thirty-Day Yield Tax- Equivalent Yield One Year Five Years Ten Years
Spartan Intermediate % % % % %
Municipal Income
Spartan Municipal Income % % % % %
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Cumulative Returns
One Year Five Years Ten Years
Spartan Intermediate % % %
Municipal Income
Spartan Municipal Income % % %
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[Note: If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these
periods, each fund/_____'s returns would have been lower.]
[Note: If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these
periods, each fund/_____'s y ield and tax equivalent yield would
ha ve been ___% and __%, respectively.
The following tables show the income and capital elements of each
fund's cumulative return. The tables compare each fund's return to the
record of the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA),
and the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI),
over the same per iod. The S&P 500 and DJIA comparisons are
provided to show how each fund's return compared to the record of a
market capital ization-we ighted index of common stocks and a
narrower set of stocks of major industrial companies, respectively,
over the same period. Because each fund invests in fixed-income
securities, common stocks represent a different type of investment
from the funds. Common stocks generally offer greater growth potential
than the funds, but generally experience greater price volatility,
which means greater potential for loss. In addition, common stocks
generally provide lower income than fixed-income investments such as
the funds. The S&P 500 and DJIA returns are based on the prices of
unmanaged groups of stocks and, unlike each fund's returns, do not
include the effect of brokerage commissions or other costs of
investing.
The following tables show the growth in value of a hypothetical
$10,000 investment in each fund during the past 10 fiscal periods
ended 1999, assuming all distributions were reinvested. Returns are
based on past results and are not an indi cation of future
performance. Tax consequences of different investments have not been
factored into the figures below.
During the 10-year period ended Decembe r 31, 1999, a hypothetical
$10,000 investment in Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income would have
grown to $______.
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SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE INDEXES
MUNICIPAL INCOME
Fiscal Year
Ended Value of Initial $10,000 Value of Reinvested Dividend Value of Reinvested Capital Total Value S&P 500
Investment Distributions Gain Distributions
1999 $ $ $ $ $
1998 $ $ $ $ $
1997 $ $ $ $ $
1996 $ $ $ $ $
1995 $ $ $ $ $
1994 $ $ $ $ $
1993 $ $ $ $ $
1992 $ $ $ $ $
1991 $ $ $ $ $
1990 $ $ $ $ $
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SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE INDEXES
MUNICIPAL INCOME
Fiscal Year Ended DJIA Cost of Living
1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
1996 $ $
1995 $ $
1994 $ $
1993 $ $
1992 $ $
1991 $ $
1990 $ $
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Explanatory Notes: With an initial investment of $10,000 in Spartan
Intermediate Municipal Income on January 1, 199 0, the net
amount invested in fund shares was $10,000. The cost of the initial
investment ($10,000) together with the aggregate cost of reinvested
dividends and capital gain distributions for the period covered (their
cash value at the time they were reinvested) amounted to
$ ______. If distributions had not been reinvested, the amount of
distributions earned from the fund over time would have been smaller,
and cash payments for the period would have amounted to $______
for dividends and $_____ for capital gain distributions.
During the 10-year period e nded November 30, 1999, a hypothetical
$10,000 investment in Spartan Municipal Income would have grown to
$______.
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SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME
Fiscal Year Ended Value of Initial $10,000 Value of Reinvested Dividend Value of Reinvested Capital Total Value
Investment Distributions Gain Distributions
1999 $ $ $ $
1998 $ $ $ $
1997 $ $ $ $
1996 $ $ $ $
1995 $ $ $ $
1994 $ $ $ $
1993 $ $ $ $
1992 $ $ $ $
1991 $ $ $ $
1990 $ $ $ $
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SPARTAN MUNICIPAL INCOME INDEXES
Fiscal Year Ended S&P 500 DJIA Cost of Living
1999 $ $ $
1998 $ $ $
1997 $ $ $
1996 $ $ $
1995 $ $ $
1994 $ $ $
1993 $ $ $
1992 $ $ $
1991 $ $ $
1990 $ $ $
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Explanatory Notes: With an initial investment of $10,000 in Spartan
Municipal Income on December 1, 1990, t he net amount invested
in fund shares was $10,000. The cost of the initial investment
($10,000) together with the aggregate cost of reinvested dividends and
capital gain distributions for the period covered (their cash value at
the time they were reinvested) amounted to $ _____ _. If
distributions had not been reinvested, the amount of distributions
earned from the fund over time would have been smaller, and cash
payments for the period would have amounted to $ ______ for
dividends and $_____ for capital gain distributions.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS. A fund's performance may be compared to the
performance of other mutual funds in general, or to the performance of
particular types of mutual funds. These comparisons may be expressed
as mutual fund rankings prepared by Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an
independent service located in Summit, New Jersey that monitors the
performance of mutual funds. Generally, Lipper rankings are based on
return, assume reinvestment of distributions, do not take sales
charges or trading fees into consideration, and are prepared without
regard to tax consequences. Lipper may also rank based on yield. In
addition to the mutual fund rankings, a fund's performance may be
compared to stock, bond, and money market mutual fund performance
indexes prepared by Lipper or other organizations. When comparing
these indexes, it is important to remember the risk and return
characteristics of each type of investment. For example, while stock
mutual funds may offer higher potential returns, they also carry the
highest degree of share price volatility. Likewise, money market funds
may offer greater stability of principal, but generally do not offer
the higher potential returns available from stock mutual funds.
From time to time, a fund's performance may also be compared to other
mutual funds tracked by financial or business publications and
periodicals. For example, a fund may quote Morningstar, Inc. in its
advertising materials. Morningstar, Inc. is a mutual fund rating
service that rates mutual funds on the basis of risk-adjusted
performance. Rankings that compare the performance of Fidelity funds
to one another in appropriate categories over specific periods of time
may also be quoted in advertising. A fund may advertise risk ratings,
including symbols or numbers, prepared by independent rating agencies.
A fund's performance may also be compared to that of each benchmark
index representing the universe of securities in which the fund may
invest. The return of each index reflects reinvestment of all
dividends and capital gains paid by securities included in each index.
Unlike a fund's returns, however, each index's returns do not reflect
brokerage commissions, transaction fees, or other costs of investing
directly in the securities included in th e index.
Each fund may compare its performance to the Lehman Brothers Municipal
Bond Index, a market value-weighted index for invest ment-grade
municipal bonds with maturities of one year or more. Issues
included in the index have been issued after December 31, 1990 and
have been issued as part of an offering of at least $50 million.
A fter December 31, 1995, zero coupon bonds and issues subject to
the alternative minimum tax are included in t he index. Issues
included in the index prior to January 1, 2000 have an outstanding par
value of at least $3 million; while issues i nclude d in the
index after January 1, 2000 have an outstanding par value of at least
$5 million.
Spartan Municipal Income may also compare its performance to that
of the Lehman Brothers 3 Plus Year Municipal Bond Index, a market
value-weighted index for investment-grade municipal bonds with
maturities of three years or more. Issues included in the index have
been issued after December 31, 1990 and have been issued as part of an
offering of at least $50 million. After December 31, 1995, zero coupon
bonds and issues subject to the alternative minimum tax are included
in the index. Issues included in the index prior to January 1, 2000
have an outstanding par value of at least $3 million; while issues
included in the index after January 1, 2000 have an outstandin g
par value of at least $5 million.
Sp artan Intermediate Municipal Income may also compare its
performance to that of the Lehman Brothers 1-17 Year Municipal B ond
Index, a market value-weighted index for investment-grade municipal
bonds with maturities between one and 17 years. Issues included in the
index have been issued after December 31, 1990, have an outstanding
par value of at least $3 million and have been issued as part of an
offering of at least $50 million. After December 31, 1995, zero coupon
bonds and issues subject to the alternative minimum tax are included
in the index. Issues included in the index prior to January 1, 2000
have an outstanding par value of at least $3 million ; while issues
included in the index after January 1, 2000 have an outstanding par
value of at least $5 million.
A fund may be compared in advertising to Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
or other investments issued by banks or other depository institutions.
Mutual funds differ from bank investments in several respects. For
example, a fund may offer greater liquidity or higher potential
returns than CDs, a fund does not guarantee your principal or your
return, and fund shares are not FDIC insured.
Fidelity may provide information designed to help individuals
understand their investment goals and explore various financial
strategies. Such information may include information about current
economic, market, and political conditions; materials that describe
general principles of investing, such as asset allocation,
diversification, risk tolerance, and goal setting; questionnaires
designed to help create a personal financial profile; worksheets used
to project savings needs based on assumed rates of inflation and
hypothetical rates of return; and action plans offering investment
alternatives. Materials may also include discussions of Fidelity's
asset allocation funds and other Fidelity funds, products, and
services.
Ibbotson Associates of Chicago, Illinois (Ibbotson) provides
historical returns of the capital markets in the United States,
including common stocks, small capitalization stocks, long-term
corporate bonds, intermediate-term government bonds, long-term
government bonds, Treasury bills, the U.S. rate of inflation (based on
the CPI), and combinations of various capital markets. The performance
of these capital markets is based on the returns of different indexes.
Fidelity funds may use the performance of these capital markets in
order to demonstrate general risk-versus-reward investment scenarios.
Performance comparisons may also include the value of a hypothetical
investment in any of these capital markets. The risks associated with
the security types in any capital market may or may not correspond
directly to those of the funds. Ibbotson calculates returns in the
same method as the funds. The funds may also compare performance to
that of other compilations or indexes that may be developed and made
available in the future.
A fund may compare and contrast in advertising the relative advantages
of investing in a mutual fund versus an individual municipal bond.
Unlike municipal bond mutual funds, individual municipal bonds offer a
stated rate of interest and, if held to maturity, repayment of
principal. Although some individual municipal bonds might offer a
higher return, they do not offer the reduced risk of a mutual fund
that invests in many different securities. The sales charges of many
municipal bond mutual funds are lower than the purchase cost of
individual municipal bonds, which are generally subject to direct
brokerage costs.
In advertising materials, Fidelity may reference or discuss its
products and services, which may include other Fidelity funds;
retirement investing; brokerage products and services; model
portfolios or allocations; saving for college or other goals; and
charitable giving. In addition, Fidelity may quote or reprint
financial or business publications and periodicals as they relate to
current economic and political conditions, fund management, portfolio
composition, investment philosophy, investment techniques, the
desirability of owning a particular mutual fund, and Fidelity services
and products. Fidelity may also reprint, and use as advertising and
sales literature, articles from Fidelity Focus(Registered trademark),
a quarterly magazine provided free of charge to Fidelity fund
shareholders.
A fund may present its fund number, Quotron(trademark) number, and
CUSIP number, and discuss or quote its current portfolio manager.
VOLATILITY. A fund may quote various measures of volatility and
benchmark correlation in advertising. In addition, the fund may
compare these measures to those of other funds. Measures of volatility
seek to compare a fund's historical share price fluctuations or
returns to those of a benchmark. Measures of benchmark correlation
indicate how valid a comparative benchmark may be. All measures of
volatility and correlation are calculated using averages of historical
data. In advertising, a fund may also discuss or illustrate examples
of interest rate sensitivity.
MOMENTUM INDICATORS indicate a fund's price movements over specific
periods of time. Each point on the momentum indicator represents a
fund's percentage change in price movements over that period.
A fund may advertise examples of the effects of periodic investment
plans, including the principle of dollar cost averaging. In such a
program, an investor invests a fixed dollar amount in a fund at
periodic intervals, thereby purchasing fewer shares when prices are
high and more shares when prices are low. While such a strategy does
not assure a profit or guard against loss in a declining market, the
investor's average cost per share can be lower than if fixed numbers
of shares are purchased at the same intervals. In evaluating such a
plan, investors should consider their ability to continue purchasing
shares during periods of low price levels.
As of December 31 , 1999, FMR advised over $__ billion in municipal
fund assets, $__ billion in taxable fixed-income fund assets, $__
billion in money market fund a ssets, $___ billion in equity fund
assets, $__ billion in international fund assets, and $___ billion in
Spartan fund assets. The funds may reference the growth and variety of
money market mutual funds and the adviser's innovation and
participation in the industry. The equity funds under management
figure represents the largest amount of equity fund assets under
management by a mutual fund investment adviser in the United States,
making FMR America's leading equity (stock) fund manager. FMR, its
subsidiaries, and affiliates maintain a worldwide information and
communications network for the purpose of researching and managing
investments abroad.
In addition to performance rankings, a fund may compare its total
expense ratio to the average total expense ratio of similar funds
tracked by Lipper. A fund's total expense ratio is a significant
factor in comparing bond and money market investments because of its
effect on yield.
ADDITIONAL PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION
A fu nd ma y make redemption payments in whole or in part in
readily marketable securities or other property, valued for this
purpose as they are valued in computing each fund's NAV, if FMR
determines it is in the best interest of the fund. Shareholders that
rec eive securities or other property on redemption may realize a
gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur any costs of sale, as
well as the associated inconveniences.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
DIVIDENDS. To the extent that each fund's income is designated as
federally tax-exempt interest, the dividends declared by the fund are
also federally tax-exempt. Short-term capital gains are taxable as
dividends, but do not qualify for the dividends-received deduction.
Each fund purchases municipal securities whose interest FMR believes
is free from federal income tax. Generally, issuers or other parties
have entered into covenants requiring continuing compliance with
federal tax requirements to preserve the tax-free status of interest
payments over the life of the security. If at any time the covenants
are not complied with, or if the IRS otherwise determines that the
issuer did not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest
payments from a security could become federally taxable retroactive to
the date the security was issued. For certain types of structured
securities, the tax status of the pass-through of tax-free income may
also be based on the federal tax treatment of the structure.
Interest on certain "private activity" securities is subject to the
federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), although the interest continues
to be excludable from gross income for other tax purposes. Interest
from private activity securities is a tax preference item for the
purposes of determining whether a taxpayer is subject to the AMT and
the amount of AMT to be paid, if any.
A portion of the gain on municipal bonds purchased at market discount
after April 30, 1993 is taxable to shareholders as ordinary income,
not as capital gains.
CAPITAL G AI N DISTRIBUTIONS. Each fund's long-term capital gain
distributions are federally taxable to shareholders generally as
capital gains.
As of December 31, 1999, Spar tan Intermediate Municipal Income had
a capital loss carryforward aggregating approximately $____. This loss
carryforward, of wh ich $___, $___, and $___will expire on December
31, 199_, ____, and ____, respectively, is available to offset future
capital gains.
As of November 30, 1999, Spartan Municipal Income had a capital
loss carryforward aggregating approximately $____. This loss
carryforward, of which $__ _, $___, and $___will expire on December
31, 199_, ____, and ____, respectively, is available to offset future
capital gains.
TAX STATUS OF THE FUNDS. Each fund intends to qualify each year as a
"regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income
and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as
a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal
income or excise taxes at the fund level, each fund intends to
distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net
realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a
fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules
applicable to regulated investment companies.
OTHER TAX INFORMATION. The information above is only a summary of some
of the tax consequences generally affecting each fund and its
shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax
consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine
whether the sale of shares of a fund resulted in a capital gain or
loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income
taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund
distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal
property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to
determine whether a fund is suitable to their particular tax
situation.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of
the trusts are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each fund
and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The
Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout
the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual
arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, and
review each fund's performance. Except as indicated, each individual
has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the
last five years. All persons named as Trustees and Members of the
Advisory Board also serve in similar capacities for other funds
advised by FMR or its affiliates. The business address of each
Trustee, Member of the Advisory Board, and officer who is an
"interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) is 82 Devonshire
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, which is also the address of FMR.
The business address of all the other Trustees is Fidelity
Investments, P.O. Box 9235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-9235. Those
Trustees who are "interested persons" by virtue of their affiliation
with either the trust or FMR are indicated by an asterisk (*).
*EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3 d (69), T rustee 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. Ab igail Johnson,
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity School Street Trust and
Fidelity Municipal Trust, is Mr. Johnson's daughter.
ABIGAIL P. JOHNSON ( 38) , Member of the Advisory Board of
Fidelity School Street Trust (1999) and Fidelity Municipal Trust
(1999), is V ice President of certain Equity Funds (1997), and is a
Director of FMR Corp. (1994). Before assuming her current
responsibilities, Ms. Johnso n managed a number of Fidelity funds.
Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee and President of the Funds, is Ms.
Johnson's father.
J. GARY BURKHEAD (58 ), Member of the Advisory Board (1997), is
Vice Chairman and a Member of the Board of Directors of FMR Corp.
(1997) and President of Fidelity Personal Investments and Brokerage
Group (1997). Previously, Mr. Burkhead served as President of Fidelity
Management & Research Company.
RALPH F. COX (67), Tr ustee, is President of RABAR Enterprises
(management consulting-engineering industry, 1994). Prior to February
1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum
exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was
Presid ent and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources
Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of Waste
Management Inc. (non-hazardous waste, 1993), CH2M Hill Companies
(engineering), and Bonneville Pacific (independent power and petroleum
p roduction). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of
Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.
PHYLLIS BURKE DAVIS ( 68), Trustee. Mrs. Davis is retired
from Avon Products, Inc. where she held various positions including
Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice
Pres ident of U.S. sales, distribution, and manufacturing. She is
currently a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications),
Eat on C orporation (manufacturing), and the TJX Companies, Inc.
(retail stores), and previously served as a Director of Hallmark
C ards, Inc., Nabisco Brands Inc., and Standard Brands, Inc. In
addition, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton
Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998).
ROBERT M. GATES ( 56), Trustee (1997), is a consultant, author,
and lecturer (1993). Mr. Gates was Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991-1993. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Gates
served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy
National Security Advisor. Mr. Gates is a Director of Charles
Stark Draper Laboratory (non-profit), NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining
and manufacturing), and TRW Inc. (automotiv e, space, defense, and
information technology). Mr. Gates previously served as a Director of
Lucas Varity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines). He is
currently serving as Dean of the George Bush School of Government and
Public Service at Texas A & M University (19 99-2000). Mr. Gates
also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy and of the
Endowment Association of the College of William and Mary. In addition,
he is a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of
America.
E. BRADLEY JON ES (72), Tru stee. Prior to his retirement in
1984, Mr. Jones was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LTV Steel
Company. He is a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, spa ce, defense,
and information technology), CSX Corporation (freight transportation),
Birmingham Steel Corporation (producer of steel an d steel
products), and RPM, Inc. (manufacturer of chemical products), and he
previously served as a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and
manufacturing, 1985-1995), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
(1985-1995), and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (mining, 1985- 1997), and as a
Trustee of First Union Real Estate Investments (1986-1997). In
addition, he serves as a Trustee of the Cleveland Clinic
Foundati on, where he has also been a member of the Executive
Committee as well as Chairman of the Board and Preside nt, a
Trustee of University School (Cleveland), and a Trustee of
Cleveland Clinic Florida.
DONALD J. KIRK (67) , Trustee, is Executive-in-Residence (1995)
at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. From 1987 to
January 1995, Mr. Kirk was a Professor at Columbia Univ ersit y
Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board. Mr. Kirk p reviously
serv ed as a Director of General Re Corporation
(reinsu rance, 1987-1998) and as a Direc tor of Va luation
Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations, 1993-1995). He serves as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Stabilization
Inc., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital
Association, Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp.
(1998), Vice Chair man of the Public Oversight Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice
Section (1995), and as a Public Governor of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996).
NED C. LAUTENBACH (55), Trustee (2000), 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).
*PETER S. LYNCH (56), Trustee, is Vice Chairman and Director of
FMR. Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive
Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991);
Vice President of Fidelity Magellan(registered trademark) Fund and FMR
Growth Group Leader; and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was
also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services
(1991-1992). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College,
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield (1989) and
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, and as an
Overseer of the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston.
WILLIAM O. McCOY (66), T rustee (1997), is the interim
Chancellor for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Previously, he had served from 1995 through 1998 as Vice P resident
of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system).
Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman
of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications, 1984) and
President of BellSouth Enterprises (1986). He is currently a Director
of Liberty Corporation (holding company, 1984), Du ke- Weeks
Realty Corporation (real estate, 1994), Carolina Power and Light
Company (electric utility, 1996), the Kenan Transport Company
(trucking, 1996), and Dynatech Cor por ation (electronics, 1999).
Previously, he was a Director of First American Corporation (bank
holding company, 1979-1996). In addition, M r. McCoy served as a
member of the Board of Visitors for the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill (1994-1998) and currently serv es on the Board of
Visitors of the Kenan-Flager Business School (University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988).
GERALD C. McDONOUGH ( 71) , Trustee and Chairman of the
non-interested Trustees, is Chairman of G.M. Management Group
(strategic advisory services). Mr. McDonough is a Director and
C hairman of the Board of York International Corp. (air
conditioning and refrigeration), Commercial Intertech Corp. (hydraulic
systems, building systems, and metal products, 1992), CUNO, Inc.
(liquid and gas filtration products, 1996), and Associated Estates
Realty Corporation (a real estate investment trust, 1993). Mr.
McDonough served as a Director of ACME-Cleveland Corp. (metal working,
telecommunications, and electronic products) from 1987-1996 and
Brush-Wellman Inc. (metal refining) from 1983-1997.
MARVIN L. MANN (66 ), Trustee (1993), is Chairman Emeritus, of
Lexmark International, Inc. (office machines, 1991) where he still
remains a membe r of th e Board. Prior to 1991, he held the
positions of Vice President of International Business Machines
Corporation ("IBM") and President and General Manager of various IBM
divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Director of M.A. Hanna
Company (chemicals, 1993), Imation Corp. (imaging and informatio n
storage, 1997). He is a Board member of Dynatech Corporation
(electronics, 1999).
*ROBERT C. POZEN ( 53), Trustee (1997) and Senior Vice
President, is also President and a Director of FMR (1997); and
President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (1998), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1997), and
Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1997). Previously, Mr.
Pozen served as General Counsel, Managing Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
THOMAS R. WILLIAMS (71 ), Trustee, is President of The Wales
Group, Inc. (management and financial advisory services). Prior to
retiring in 1987, Mr. Williams served as Chairman of the Board of
First Wachovia Corporation (bank holding company), and Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of The First National Bank of Atlanta and
First Atlanta Corporation (bank holding company). He is currently a
Director of Na tional Life Insurance Company of Vermont and American
Software, Inc. Mr. Williams was previously a Director of ConAgra, Inc.
(agricul tural products), Georgia Power Company (electric utility),
and Avado, Inc. (restaurants).
DWIGHT D. CHURCHILL ( 46), is Vice President of Bond Funds,
Group Leader of the Bond Group, Senior Vice President of FMR (1997),
and Vice President of FIMM (1998). Mr. Churchill joined Fidelity in
1993 as Vice President and Group Leader of Taxable Fixed-Income
Investments.
FRED L. HENNING, JR. ( 60) , is Vice President of Fidelity's
Fixed-Income Group (1995), Senior Vice President of FMR (1995), and
Senior Vice President of FIMM (1998). Before assuming his current
responsibilities, Mr. Henning was head of Fidelity's Money Market
Division.
GEORGE A. FISCHER (38), is Vice President of Spartan Municipal
Income Fund (1998), and other funds advised by FMR. Mr. Fischer is
also a Vice President of Fidelity Management Trust Company, the unit
of Fidelity which serves institutional investment businesses worldwide
by managing assets for corporate and public employee retirement funds,
endowments, foundations, and other major instit utions. Prior to
his current responsibilities, Mr. Fischer managed a variety of
Fidelity funds.
NORMAN U . LIND (4 3), is Vice President of Spartan Intermediate
Municipal Income Fund (1995), and other funds advised by FMR. Prior to
his current responsibilities, Mr. Lind managed a variety of Fidelity
funds.
ERIC D. ROITE R (51), Secretary (1998), is Vice President (1998)
and General Counsel of FMR (1998) and Vice President and Clerk of
F DC (19 98). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the
law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and
as a partner (19 85-199 7), and served as an Assistant General
Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981).
M r. Roiter was an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Columbia
University Law School (1996-1997).
RICHARD A. SILVE R (52), T reasurer (1997), is Treasurer of the
Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR (1997). Before joining FMR,
Mr. Silver served as Executive Vice President, Fund Accounting &
Administration at First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.
(1996-1997). Prior to 1996, Mr. Silver was Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer at The Colonial Group, Inc. Mr. Silver also
served as Chairman of the Accounting/Treasurer's Committee of the
Investment Company Institute (1987-1993).
MATTHEW N. KARSTETTER (3 8), Deputy Treasurer (1998), is Deputy
Treasurer of the Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR (1998).
Before joining FMR, Mr. Karstetter served as Vice President of
Investment Accounting and Treasurer of IDS Mutual Funds at American
Express Financial Advisors (1996-1998). Prior to 1996, Mr. Karstetter
was Vice President, Mutual Fund Services at State Street Bank & Trust
(1991-1996).
STANLEY N. GRIFFITH (53) , Assistant Vice President (1998), is
Assistant Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Funds (1998) and
an employee of FMR Corp.
JOHN H. COSTELLO ( 53 ), Assistant Treasurer, is an employee of
FMR.
TH OM AS J. SIMPSON (41), Assistant Treasurer (1996), is
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Funds (1998) and an
employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice
President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services
(1987-1995).
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 years ended D ecem ber 31, 1999
for Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and November 30, 1999 for
Spartan Municipal Income, o r cale ndar year ended December 31,
1999, 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,D] Fund Complex*,A
Municipal Income,[B,C]
Edward C. Johnson 3d** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Abigail P. Johnson** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
J. Gary Burkhead** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Ralph F. Cox $ $ $
Phyllis Burke Davis $ $ $
Robert M. Gates $ $ $
E. Bradley Jones $ $ $
Donald J. Kirk $ $ $
Ned C. Lautenbach*** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Peter S. Lynch** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
William O. McCoy $ $ $
Gerald C. McDonough $ $ $
Marvin L. Mann $ $ $
Robert C. Pozen** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Thomas R. Williams $ $ $
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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.
*** During the period from October 14, 1999 through December 31,
1999, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Member of the Advisory Board.
Effective January 1, 2000, Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Member of the
Board of Trustees.
**** Mr. Jones served on the Board of Trustees through December
31, 1999.
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, $___; Phyllis Burke Davis, $___; Robert M. Gates, $____;
E. Bradley Jones, $___; Donald J. Kirk, $___; William O. McCoy, $____;
Gerald C. McDonough, $___; Marvin L. Mann, $___; and Thomas R.
Williams, $___. Certain of the non-interested Trustees elected
voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as follows: Ralph
F. Cox, $___; Marvin L. Mann, $___; Thomas R. Williams, $___; and
William O. McCoy, $___.
[B Compensation figures include cash, and may include amounts
required to be deferred and amounts deferred at the election of
Trustees.]
[C The following amounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $__; Phyllis Burke Davis, $__;
Robert M. Gates, $__; E. Bradley Jones, $__; Donald J. Kirk, $__;
William O. McCoy, $__; Gerald C. McDonough, $__; Marvin L. Mann, $__;
and Thomas R. Williams, $__.]
[D The following amounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $__; Phyllis Burke Davis, $__;
Robert M. Gates, $__; E. Bradley Jones, $__; Donald J. Kirk, $__;
William O. McCoy, $__; Gerald C. McDonough, $__; Marvin L. Mann, $__;
and Thomas R. Williams, $__.]
[E Certain of the non-interested Trustees' aggregate compensation
from [a] fund includes accrued voluntary deferred compensation as
follows: [__________.]
Under a deferred compensation plan adopted in September 1995 and
amended in November 1996 (the Plan), non-interested Trustees must
defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an
additional portion of, their annual fees. Amounts deferred under the
Plan are subject to vesting and are treated as though equivalent
dollar amounts had been invested in shares of a cross-section of
Fidelity funds including funds in each major investment discipline and
representing a majority of Fidelity's assets under management (the
Reference Funds). The amounts ultimately received by the Trustees
under the Plan will be directly linked to the investment performance
of the Reference Funds. Deferral of fees in accordance with the Plan
will have a negligible effect on a fund's assets, liabilities, and net
income per share, and will not obligate a fund to retain the services
of any Trustee or to pay any particular level of compensation to the
Trustee. A fund may invest in the Reference Funds under the Plan
without shareholder approval.
[As of ________, approximately __% of ____'s total outstanding
shares was held by FMR [and FMR affiliates]. FMR Corp. is the ultimate
parent company of [FMR] [[and] [this/these] FMR affiliate[s]]. By
virtue of their ownership interest in FMR Corp., as described in the
"Control of Investment Advisers" section on page 22, Mr. Edward C.
Johnson 3d, President and Trustee of the fund, and Ms. Abigail P.
Johnson, Member of the Advisory Board of the fund, may be deemed to be
a beneficial owner of these shares. As of the above date, with the
exception of Mr. Johnson 3d's and Ms. Johnson's deemed ownership of
________'s shares, the Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and
officers of the funds owned, in the aggregate, less than __% of each
fund's total outstanding shares.]
[As of _________, the Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and
officers of each fund owned, in the aggregate, less than __% of each
fund's total outstanding shares.]
[As of ________, the following owned of record or beneficially 5%
or more (up to and including 25%) of [each fund/_____]'s outstanding
shares:]
[As of _____, approximately ____% of _____'s total outstanding
shares were held by _____; and approximately ___% of _____'s total
outstanding shares w ere held by ________.]
A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a
fund's outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That
shareholder's vote could have a more significant effect on matters
presented at a shareholders' meeting than votes of other
shareholder s.
CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS
FMR Corp., organized in 1972, is the ultimate parent company of FMR
and FIMM. The voting common stock of FMR Corp. is divided into two
classes. Class B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C.
Johnson 3d family and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter
acted upon by the voting common stock. Class A is held predominantly
by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR Corp. and its affiliates
and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson
family group and all other Class B shareholders have entered into a
shareholders' voting agreement under which all Class B shares will be
voted in accordance with the majority vote of Class B shares. Under
the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or
group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting stock of that
company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common stock and
the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the
Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a
controlling group with respect to FMR Corp.
At present, the principal operating activities of FMR Corp. are those
conducted by its division, Fidelity Investments Retail Marketing
Company, which provides marketing services to various companies within
the Fidelity organization.
Fidelity investment personnel may invest in securities for their own
investment accounts pursuant to a code of ethics that sets forth all
employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establishes
procedures for personal investing and restricts certain transactions.
For example, all personal trades in most securities require
pre-clearance, and participation in initial public offerings is
prohibited. In addition, restrictions on the timing of personal
investing in relation to trades by Fidelity funds and on short-term
trading have been adopted.
MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
Each fund has entered into a management contract with FMR, pursuant to
which FMR furnishes investment advisory and other services.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Under the terms of its management contract with
each fund, FMR acts as investment adviser and, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the
fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and
limitations. FMR also provides each fund with all necessary office
facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments,
compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are
"interested persons" of the trusts or of FMR, and all personnel of
each fund or FMR performing services relating to research, statistical
and investment activities.
In addition, FMR or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the
Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services
necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include
providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization;
supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents,
accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund;
preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting
shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the
registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and
making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing
management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing
reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the
Trustees.
MANAGEMENT-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to the management fee payable
to FMR and the fees payable to the transfer, dividend disbursing, and
shareholder servicing agent, and pricing and bookkeeping agent, each
fund pays all of its expenses that are not assumed by those parties.
Each fund pays for the typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy
materials to shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the
custodian, auditor, and non-interested Trustees. Each fund's
management contract further provides that the fund will pay for
typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of
additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however,
under the terms of each fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer
agent bears the costs of providing these services to existing
shareholders. Other expenses paid by each fund include interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions, the fund's proportionate share of
insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues, and the
costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making
necessary filings under state securities laws. Each fund is also
liable for such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs
of any litigation to which the fund may be a party, and any obligation
it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to
litigation.
MANAGEMENT FEES. For the services of FMR under the management
contract, Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income pays FMR a monthly
management fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the fund's average net
assets throughout the month plus an amount equal to 5% of the fund's
gross income throughout the month. For this purpose, gross income
includes interest accrued on portfolio obligations, adjusted for
amortization of purchase premium, but excludes adjustments for
purchase discount on portfolio obligations.
For the services of FMR under the management contract, Spartan
Municipal Income pays FMR a monthly management fee which has two
components: a group fee rate and an individual fund fee rate.
The group fee rate is based on the monthly average net assets of all
of the registered investment companies with which FMR has management
contracts.
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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 group fee rate is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the
graduated fee rate schedule shown above on the left. The schedule
above on the right shows the effective annual group fee rate at
various asset levels, which is the result of cumulatively applying the
annualized rates on the left. For example, the effective annual fee
rate a t $___ billion of group net assets - the approximate level
for November 1999 - was __%, which is the weighted average of the
respective fee rates for each level of group net assets up to $__
billion.
The individual fund fee rate for Spartan Municipal Income is 0.25%.
Based on the average group net assets of the funds advised by FMR for
November 1999, the fund's annual management fee rate would be
calculated as follows:
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Spartan Municipal Income 0.___% + 0.25% = 0.___%
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One-twelfth of the management fee rate is applied to the fund's
average net assets for the month, giving a dollar amount which is the
fee for that month.
The following table shows the amount of management fees paid by each
fund to FMR for the past three fiscal years.
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Fund Fiscal Years Ended December Management Fees Paid to FMR
Spartan Intermediate 1999 $
Municipal Income
1998 $
1997 $
Fund Fiscal Years Ended November Management Fees Paid to FMR
Spartan Municipal Income 1999 $
1998 $
1997 $
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FM R may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a
portion of a fund's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes,
brokerage commissions, and extraordinary e xpens es), in the case
of certain funds, is subject to revision or discontinuance. FMR
retains the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in
the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the
fiscal year.
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase a fund's returns and
yield, and repayment of the reimbursement by a fund will lower its
returns and yield.
F MR agreed to reimburse the funds if and to the extent that the
fund's aggregate operating expenses, including management fees, were
in excess of an annual rate of its average net assets. The tables
below show the periods of reimbursement and levels of expense
limitations; the dollar amount of management fees incurred under each
fund's contract before reimbursement; and the dollar amount of
manage ment fees reimbursed by FMR under the expense reimbursement
for each period.
The reimbursement arrangement that is in effect for Spartan
Intermediate Municipal Income will continue through December 31, 1999,
after which time FMR may elect to discontinue it.
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Periods of Expense Limitation Aggregate Operating Expense Fiscal Years Ended
December 31
From To Limitation
Spartan Intermediate January 1, 1999 December 31, 1999 0.53% 1999
Municipal Income
March 20, 1998 December 31, 1998 0.53% 1998
April 1, 1997 December 31, 1997 0.55% 1997
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Management Fee Before Amount of Management Fee
Reimbursement Reimbursement
Spartan Intermediate $ $
Municipal Income
$ $
$ $
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The reimbursement arrangement that is in effect for Spartan
Municipal Income will continue through December 31, 2000, after which
time FMR may elect to discontinue it.
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Periods of Expense Limitation Aggregate Operating Expense
From To Limitation
Spartan Municipal Income December 1, 1998 November 30, 1999 0.53%
December 1, 1997 November 30, 1998 0.53%
October 24, 1997 November 30, 1997 0.53%
April 1, 1997 October 23, 1997 0.55%
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Fiscal Years Ended November 30 Management Fee Before Amount of Management Fee
Reimbursement Reimbursement
Spartan Municipal Income 1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
$ $
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SUB-ADVISER. FMR has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with
FIMM pursuant to which FIMM has primary responsibility for choosing
investments for each fund.
Under the terms of the sub-advisory agr eem ents, FMR pays FIMM
fees equal to 50% of the management fee payable to FMR under its
management contract with each fund. The fees paid to FIMM are not
reduced by any voluntary or mandatory expense reimbursements that may
be in effect from time to time.
F ees paid to FIMM by FMR on behalf of Spartan Intermediate
Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income for the past fiscal year
a re shown in the table below.
Fund Fiscal Year Ended December 31 Fees Paid to FIMM
Spartan Intermediate 1999 $
Municipal Income
Fiscal Year Ended November 30 Fees Paid to FIMM
Spartan Municipal Income 1999 $
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Each fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an
affiliate of FMR. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreements
call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other
business, to secure purchasers for shares of the fund, which are
continuously offered at NAV. Promotional and administrative expenses
in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by FMR.
The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans on behalf of
each fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the
Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not
engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except
pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The
Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow the funds and FMR to incur
certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect
payment by the funds of distribution expenses.
Under each Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR
is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of
its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. Each Plan
specifically recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenue,
as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for
expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to
result in the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services.
In addition, each Plan provides that FMR, directly or through FDC, may
pay intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers and other
service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board
of Trustees has authorized such payments for S partan
Interme diate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income shares.
[Payments made by FMR to FDC for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999 or November 30, 1999 amounted to $____ for Spartan Intermediate
Municipal Income, $____ for Spartan Municipal Income, as
applicable.]
[FMR made no payments either directly or through FDC to
intermediaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and
November 30, 1999.]
Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all
pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and
determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will
benefit the fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees
noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by the fund other
than those made to FMR under its management contract with the fund. To
the extent that each Plan gives FMR and FDC greater flexibility in
connection with the distribution of fund shares, additional sales of
fund shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore,
certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively
under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other
relationships.
The Glass-Steagall Act generally prohibits federally and state
chartered or supervised banks from engaging in the business of
underwriting, selling or distributing securities. Although the scope
of this prohibition under the Glass-Steagall Act has not been clearly
defined by the courts or appropriate regulatory agencies, FDC believes
that the Glass-Steagall Act should not preclude a bank from performing
shareholder support services, or servicing and recordkeeping
functions. FDC intends to engage banks only to perform such functions.
However, changes in federal or state statutes and regulations
pertaining to the permissible activities of banks and their affiliates
or subsidiaries, as well as further judicial or administrative
decisions or interpretations, could prevent a bank from continuing to
perform all or a part of the contemplated services. If a bank were
prohibited from so acting, the Trustees would consider what actions,
if any, would be necessary to continue to provide efficient and
effective shareholder services. In such event, changes in the
operation of the funds might occur, including possible termination of
any automatic investment or redemption or other services then provided
by the bank. It is not expected that shareholders would suffer any
adverse financial consequences as a result of any of these
occurrences. In addition, state securities laws on this issue may
differ from the interpretations of federal law expressed herein, and
banks and other financial institutions may be required to register as
dealers pursuant to state law.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with, and purchase
securities issued by, depository institutions that receive payments
under the Plans. No preference for the instruments of such depository
institutions will be shown in the selection of investments.
FDC m ay compensate intermediaries that satisfy certain criteria
established from time to time by FDC relating to the level or type of
services provid ed by the intermediary, the sale or expected sale
of significant amounts of shares, or other factors.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Citibank,
N.A. (Citiban k), which is located at 111 Wall Street, New York, New
York. Under the terms of the agreements, Citibank provides transfer
agency, dividen d disbursing, and shareholder services for each
fund. Citib ank 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 Citiba n k.
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.
FSC also collects small account fees from certain accounts with
balances of less than $2,500.
In addition, Citibank rece ives 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 in each
Fidelity Freedom Fund and Fideli ty Four-in-One Index Fund,
funds of funds managed by an FMR affiliate, according to the
percentage of the QST P's, Freedo m Fund's or Fidelity
Four-in-One Index Fund's assets that is invested in a fund, subject to
certain limitations in the case of Fidelity Four-in-One I ndex
Fund.
FSC pays out-of-pocket expenses associated with providing transfer
agent services. In addition, FSC bears the expense of typesetting,
printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional
information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to
existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Each fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with
C itibank. Under the terms of the agreements, Citibank provides
pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund. Citiba nk 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 C itiba nk.
For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly
fee based on each fund's average daily net assets throughout the
month.
The annu al rat es for pricing and bookkeeping services for the
funds are 0.0275% of the first $500 million of average net assets,
0.0175% of average net assets between $500 million and $3 billion, and
0.0010 % o f average net assets in excess of $3 billion. The fee,
not including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, is limited to
a minimum of $60,000 per year.
Pricing and bookkeeping fees, including reimbursement for
out-of-pocket expenses, paid by the funds to FSC for the past three
fiscal years are shown in the table below.
Fund 1999 1998 1997
Spartan Intermediate $ $ $
Municipal Income
Spartan Municipal Income $ $ $
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUSTS
TRUST ORGANIZATION. Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income Fund is a
fund of Fidelity School Street Trust, an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust on
September 10, 1976. S partan M unicipal Income Fund is a fund of
Fidelity Municipal Trust, an o pen-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 22, 1984.
Currently, there are four funds i n School Street Trust: Spartan
Intermediate Municipal Income Fund, Fidelity International Bond Fund,
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund, and Fidelity Strategic Income Fund.
Currently, there are five funds in Fidelity Municipal Trust:
Spartan Michigan Municipal Income Fund, Spartan Minnesota Municipal
Income Fund, Spartan Ohio Municipal Income Fund, Spartan Pennsylvania
Municipal Income Fund, and Spartan Municipal Income F und. The
Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trusts.
The assets of each trust received for the issue or sale of shares of
each of its funds and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds
thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such
fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The
underlying assets of each fund in a trust shall be charged with the
liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund. Any general
expenses of the respective trusts shall be allocated between or among
any one or more of its funds.
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY. Each trust is an entity commonly known as a
"Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders
of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally
liable for the obligations of the trust.
Each Declaration of Trust cont ains an express disc laimer of
shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and
expenses of the trust or f und. Each D eclaration of Trust
provides that the trust shall not have any claim against shareholders
except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires
that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or
executed by the trust or the Trustees relating to the trust o r to a
fu nd shall include a provision limiting the obligations created
thereby to the trust or to one or more funds and its or th eir
asse ts. Each Declaration of Trust further provides that
shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any
assets belongin g to any o ther fund.
Each Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each
fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held
personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of
his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his
or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. Each Declaration of
Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the
defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or
obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the
risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of
shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund
itself would be unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in
view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is
remote.
VOTING RIGHTS. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial
interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each
dollar of net asset value that you own. The voting rights of
shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be
voted in the aggregate, by fund and by class.
The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully
paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading
"Shareholder Liability" above.
Each trust or any of its funds may be terminated upon the sale of its
assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment
company or series the reof, or upon liquidation and distribution
of its assets. Generally, the merger of a trust or a fund with another
entity or the sale of substantial ly all of the assets of the
trust or a fund to another entity requires approval by a vote of
shareholders of the trust or the fund. The Trustees may,
how ever, reorganize or terminate each trust or any of its funds
without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or
liquidation of a trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled
to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for
distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a
fund, shareholders of that fund are entitled to receive the underlying
assets of the fund available for distribution.
CUSTODIAN. Citib ank, N.A., 111 Wall Stre et, 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.
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, and members
of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions
with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain
funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include
mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of
FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not
influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund
relationships.
AUDITOR. __________, serves as independent accountant for each
fu nd. The auditor examines financial statements for the funds
and provides other audit, tax, and related services.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Each fund's financial statements a nd financial highlights for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, and November 30, 1999,
respectively, and reports of the auditor, are included in each fund's
annual report and are incorporated herein by reference.
APPENDIX
Spartan, Fidelity, Fidelity Investments and (Pyramid) Design, and
Fidelity Focus, and Mag ella n are registered trademarks of FMR
Corp.
THE THIRD PARTY MARKS APPEARING ABOVE ARE THE MARKS OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
Fidelity School Street Trust
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. Exhibits
(a) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated January
19, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
1(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.
(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated May 19, 1994, are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2(a) of
Fidelity Union Street Trust's (File No. 2-50318) Post-Effective
Amendment No. 87.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Management Contract, dated January 19, 1995, between Fidelity
Limited Term Municipals (currently known as Spartan
Intermediate Municipal Income Fund) and Fidelity Management &
Research Company dated January 1, 1995 is incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 5(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
45.
(2) Management Contract, dated February 26, 1998, between
Fidelity International Bond Fund and Fidelity Management &
Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 5(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(3) Management Contract, dated February 26, 1998, between
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund and Fidelity Management &
Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 5(h) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(4) Management Contract, dated April 16, 1998, between Fidelity
Strategic Income Fund and Fidelity Management and Research
Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d(4)
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(5) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated February 26, 1998, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Management & Research (Far East) Inc. on behalf of Fidelity
International Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit d(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(6) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated February 26, 1998, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. on behalf of Fidelity
International Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit d(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(7) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 1999, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
International Investment Advisors on behalf of Fidelity
International Bond Fund is filed herein as Exhibit d(7).
(8) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated February 26, 1998, between
Fidelity International Investment Advisors and Fidelity
International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited is filed
herein as Exhibit d(8).
(9) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 1999, between
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited and Fidelity Management &
Research Company on behalf of Fidelity International Bond
Fund is filed herein as Exhibit d(9).
(10) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated February 26, 1998, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Management & Research (Far East) Inc. on behalf of Fidelity
New Markets Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit d(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(11) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated February 26, 1998, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. on behalf of Fidelity New
Markets Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit d(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(12) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 1999, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
International Investment Advisors on behalf of Fidelity New
Markets Income Fund is filed herein as Exhibit d(12).
(13) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated February 26, 1998 between
Fidelity International Investment Advisors and Fidelity
International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited is filed
herein as Exhibit d(13).
(14) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 1999 between Fidelity
Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited on behalf of Fidelity New Markets Income Fund is
filed herein as Exhibit d(14).
(15) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated April 16, 1998, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. on behalf of Fidelity
Strategic Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit d(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(16) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated April 16, 1998, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Management & Research (Far East) Inc. on behalf of Fidelity
Strategic Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit d(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(17) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 1999, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited on behalf of Fidelity Strategic
Income Fund is incorporated herein as Exhibit d(17).
(18) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 1999, between
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
International Investment Advisors on behalf of Fidelity
Strategic Income Fund is filed herein as Exhibit d(18).
(19) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated April 16, 1998, between
Fidelity International Investment Advisors and Fidelity
International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited on behalf of
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit d(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
60.
(20) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 1, 1999, between
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. and Fidelity
Management & Research Company on behalf of Fidelity Strategic
Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
d(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(21) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 1, 1999, between
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. and Fidelity
Management & Research Company on behalf of Spartan
Intermediate Municipal Income Fund) is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit d(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
61.
(e) (1) General Distribution Agreement, dated April 1, 1987, between
Fidelity Limited Term Municipals (currently known as Spartan
Intermediate Municipal Income Fund) and Fidelity Distributors
Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
6(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.
(2) Amendment to the General Distribution Agreement, dated
January 1, 1988, between Fidelity Limited Term Municipals
(currently known as Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income
Fund) and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 6(b) of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 45.
(3) Amendments to the General Distribution Agreement between the
Fidelity Limited Term Municipals (currently known as Spartan
Intermediate Municipal Income Fund) and Fidelity Distributors
Corporation, dated March 14, 1996 and July 15, 1996, are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(a) of Fidelity
Court Street Trust's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 (File
No. 2-58774).
(4) Form of General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity
International Bond Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation
is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit e(4) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(5) Form of General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity New
Markets Income Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit e(5) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(6) General Distribution Agreement, dated April 16, 1998, between
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund and Fidelity Distributors
Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
e(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(f) (1) Retirement Plan for Non-Interested Person Trustees, Directors
or General Partners, as amended on November 16, 1995, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 7(a) of Fidelity
Select Portfolio's (File No. 2-69972) Post-Effective
Amendment No. 54.
(2) The Fee Deferral Plan for Non-Interested Person Directors and
Trustees of the Fidelity Funds, effective as of September 14,
1995 and amended through November 14, 1996, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 7(b) of Fidelity Aberdeen
Street Trust's (File No. 33-43529) Post-Effective Amendment
No. 19.
(g) (1) Custodian Agreement, Appendix A, Appendix B, and Appendix C,
dated May 1, 1998, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity School
Street Trust on behalf of Spartan Intermediate Municipal
Income Fund are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
(g)(5) of Fidelity Union Street Trust's (File No. 2-50318)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102.
(2) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, dated August 1, 1994,
between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and Fidelity School
Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity International Bond Fund
and Fidelity New Markets Income Fund are incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 8(a) of Fidelity Investment Trust's
(File No. 2-90649) Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(3) Appendix A, dated September 29, 1999, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated August 1, 1994, between The Chase Manhattan
Bank, N.A. and Fidelity School Street Trust on behalf of
Fidelity International Bond Fund and Fidelity New Markets
Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
g(2) of Fidelity Advisor Series I's (File No.2-84776)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 50.
(4) Appendix B, dated June 17, 1999, to the Custodian Agreement,
dated August 1, 1994, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
and Fidelity School Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity
International Bond Fund and Fidelity New Markets Income Fund
is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit g(3) of
Fidelity Union Street Trust's (File No. 2-50318)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102.
(5) Addendum, dated October 21, 1996, to the Custodian Agreement,
dated August 1, 1994, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
and Fidelity School Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity
International Bond Fund and Fidelity New Markets Income Fund
is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(4) of
Fidelity Charles Street Trust's (File No. 2-73133)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 65.
(6) Form of Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among The
Bank of New York, J. P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and Fidelity
School Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity International Bond
Fund, Fidelity New Markets Income Fund and Fidelity Strategic
Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
g(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(7) Form of Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian
Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity School
Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity International Bond Fund,
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund and Fidelity Strategic
Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
g(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(8) Form of Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among
Chemical Bank, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., and Fidelity
School Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity International Bond
Fund, Fidelity New Markets Income Fund, and Fidelity
Strategic Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit g(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(9) Form of Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian
Agreement between Chemical Bank and Fidelity School Street
Trust on behalf of Fidelity International Bond Fund, Fidelity
New Markets Income Fund, and Fidelity Strategic Income Fund
is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit g(9) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(10) Form of Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The
Bank of New York and Fidelity School Street Trust on behalf
of Fidelity International Bond Fund, Fidelity New Markets
Income Fund, and Fidelity Strategic Income Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit g(10) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(11) Form of First Amendment to Joint Trading Account Custody
Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity School
Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity International Bond Fund,
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund, and Fidelity Strategic
Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
g(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(12) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, dated December 1, 1994,
between The Bank of New York and Fidelity School Street Trust
on behalf of Fidelity Strategic Income Fund are incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 8(a) of Fidelity Hereford
Street Trust's (File No. 33-52577) Post-Effective Amendment
No. 4.
(13) Appendix A, dated June 23, 1999, to the Custodian Agreement,
dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New York and
Fidelity School Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Strategic
Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
g(2) of Fidelity Money Market Trust's (File No. 2-62417)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.
(14) Appendix B, dated March 18, 1999, to the Custodian Agreement,
dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New York and
Fidelity School Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Strategic
Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
g(3) of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust's (File No. 33-52577)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Not applicable.
(m) (1) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income Fund (formerly known as
Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund) is filed herein
as Exhibit m(1).
(2) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity International Bond Fund is filed herein as Exhibit
m(2).
(3) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund is filed herein as Exhibit
m(3).
(4) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund is filed herein as Exhibit
m(4).
(n) Not applicable.
(o) Not applicable.
Item 24. Trusts Controlled by or under Common Control with this Trust
The Board of Trustees of the Trust is the same as the board of other
Fidelity funds, each of which has Fidelity Management & Research
Company, or an affiliate, as its investment adviser. In addition, the
officers of the Trust are substantially identical to those of the
other Fidelity funds. Nonetheless, the Trust takes the position that
it is not under common control with other Fidelity funds because the
power residing in the respective boards and officers arises as the
result of an official position with the respective trusts.
Item 25. Indemnification
Article XI, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust sets forth the
reasonable and fair means for determining whether indemnification
shall be provided to any past or present Trustee or officer. It states
that the Trust shall indemnify any present or past trustee or officer
to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability, and all
expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any
claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is involved by
virtue of his or her service as a trustee or officer and against any
amount incurred in settlement thereof. Indemnification will not be
provided to a person adjudged by a court or other adjudicatory body to
be liable to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his
or her duties (collectively, "disabling conduct"), or not to have
acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action
was in the best interest of the Trust. In the event of a settlement,
no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a
determination, as specified in the Declaration of Trust, that the
officer or trustee did not engage in disabling conduct.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its
directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against
any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the
reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss,
liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees
incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person
acquiring any shares, based upon the ground that the registration
statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information,
shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the
Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading
under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law. However,
the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it
harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the
Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case is the indemnity
of the Trust in favor of the Distributor or any person indemnified to
be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any
liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which the
Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance
of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement by which Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
("FSC") is appointed transfer agent, the Trust agrees to indemnify and
hold FSC harmless against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting
from:
(1) any claim, demand, action or suit brought by any person other
than the Trust, including by a shareholder, which names FSC and/or the
Trust as a party and is not based on and does not result from FSC's
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of
duties, and arises out of or in connection with FSC's performance
under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or
(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent
contributed to by FSC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
or reckless disregard of its duties) which results from the negligence
of the Trust, or from FSC's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably
believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person
duly authorized by the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in
reliance upon advice reasonably believed by FSC to have been given by
counsel for the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in reliance upon
any instrument or stock certificate reasonably believed by it to have
been genuine and signed, countersigned or executed by the proper
person.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers
(1) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMR)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
FMR serves as investment adviser to a number of other investment
companies. The directors and officers of the Adviser have held,
during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a
substantial nature.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR; President
and Chief Executive Officer
of FMR Corp.; Chairman of
the Board and Director of
FMR Corp., Fidelity
Investments Money
Management, Inc. (FIMM),
Fidelity Management &
Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR
U.K.), and Fidelity
Management & Research (Far
East) Inc. (FMR Far East);
Chairman of the Executive
Committee of FMR; Chairman
and Representative Director
of Fidelity Investments
Japan Limited (FIJ);
President and Trustee of
funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of
FMR; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FIMM, FMR U.K.,
and FMR Far East; Director
of Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Previously, General Counsel,
Managing Director, and
Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
Peter S. Lynch Vice Chairman of the Board
and Director of FMR.
John Avery Vice President of FMR.
Robert Bertelson Vice President of FMR.
John H. Carlson Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Chow Vice President of FMR.
Dwight D. Churchill Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Bond
Funds advised by FMR; Vice
President of FIMM.
Laura B. Cronin Vice President of FMR and
Treasurer of FMR, FIMM, FMR
U.K., and FMR Far East.
Barry Coffman Vice President of FMR.
Arieh Coll Vice President of FMR.
Catherine Collins Vice President of FMR.
Frederic G. Corneel Tax Counsel of FMR.
William Danoff Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Scott E. DeSano Vice President of FMR.
Penelope Dobkin Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Walter C. Donovan Vice President of FMR.
Bettina Doulton Senior Vice President of FMR
and of funds advised by FMR.
Stephen DuFour Vice President of FMR.
Margaret L. Eagle Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
William R. Ebsworth Vice President of FMR.
David Felman Vice President of FMR.
Richard B. Fentin Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Karen Firestone Vice President of FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FMR,
FIMM, FMR U.K., and FMR Far
East; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp. and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Vice President of FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, and FIMM.
Gregory Fraser Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Jay Freedman Assistant Clerk of FMR; Clerk
of FMR Corp., FMR U.K., FMR
Far East, and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Secretary of
FIMM; Vice President Deputy
General Counsel FMR Corp.
David L. Glancy Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Barry A. Greenfield Vice President of FMR.
Boyce I. Greer Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Money
Market Funds advised by FMR;
Vice President of FIMM.
Bart A. Grenier Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of
High-Income Funds advised by
FMR.
Robert J. Haber Vice President of FMR.
Richard C. Habermann Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Fred L. Henning Jr. Senior Vice President of FMR;
Senior Vice President of
FIMM; Vice President of
Fixed-Income Funds advised
by FMR.
Bruce T. Herring Vice President of FMR.
Robert F. Hill Vice President of FMR and
Director of Technical
Research.
Frederick Hoff Vice President of FMR.
Abigail P. Johnson Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR; Director of
FMR Corp.; Associate
Director and Senior Vice
President of Equity Funds
advised by FMR.
David B. Jones Vice President of FMR.
Steven Kaye Senior Vice President of FMR
and of a fund advised by FMR.
Francis V. Knox Vice President of FMR;
Compliance Officer of FMR
U.K. and FMR Far East.
Harris Leviton Vice President of FMR.
Bradford E. Lewis Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Richard R. Mace Jr. Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Shigeki Makino Vice President of FMR.
Charles A. Mangum Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Kevin McCarey Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
James McDowell Senior Vice President of FMR.
Neal P. Miller Vice President of FMR.
Jacques Perold Vice President of FMR.
Stephen Petersen Senior Vice President of FMR.
Alan Radlo Vice President of FMR.
Eric D. Roiter Vice President, General
Counsel, and Clerk of FMR
and Secretary of funds
advised by FMR.
Lee H. Sandwen Vice President of FMR.
Patricia A. Satterthwaite Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Fergus Shiel Vice President of FMR.
Richard A. Silver Vice President of FMR.
Carol A. Smith-Fachetti Vice President of FMR.
Steven J. Snider Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Thomas T. Soviero Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Richard Spillane Senior Vice President of FMR;
Associate Director and
Senior Vice President of
Equity Funds advised by FMR;
Previously, Senior Vice
President and Director of
Operations and Compliance of
FMR U.K.
Thomas M. Sprague Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Robert E. Stansky Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Scott D. Stewart Vice President of FMR.
Beth F. Terrana Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Yoko Tilley Vice President of FMR.
Joel C. Tillinghast Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Robert Tuckett Vice President of FMR.
Jennifer Uhrig Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
George A. Vanderheiden Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR; Director of
FMR Corp.
Jason Weiner Vice President of FMR.
Steven S. Wymer Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
(2) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC. (FMR U.K.)
25 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8LL, England
FMR U.K. provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management
& Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company. The
directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following
positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR U.K., FMR,
FMR Corp., FIMM, and FMR Far
East; President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
Chairman and Representative
Director of Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited
(FIJ); President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of FMR
U.K.; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FIMM, FMR, and
FMR Far East; Director of
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Previously, General Counsel,
Managing Director, and
Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FMR U.K., FMR
Far East, FMR, and FIMM and
Vice President of FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FMR
U.K., FMR, FMR Far East, and
FIMM; Vice President of FMR
U.K., FMR Far East, and
FIMM; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp. and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.
Simon Fraser Senior Vice President of FMR
U.K. and Director and
President of FIIA.
Jay Freedman Clerk of FMR U.K., FMR Far
East, FMR Corp., and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Clerk of FMR;
Secretary of FIMM; Vice
President Deputy General
Counsel FMR Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Assistant
Secretary of FIMM.
Francis V. Knox Compliance Officer of FMR
U.K. and FMR Far East; Vice
President of FMR.
(3) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (Far East) INC. (FMR Far East)
Shiroyama JT Mori Bldg., 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo 105,
Japan
FMR Far East provides investment advisory services to Fidelity
Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company.
The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following
positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR Far East,
FMR, FMR Corp., FIMM, and
FMR U.K.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Chairman and
Representative Director of
Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited (FIJ); President and
Trustee of funds advised by
FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of FMR
Far East; Senior Vice
President and Trustee of
funds advised by FMR;
President and Director of
FIMM, FMR U.K., and FMR;
Director of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Previously,
General Counsel, Managing
Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
Robert H. Auld Senior Vice President of FMR
Far East.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FMR Far East,
FMR U.K., FMR, and FIMM and
Vice President of FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FMR
Far East, FMR, FMR U.K., and
FIMM; Vice President of FMR
Far East and FMR U.K.; Vice
President and Treasurer of
FMR Corp. and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
Francis V. Knox Compliance Officer of FMR Far
East and FMR U.K.; Vice
President of FMR.
Jay Freedman Clerk of FMR Far East, FMR
U.K., FMR Corp., and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Clerk of FMR;
Secretary of FIMM; Vice
President Deputy General
Counsel FMR Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Clerk of FMR Far
East, FMR U.K., and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Secretary of FIMM.
Billy Wilder Vice President of FMR Far
East; President and
Representative Director of
FIJ.
(4) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)
1 Spartan Way, Merrimack, NH 03054
FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management &
Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have
held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past
two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FIMM, FMR, FMR
Corp., FMR Far East, and FMR
U.K.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Chairman and
Representative Director of
Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited (FIJ); President and
Trustee of funds advised by
FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of
FIMM; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FMR, FMR U.K.,
and FMR Far East; Director
of Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Previously, General Counsel,
Managing Director, and
Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
Fred L. Henning Jr. Senior Vice President of
FIMM; Senior Vice President
of FMR and Vice President of
Fixed-Income Funds advised
by FMR.
Boyce I. Greer Vice President of FIMM;
Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Money
Market Funds advised by FMR.
Dwight D. Churchill Vice President of FIMM;
Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Bond
Funds advised by FMR.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FIMM, FMR Far
East, FMR U.K., and FMR and
Vice President of FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FIMM,
FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and
FMR; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp. and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Vice President of FIMM, FMR
U.K., and FMR Far East.
Jay Freedman Secretary of FIMM; Clerk of
FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FMR
Corp., and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Assistant
Clerk of FMR; Vice President
Deputy General Counsel FMR
Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Secretary of FIMM;
Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
Stanley N. Griffith Assistant Secretary of FIMM.
(5) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (FIIA)
Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM19, Bermuda
The directors and officers of FIIA have held, during the past two
fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Anthony J. Bolton Director of FIIA, Fidelity
International Investment
Advisors (U.K.) Limited
(FIIA(U.K.)L), Fidelity
Investment Management
Limited (FIML (U.K.)),
Fidelity Investment Services
Limited (FISL (U.K.)), and
Fidelity Investments
International (FII).
Simon Fraser Director and President of
FIIA and Senior Vice
President of FMR U.K.
Richard Ford Vice President of FIIA.
Simon Haslam Director and Chief Financial
Officer of FIIA, FISL
(U.K.), and FII; Director
and Secretary of
FIIA(U.K.)L; Previously,
Chief Financial Officer of
FIL; Company Secretary of
Fidelity Investments Group
of Companies (U.K.);
Director of FIJ.
David J. Saul Director of FIIA; Previously,
President of FIIA, Director
of Fidelity International
Limited, and numerous
companies and funds in the
FIL group.
Keith Ferguson Director of FIIA.
Richard Horlick Director of FIIA.
K.C. Lee Director of FIIA and Fidelity
Investments Management (Hong
Kong) Limited.
Frank Mutch Director of FIIA.
Peter Phillips Director of FIIA and Fidelity
Investments Management (Hong
Kong) Limited.
Matthew Heath Secretary of FIIA.
Terrence V. Richards Assistant Secretary of FIIA.
Rosalie Sheppard Assistant Secretary of FIIA.
(6) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (U.K.) LIMITED
(FIIA(U.K.)L)
26 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8LL, England
The directors and officers of FIIA(U.K.)L have held, during the past
two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Anthony J. Bolton Director of FIIA(U.K.)L,
Fidelity International
Investment Advisors (FIIA),
Fidelity Investment
Management Limited (FIML
(U.K.)), Fidelity Investment
Services Limited (FISL
(U.K.)), and Fidelity
Investments International
(FII).
Pamela Edwards Director of FIIA(U.K.)L, FISL
(U.K.), and FII; Previously,
Director of Legal Services
for Europe.
Simon Haslam Director and Secretary of
FIIA(U.K.)L; Director and
Chief Financial Officer of
FIIA, FISL (U.K.), and FII;
Previously, Chief Financial
Officer of FIL, Company
Secretary of Fidelity
Investments Group of
Companies (U.K.); Director
of FIJ.
Sally Walden Director of FIIA(U.K.)L and
FISL (U.K.).
Sally Hinchliffe Assistant Secretary of
FIIA(U.K.)L.
(7) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED (FIJ)
Shiroyama JT Mori Bldg., 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo 105,
Japan
The directors and officers of FIJ have held, during the past two
fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman and Representative
Director of FIJ; Chairman of
the Board and Director of
FMR Far East, FMR, FMR
Corp., FMR U.K., and FIMM;
Chairman of the Executive
Committee of FMR; President
and Chief Executive Officer
of FMR Corp.; President and
Trustee of funds advised by
FMR.
Yasuo Kuramoto Vice Chairman and
Representative Director of
FIJ.
Billy Wilder President and Representative
Director of FIJ; Vice
President of FMR Far East.
Noboru Kawai Director and General Manager
of Administration of FIJ.
Tetsuzo Nishimura Director and Vice President
of Wholesales/ Broker
Distribution of FIJ.
Hiroshi Yamashita Senior Managing Director of
FIJ.
Yasushi Murofushi Statutory Auditor of FIJ.
Takeshi Okazaki Director and Head of
Institutional Sales of FIJ.
Simon Haslam Director of FIJ; Director and
Chief Financial Officer of
FIIA, FISL (U.K.), and FII;
Director and Secretary of
FIIA(U.K.)L; Previously,
Chief Financial Officer of
FIL; Company Secretary of
Fidelity Investments Group
of Companies (U.K.).
Item 27. Principal Underwriters
(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for
all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
(b)
Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices
Business Address* with Underwriter with Fund
Edward C. Johnson 3d Director Trustee and President
Michael Mlinac Director None
James Curvey Director None
Martha B. Willis President None
Eric D. Roiter Vice President Secretary
Caron Ketchum Treasurer and Controller None
Gary Greenstein Assistant Treasurer None
Jay Freedman Assistant Clerk None
Linda Holland Compliance Officer None
* 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
(c) Not applicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by
Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are
maintained by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Service
Company, Inc. or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, or the fundS'
respective custodians, The Bank of New York, 110 Washington Street,
New York, NY, The Chase Manhattan Bank, 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New
York, NY, and Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, NY.
Item 29. Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 30. Undertakings
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day
of December 1999.
Fidelity School Street Trust
By /s/Edward C. Johnson 3d (dagger)
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
(Signature) (Title) (Date)
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d President and Trustee December 14, 1999
(dagger)
Edward C. Johnson 3d (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Richard A. Silver Treasurer December 14, 1999
Richard A. Silver
/s/Robert C. Pozen Trustee December 14, 1999
Robert C. Pozen
/s/Ralph F. Cox Trustee December 14, 1999
*
Ralph F. Cox
/s/Phyllis Burke Davis Trustee December 14, 1999
*
Phyllis Burke Davis
/s/Robert M. Gates Trustee December 14, 1999
**
Robert M. Gates
/s/E. Bradley Jones Trustee December 14, 1999
*
E. Bradley Jones
/s/Donald J. Kirk Trustee December 14, 1999
*
Donald J. Kirk
/s/Peter S. Lynch Trustee December 14, 1999
*
Peter S. Lynch
/s/Marvin L. Mann Trustee December 14, 1999
*
Marvin L. Mann
/s/William O. McCoy Trustee December 14, 1999
*
William O. McCoy
/s/Gerald C. McDonough Trustee December 14, 1999
*
Gerald C. McDonough
/s/Thomas R. Williams Trustee December 14, 1999
*
Thomas R. Williams
</TABLE>
(dagger) Signatures affixed by Robert C. Pozen pursuant to a power of
attorney dated July 17, 1997 and filed herewith.
* Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of
attorney dated December 19, 1996 and filed herewith.
** Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of
attorney dated March 6, 1997 and filed herewith.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned President and Director, Trustee, or General
Partner, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Institutional Cash
Fidelity Advisor Series III Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series V Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Massachusetts
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Municipal Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Money Market Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Trust Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Municipal Trust
Trust II Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Concord Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Daily Money Fund Fidelity Sterling Performance
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Performance Fidelity Trend Fund
Portfolio, L.P. Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Financial Trust Investments-Government
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Securities
Fidelity Government Fund, L.P.
Securities Fund Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Fidelity Yen Performance
Portfolio, L.P.
Newbury Street Trust
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
Variable Insurance Products
Fund III
in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity
Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment
adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as President
and Director, Trustee, or General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute and appoint Robert C. Pozen my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power
to him to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all
Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any
successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective
Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration
Statements on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any
Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other
instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such
things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said
attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said
attorney-in-fact or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents
filed on or after August 1, 1997.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d_ July 17, 1997
Edward C. Johnson 3d
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Director, Trustee, or General Partner, as the case
may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Government
Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Institutional Cash
Fidelity Advisor Series V Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Massachusetts
Trust Municipal Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Money Market Trust
Trust II Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Fidelity Capital Trust Trust
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Contrafund Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Court Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Daily Money Fund Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Daily Tax-Exempt Fund Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Fidelity Select Portfolios
Performance Fidelity Sterling Performance
Portfolio, L.P. Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Financial Trust Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity U.S.
Investments-Government
Securities
Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Fidelity Yen Performance
Portfolio, L.P.
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management &
Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for
which the undersigned individual serves as Director, Trustee, or
General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and
appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert, Stephanie A. Djinis,
Robert C. Hacker, Thomas M. Leahey, Richard M. Phillips, and Dana L.
Platt, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to
sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all
Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any
successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective
Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration
Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any Registration
Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in
connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name
and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all
related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their
substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power
of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after March 1,
1997.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Robert M. Gates March 6, 1997
Robert M. Gates
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees, or General Partners, as the
case may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Government
Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Institutional Cash
Fidelity Advisor Series V Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Massachusetts
Trust Municipal Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Money Market Trust
Trust II Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Fidelity Capital Trust Trust
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Contrafund Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Court Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Daily Money Fund Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Daily Tax-Exempt Fund Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Fidelity Select Portfolios
Performance Fidelity Sterling Performance
Portfolio, L.P. Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Financial Trust Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity U.S.
Investments-Government
Securities
Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Fidelity Yen Performance
Portfolio, L.P.
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management &
Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for
which the undersigned individual serves as Directors, Trustees, or
General Partners (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and
appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert, Stephanie A. Djinis,
Robert C. Hacker, Thomas M. Leahey, Richard M. Phillips, and Dana L.
Platt, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them,
to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all
Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any
successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective
Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration
Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any Registration
Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in
connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names
and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deems
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all
related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their
substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power
of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after January
1, 1997.
WITNESS our hands on this nineteenth day of December, 1996.
/s/Edward C. Johnson /s/Peter S.
3d___________ Lynch________________
Edward C. Johnson 3d Peter S. Lynch
/s/J. Gary /s/William O.
Burkhead_______________ McCoy______________
J. Gary Burkhead William O. McCoy
/s/Ralph F. Cox /s/Gerald C.
__________________ McDonough___________
Ralph F. Cox Gerald C. McDonough
/s/Phyllis Burke /s/Marvin L.
Davis_____________ Mann________________
Phyllis Burke Davis Marvin L. Mann
/s/E. Bradley /s/Thomas R. Williams
Jones________________ ____________
E. Bradley Jones Thomas R. Williams
/s/Donald J. Kirk
__________________
Donald J. Kirk
Exhibit d(7)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of August, 1999 by and between Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation with
principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts
(hereinafter called the "Advisor"); Fidelity International Investment
Advisors, a Bermuda company with principal offices at Pembroke Hall,
Pembroke, Bermuda (hereinafter called the "Sub-Advisor"); and Fidelity
School Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue
one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter
called the "Trust") on behalf of Fidelity International Bond Fund
(hereinafter called the "Portfolio").
WHEREAS the Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Management
Contract on behalf of the Portfolio, pursuant to which the Advisor
acts as investment manager of the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated
persons have personnel in various locations throughout the world and
have been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling
information and recommendations with respect to the economies of
various countries, including securities issued in and issuers located
in such countries, and providing investment advisory services in
connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The
services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be
advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from
time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall
pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Portfolio relating to research,
statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the
Portfolio and the Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall
furnish the Portfolio and the Advisor such factual information,
research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may
reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral
reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio
in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments,
as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act") and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, and
such other limitations as the Trust or Advisor may impose with respect
to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Advisor. With respect to the
portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its management, the
Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of
the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other security or
investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale
of such securities through such broker-dealers as the Sub-Advisor may
select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized, but only to the
extent such duties are delegated in writing by the Advisor, to provide
additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including
but not limited to services such as managing foreign currency
investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options
contracts, borrowing money, or lending securities on behalf of the
Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of the
Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the control and direction
of the Advisor and the Trust's Board of Trustees.
(c) SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or
all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the
Sub-Advisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of
such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons
shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant
to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Trust and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees
or the Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the
Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor, at
its own expense, shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or
dealers affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor
shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions
at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission
rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In
selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular
transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide
brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and to
any other accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise
investment discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker
or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a
commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio
which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or
dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the
Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be
viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall
responsibilities which the Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts
over which it exercises investment discretion. The Trustees of the
Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio
to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of
time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on
the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory
Fee shall be equal to: (i) 30% of the monthly management fee rate
(including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management Contract with the
Advisor, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of
the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have provided
investment advice divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that
month. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from
time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The
Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 57% of the monthly
management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that
the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management
Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to
the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided investment management services divided by the net assets of
the Portfolio for that month. If in any fiscal year the aggregate
expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation
imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and
the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or
reimburses the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to
satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the
Sub-Advisor will be reduced by 57% of the amount of such waivers or
reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii). If the
Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements
and the Advisor subsequently recovers all or any portion of such
waivers and reimbursements, then the Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to
receive from the Advisor a proportionate share of the amount
recovered. To the extent that waivers and reimbursements by the
Advisor required by such limitations are in excess of the Advisor's
management fee, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor
will be reduced to zero for that month, but in no event shall the
Sub-Advisor be required to reimburse the Advisor for all or a portion
of such excess reimbursements.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1
for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same
period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such
investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the
Sub-Advisor hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract
with the Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall
include, without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage
commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses
of the Trust's Trustees other than those who are "interested persons"
of the Trust, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor; (iv) legal and audit
expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and
expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to the registration and
qualification of the Trust and the Portfolio's shares for distribution
under state and federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing
and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of
the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy
solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net
assets of the Portfolio and other registered investment companies
having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the Advisor,
of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its
proportionate share of association membership dues; (xi) expenses of
typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and
supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such
non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those
relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a
party and the legal obligation which the Portfolio may have to
indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and
that directors, officers and stockholders of the Advisor or the
Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust,
and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in
the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the
Sub-Advisor to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in
other activities, provided, however, that such other services and
activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a
material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its
obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an
independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or
the Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be
subject to liability to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that
may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio, such consent on the part of the
Portfolio to be authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Portfolio.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio
by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This
Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly
put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth
in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust and agrees that any
obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising in connection with
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and the Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio.
Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek satisfaction of any such obligation
from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
BY: /s/David J. Saul
David J. Saul
Director
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
President
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
Senior Vice President
Exhibit d(8)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (U.K.) LIMITED
AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
AGREEMENT made this 26th day of February 1998, by Fidelity
International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited, 27-28 Lovat Lane,
London, England (hereinafter called the "U.K. Sub-Advisor") and
Fidelity International Investment Advisors, a Bermuda company with
principal offices at Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda (hereinafter
called the "Sub-Advisor").
WHEREAS Fidelity Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts
corporation (hereinafter called the "Advisor"), has entered into a
Management Contract with Fidelity School Street Trust, a Massachusetts
business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of
beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of
Fidelity International Bond Fund (hereinafter called the "Portfolio"),
pursuant to which the Advisor acts as investment advisor to the
Portfolio, and
WHEREAS, the Sub-Advisor has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement
with the Advisor (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement") pursuant to which the
Sub-Advisor, directly or through certain of its subsidiaries or other
affiliated persons, shall provide investment advice or investment
management and order execution services to the Portfolio, and
WHEREAS the U.K. Sub-Advisor has personnel in Western Europe and has
been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling
information and recommendations with respect to the economies of
various countries, including securities issued and issuers located
outside of North America, principally in the U.K. and Europe.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Sub-Advisor and the U.K.
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Sub-Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the U.K.
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, in
connection with the Sub-Advisor's duties under the Sub-Advisory
Agreement. The services and the portion of the investments of the
Portfolio advised or managed by the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall be as
agreed upon from time to time by the Sub-Advisor and the U.K.
Sub-Advisor. The U.K. Sub-Advisor shall pay the salaries and fees of
all personnel of the U.K. Sub-Advisor performing services for the
Portfolio relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to
the Sub-Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of
the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish the
Sub-Advisor such factual information, research reports and investment
recommendations as the Advisor may reasonably require. Such
information may include written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall manage all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment
objective, policies and limitations provided in the Portfolio's
Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to
time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and rules
thereunder, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations
as the Trust or Advisor may impose with respect to the Portfolio by
notice to the U.K. Sub-Advisor. With respect to the portion of the
investments of the Portfolio under its management, the U.K.
Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of
the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other security or
investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale
of such securities through such broker-dealers as the U.K. Sub-Advisor
may select. The U.K. Sub-Advisor may also be authorized, but only to
the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the Advisor, to
provide additional investment management services to the Portfolio,
including but not limited to services such as managing foreign
currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and
options contracts, borrowing money or lending securities on behalf of
the Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of
the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the control and
direction of the Sub-Advisor, the Advisor and the Trust's Board of
Trustees.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
U.K. Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information
or analyses to the Trust, the Advisor, and the Sub-Advisor as the
Trust's Board of Trustees, the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may
reasonably request from time to time, or as the U.K. Sub-Advisor may
deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the U.K.
Sub-Advisor, at its own expense, shall place all orders for the
purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account
with brokers or dealers selected by the U.K. Sub-Advisor, which may
include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or
U.K. Sub-Advisor. The U.K. Sub-Advisor shall use its best efforts to
seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are
advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are
reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers
or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or
dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research
services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and to any other
accounts over which the U.K. Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or Advisor
exercise investment discretion. The U.K. Sub-Advisor is authorized to
pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research
services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the
Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission another
broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if
the U.K. Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of
commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by such broker or dealer. This
determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or the overall responsibilities which the U.K. Sub-Advisor
and the Sub-Advisor have with respect to accounts over which they
exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall
periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine
if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Sub-Advisor shall compensate the U.K.
Sub-Advisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished
hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
agrees to pay the U.K. Sub-Advisor a monthly U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee.
The U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of the U.K.
Sub-Advisor's costs incurred in connection rendering the services
referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement.
The U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor or Advisor, if any,
in effect from time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
agrees to pay the U.K. Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management
Fee. The Investment Management Fee shall be equal to 110% of the U.K.
Sub-Advisor's costs incurred in connection rendering the services
referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement.
The U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor or Advisor, if any,
in effect from time to time.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall
have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a)
and investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph
1 for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the
same period, the fees paid to the U.K. Sub-Advisor with respect to
such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph
(b) of this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the U.K.
Sub-Advisor hereunder, by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory
Agreement or by the Advisor under the Management Contract with the
Portfolio.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the U.K. Sub-Advisor as directors,
officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of
the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the U.K. Sub-Advisor are or may be or
become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Advisor, the
Sub-Advisor or the U.K. Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in the
Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The Services of the
U.K. Sub-Advisor to the Sub-Advisor are not to be deemed to be
exclusive, the U.K. Sub-Advisor being free to render services to
others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such
other services and activities do not, during the term of this
Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the U.K.
Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its obligations hereunder. The
U.K. Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor
and not an agent or employee of the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the
Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the U.K. Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor
shall not be subject to liability to the Sub-Advisor, the Advisor, the
Trust or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for any act or omission
in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or
for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale
of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 1998 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the U.K. Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio, such consent
on the part of the Portfolio to be authorized by vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor or the
Portfolio may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to
the other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any
penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with
respect to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding
voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in
the event of its assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The U.K. Sub-Advisor is hereby
expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as
set forth in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust and agrees that any
obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising in connection with
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction of any
such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the
Portfolio. Nor shall the U.K. Sub-Advisor seek satisfaction of any
such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (U.K.) LIMITED
By:/s/Simon Haslam
Simon Haslam
Director
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
By:/s/David J. Saul
David J. Saul
Director
Exhibit d(9)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of August, 1999, by and between Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation with
principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts
(hereinafter called the "Advisor"); Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited, a Japanese company with principal offices at Shiroyama JT
Mori Building, 19th Floor, 3-1 Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105, Japan (hereinafter called the "Sub-Advisor"); and Fidelity School
Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or
more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the
"Trust") on behalf of Fidelity International Bond Fund (hereinafter
called the "Portfolio").
WHEREAS the Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Management
Contract on behalf of the Portfolio, pursuant to which the Advisor is
to act as investment manager of the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor has been formed in part for the purpose of
researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect
to the economies of various countries, and securities of issuers
located in such countries, and providing investment advisory services
in connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The
services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be
advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from
time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall
pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Portfolio relating to research,
statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the
Portfolio and the Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall
furnish the Portfolio and the Advisor such factual information,
research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may
reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral
reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio
in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments,
as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the"1940 Act") and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time,
and such other limitations as the Trust or Advisor may impose with
respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Advisor. With respect
to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its
management, the Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions
on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other
security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the
purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers as
the Sub-Advisor may select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized,
but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the
Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the
Portfolio, including but not limited to services such as managing
foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing
futures and options contracts, borrowing money, or lending securities
on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other
activities of the Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the
control and direction of the Advisor and the Trust's Board of
Trustees.
(c) SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or
all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the
Sub-Advisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of
such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons
shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant
to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Trust and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees
or the Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the
Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or dealers
selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall use
its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices
which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which
are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting
brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction,
brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and
research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other
accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise investment
discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer
who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Sub-Advisor determines
in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation
to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically
review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the
commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable
in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on
the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory
Fee shall be equal to: (i) 30% of the monthly management fee rate
(including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management Contract with the
Advisor, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of
the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have provided
investment advice divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that
month. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from
time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The
Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 57% of the monthly
management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that
the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management
Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to
the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided investment management services divided by the net assets of
the Portfolio for that month. If in any fiscal year the aggregate
expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation
imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and
the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or
reimburses the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to
satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the
Sub-Advisor will be reduced by 57% of the amount of such waivers or
reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii). If the
Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements
and the Advisor subsequently recovers all or any portion of such
waivers and reimbursements, then the Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to
receive from the Advisor a proportionate share of the amount
recovered. To the extent that waivers and reimbursements by the
Advisor required by such limitations are in excess of the Advisor's
management fee, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor
will be reduced to zero for that month, but in no event shall the
Sub-Advisor be required to reimburse the Advisor for all or a portion
of such excess reimbursements.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1
for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same
period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such
investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the
Sub-Advisor hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract
with the Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall
include, without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage
commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses
of the Trust's Trustees other than those who are "interested persons"
of the Trust, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor; (iv) legal and audit
expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and
expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to the registration and
qualification of the Trust and the Portfolio's shares for distribution
under state and federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing
and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of
the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy
solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net
assets of the Portfolio and other registered investment companies
having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the Advisor,
of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its
proportionate share of association membership dues; (xi) expenses of
typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and
supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such
non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those
relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a
party and the legal obligation which the Portfolio may have to
indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and
that directors, officers and stockholders of the Advisor or the
Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust,
and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in
the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the
Sub-Advisor to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in
other activities, provided, however, that such other services and
activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a
material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its
obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an
independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or
the Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be
subject to liability to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that
may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio, such consent on the part of the
Portfolio to be authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Portfolio.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio
by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This
Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly
put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth
in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the
Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio
arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Advisor shall not
seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any
individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions
thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of the date written above.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED
BY: /s/ Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
President
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
President
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
Senior Vice President
Exhibit d(12)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of August, 1999 by and between Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation with
principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts
(hereinafter called the "Advisor"); Fidelity International Investment
Advisors, a Bermuda company with principal offices at Pembroke Hall,
Pembroke, Bermuda (hereinafter called the "Sub-Advisor"); and Fidelity
School Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue
one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter
called the "Trust") on behalf of Fidelity New Markets Income Fund
(hereinafter called the "Portfolio").
WHEREAS the Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Management
Contract on behalf of Portfolio, pursuant to which the Advisor acts as
investment manager of the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated
persons have personnel in various locations throughout the world and
have been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling
information and recommendations with respect to the economies of
various countries, including securities issued in and issuers located
in such countries, and providing investment advisory services in
connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The
services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be
advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from
time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall
pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Portfolio relating to research,
statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the
Portfolio and the Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall
furnish the Portfolio and the Advisor such factual information,
research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may
reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral
reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio
in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments,
as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the"1940 Act") and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time,
and such other limitations as the Trust or Advisor may impose with
respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Advisor. With respect
to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its
management, the Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions
on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other
security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the
purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers as
the Sub-Advisor may select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized,
but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the
Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the
Portfolio, including but not limited to services such as managing
foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing
futures and options contracts, borrowing money, or lending securities
on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other
activities of the Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the
control and direction of the Advisor and the Trust's Board of
Trustees.
(c) SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or
all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the
Sub-Advisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of
such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons
shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant
to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Trust and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees
or the Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the
Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor, at
its own expense, shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or
dealers affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor
shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions
at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission
rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In
selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular
transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide
brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and to
any other accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise
investment discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker
or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a
commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio
which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or
dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the
Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be
viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall
responsibilities which the Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts
over which it exercises investment discretion. The Trustees of the
Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio
to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of
time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on
the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory
Fee shall be equal to: (i) 30% of the monthly management fee rate
(including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management Contract with the
Advisor, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of
the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have provided
investment advice divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that
month. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from
time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The
Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 57% of the monthly
management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that
the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management
Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to
the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided investment management services divided by the net assets of
the Portfolio for that month. If in any fiscal year the aggregate
expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation
imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and
the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or
reimburses the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to
satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the
Sub-Advisor will be reduced by 57% of the amount of such waivers or
reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii). If the
Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements
and the Advisor subsequently recovers all or any portion of such
waivers and reimbursements, then the Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to
receive from the Advisor a proportionate share of the amount
recovered. To the extent that waivers and reimbursements by the
Advisor required by such limitations are in excess of the Advisor's
management fee, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor
will be reduced to zero for that month, but in no event shall the
Sub-Advisor be required to reimburse the Advisor for all or a portion
of such excess reimbursements.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1
for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same
period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such
investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the
Sub-Advisor hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract
with the Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall
include, without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage
commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses
of the Trust's Trustees other than those who are "interested persons"
of the Trust, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor; (iv) legal and audit
expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and
expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to the registration and
qualification of the Trust and the Portfolio's shares for distribution
under state and federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing
and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of
the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy
solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net
assets of the Portfolio and other registered investment companies
having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the Advisor,
of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its
proportionate share of association membership dues; (xi) expenses of
typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and
supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such
non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those
relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a
party and the legal obligation which the Portfolio may have to
indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and
that directors, officers and stockholders of the Advisor or the
Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust,
and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in
the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the
Sub-Advisor to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in
other activities, provided, however, that such other services and
activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a
material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its
obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an
independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or
the Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be
subject to liability to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that
may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio, such consent on the part of the
Portfolio to be authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Portfolio.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio
by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This
Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly
put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth
in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust and agrees that any
obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising in connection with
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and the Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio.
Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek satisfaction of any such obligation
from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions
thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
BY: /s/ David J. Saul
David J. Saul
Director
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
President
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
Senior Vice President
Exhibit d(13)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (U.K.) LIMITED
AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
AGREEMENT made this 26th day of February 1998, by Fidelity
International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited, 27-28 Lovat Lane,
London, England (hereinafter called the "U.K. Sub-Advisor") and
Fidelity International Investment Advisors, a Bermuda company with
principal offices at Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda (hereinafter
called the "Sub-Advisor").
WHEREAS Fidelity Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts
corporation (hereinafter called the "Advisor"), has entered into a
Management Contract with Fidelity School Street Trust, a Massachusetts
business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of
beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund (hereinafter called the "Portfolio"),
pursuant to which the Advisor acts as investment advisor to the
Portfolio, and
WHEREAS, the Sub-Advisor has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement
with the Advisor (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement") pursuant to which the
Sub-Advisor, directly or through certain of its subsidiaries or other
affiliated persons, shall provide investment advice or investment
management and order execution services to the Portfolio, and
WHEREAS the U.K. Sub-Advisor has personnel in Western Europe and has
been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling
information and recommendations with respect to the economies of
various countries, including securities issued and issuers located
outside of North America, principally in the U.K. and Europe.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Sub-Advisor and the U.K.
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Sub-Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the U.K.
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, in
connection with the Sub-Advisor's duties under the Sub-Advisory
Agreement. The services and the portion of the investments of the
Portfolio advised or managed by the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall be as
agreed upon from time to time by the Sub-Advisor and the U.K.
Sub-Advisor. The U.K. Sub-Advisor shall pay the salaries and fees of
all personnel of the U.K. Sub-Advisor performing services for the
Portfolio relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to
the Sub-Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of
the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish the
Sub-Advisor such factual information, research reports and investment
recommendations as the Advisor may reasonably require. Such
information may include written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall manage all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment
objective, policies and limitations provided in the Portfolio's
Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to
time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and rules
thereunder, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations
as the Trust or Advisor may impose with respect to the Portfolio by
notice to the U.K. Sub-Advisor. With respect to the portion of the
investments of the Portfolio under its management, the U.K.
Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of
the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other security or
investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale
of such securities through such broker-dealers as the U.K. Sub-Advisor
may select. The U.K. Sub-Advisor may also be authorized, but only to
the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the Advisor, to
provide additional investment management services to the Portfolio,
including but not limited to services such as managing foreign
currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and
options contracts, borrowing money or lending securities on behalf of
the Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of
the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the control and
direction of the Sub-Advisor, the Advisor and the Trust's Board of
Trustees.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
U.K. Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information
or analyses to the Trust, the Advisor, and the Sub-Advisor as the
Trust's Board of Trustees, the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may
reasonably request from time to time, or as the U.K. Sub-Advisor may
deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the U.K.
Sub-Advisor, at its own expense, shall place all orders for the
purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account
with brokers or dealers selected by the U.K. Sub-Advisor, which may
include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or
U.K. Sub-Advisor. The U.K. Sub-Advisor shall use its best efforts to
seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are
advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are
reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers
or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or
dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research
services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and to any other
accounts over which the U.K. Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or Advisor
exercise investment discretion. The U.K. Sub-Advisor is authorized to
pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research
services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the
Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission another
broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if
the U.K. Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of
commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by such broker or dealer. This
determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or the overall responsibilities which the U.K. Sub-Advisor
and the Sub-Advisor have with respect to accounts over which they
exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall
periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine
if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Sub-Advisor shall compensate the U.K.
Sub-Advisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished
hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
agrees to pay the U.K. Sub-Advisor a monthly U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee.
The U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of the U.K.
Sub-Advisor's costs incurred in connection rendering the services
referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement.
The U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor or Advisor, if any,
in effect from time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
agrees to pay the U.K. Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management
Fee. The Investment Management Fee shall be equal to 110% of the U.K.
Sub-Advisor's costs incurred in connection rendering the services
referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement.
The U.K. Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Sub-Advisor or Advisor, if any,
in effect from time to time.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall
have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a)
and investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph
1 for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the
same period, the fees paid to the U.K. Sub-Advisor with respect to
such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph
(b) of this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the U.K.
Sub-Advisor hereunder, by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory
Agreement or by the Advisor under the Management Contract with the
Portfolio.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the U.K. Sub-Advisor as directors,
officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of
the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the U.K. Sub-Advisor are or may be or
become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Advisor, the
Sub-Advisor or the U.K. Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in the
Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The Services of the
U.K. Sub-Advisor to the Sub-Advisor are not to be deemed to be
exclusive, the U.K. Sub-Advisor being free to render services to
others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such
other services and activities do not, during the term of this
Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the U.K.
Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its obligations hereunder. The
U.K. Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor
and not an agent or employee of the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the
Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the U.K. Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor
shall not be subject to liability to the Sub-Advisor, the Advisor, the
Trust or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for any act or omission
in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or
for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale
of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 1998 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the U.K. Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio, such consent
on the part of the Portfolio to be authorized by vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, the U.K. Sub-Advisor or the
Portfolio may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to
the other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any
penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with
respect to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding
voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in
the event of its assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The U.K. Sub-Advisor is hereby
expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as
set forth in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust and agrees that any
obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising in connection with
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and the U.K. Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction of any
such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the
Portfolio. Nor shall the U.K. Sub-Advisor seek satisfaction of any
such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions
thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (U.K.) LIMITED
By: /s/Simon Haslam
Simon Haslam
Director
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
By: /s/David J. Saul
David J. Saul
Director
Exhibit d(14)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of August, 1999, by and between Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation with
principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts
(hereinafter called the "Advisor"); Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited, a Japanese company with principal offices at Shiroyama JT
Mori Building, 19th Floor, 3-1 Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105, Japan (hereinafter called the "Sub-Advisor"); and Fidelity School
Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or
more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the
"Trust") on behalf of Fidelity New Markets Income Fund (hereinafter
called the "Portfolio").
WHEREAS the Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Management
Contract on behalf of the Portfolio, pursuant to which the Advisor is
to act as investment manager of the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor has been formed in part for the purpose of
researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect
to the economies of various countries, and securities of issuers
located in such countries, and providing investment advisory services
in connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The
services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be
advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from
time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall
pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Portfolio relating to research,
statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the
Portfolio and the Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall
furnish the Portfolio and the Advisor such factual information,
research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may
reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral
reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio
in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments,
as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the"1940 Act") and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time,
and such other limitations as the Trust or Advisor may impose with
respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Advisor. With respect
to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its
management, the Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions
on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other
security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the
purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers as
the Sub-Advisor may select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized,
but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the
Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the
Portfolio, including but not limited to services such as managing
foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing
futures and options contracts, borrowing money, or lending securities
on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other
activities of the Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the
control and direction of the Advisor and the Trust's Board of
Trustees.
(c) SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or
all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the
Sub-Advisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of
such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons
shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant
to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Trust and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees
or the Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the
Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or dealers
selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall use
its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices
which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which
are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting
brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction,
brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and
research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other
accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise investment
discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer
who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Sub-Advisor determines
in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation
to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically
review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the
commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable
in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on
the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory
Fee shall be equal to: (i) 30% of the monthly management fee rate
(including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management Contract with the
Advisor, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of
the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have provided
investment advice divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that
month. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from
time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The
Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 57% of the monthly
management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that
the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management
Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to
the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided investment management services divided by the net assets of
the Portfolio for that month. If in any fiscal year the aggregate
expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation
imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and
the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or
reimburses the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to
satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the
Sub-Advisor will be reduced by 57% of the amount of such waivers or
reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii). If the
Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements
and the Advisor subsequently recovers all or any portion of such
waivers and reimbursements, then the Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to
receive from the Advisor a proportionate share of the amount
recovered. To the extent that waivers and reimbursements by the
Advisor required by such limitations are in excess of the Advisor's
management fee, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor
will be reduced to zero for that month, but in no event shall the
Sub-Advisor be required to reimburse the Advisor for all or a portion
of such excess reimbursements.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1
for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same
period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such
investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the
Sub-Advisor hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract
with the Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall
include, without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage
commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses
of the Trust's Trustees other than those who are "interested persons"
of the Trust, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor; (iv) legal and audit
expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and
expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to the registration and
qualification of the Trust and the Portfolio's shares for distribution
under state and federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing
and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of
the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy
solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net
assets of the Portfolio and other registered investment companies
having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the Advisor,
of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its
proportionate share of association membership dues; (xi) expenses of
typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and
supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such
non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those
relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a
party and the legal obligation which the Portfolio may have to
indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and
that directors, officers and stockholders of the Advisor or the
Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust,
and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in
the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the
Sub-Advisor to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in
other activities, provided, however, that such other services and
activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a
material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its
obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an
independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or
the Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be
subject to liability to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that
may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio, such consent on the part of the
Portfolio to be authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Portfolio.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio
by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This
Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly
put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth
in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the
Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio
arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Advisor shall not
seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any
individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions
thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of the date written above.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED
BY: /s/ Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
President
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
President
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND
BY: /s/ Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
Senior Vice President
EXHIBIT D(17)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY STRATEGIC INCOME
AGREEMENT AMENDED AND RESTATED as of this 1st day of August, 1999, by
and between Fidelity Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts
corporation with principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston,
Massachusetts (hereinafter called the "Advisor"); Fidelity Investments
Japan Limited, a Japanese company with principal offices at Shiroyama
JT Mori Building, 19th Floor, 3-1 Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105, Japan (hereinafter called the "Sub-Advisor"); and Fidelity School
Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or
more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the
"Trust") on behalf of Fidelity Strategic Income Fund (hereinafter
called the "Portfolio").
WHEREAS the Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Management
Contract on behalf of the Portfolio, pursuant to which the Advisor is
to act as investment manager of the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor has been formed in part for the purpose of
researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect
to the economies of various countries, and securities of issuers
located in such countries, and providing investment advisory services
in connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The
services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be
advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from
time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall
pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Portfolio relating to research,
statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the
Portfolio and the Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall
furnish the Portfolio and the Advisor such factual information,
research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may
reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral
reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio
in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments,
as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the"1940 Act") and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time,
and such other limitations as the Trust or Advisor may impose with
respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Advisor. With respect
to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its
management, the Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions
on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other
security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the
purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers as
the Sub-Advisor may select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized,
but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the
Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the
Portfolio, including but not limited to services such as managing
foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing
futures and options contracts, borrowing money, or lending securities
on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other
activities of the Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the
control and direction of the Advisor and the Trust's Board of
Trustees.
(c) SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or
all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the
Sub-Advisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of
such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons
shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant
to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Trust and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees
or the Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the
Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or dealers
selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall use
its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices
which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which
are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting
brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction,
brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and
research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other
accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise investment
discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer
who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Sub-Advisor determines
in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation
to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically
review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the
commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable
in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on
the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory
Fee shall be equal to: (i) 30% of the monthly management fee rate
(including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management Contract with the
Advisor, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of
the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have provided
investment advice divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that
month. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from
time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The
Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 57% of the monthly
management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that
the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management
Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to
the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided investment management services divided by the net assets of
the Portfolio for that month. If in any fiscal year the aggregate
expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation
imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and
the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or
reimburses the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to
satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the
Sub-Advisor will be reduced by 57% of the amount of such waivers or
reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii). If the
Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements
and the Advisor subsequently recovers all or any portion of such
waivers and reimbursements, then the Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to
receive from the Advisor a proportionate share of the amount
recovered. To the extent that waivers and reimbursements by the
Advisor required by such limitations are in excess of the Advisor's
management fee, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor
will be reduced to zero for that month, but in no event shall the
Sub-Advisor be required to reimburse the Advisor for all or a portion
of such excess reimbursements.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1
for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same
period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such
investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the
Sub-Advisor hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract
with the Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall
include, without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage
commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses
of the Trust's Trustees other than those who are "interested persons"
of the Trust, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor; (iv) legal and audit
expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and
expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to the registration and
qualification of the Trust and the Portfolio's shares for distribution
under state and federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing
and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of
the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy
solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net
assets of the Portfolio and other registered investment companies
having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the Advisor,
of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its
proportionate share of association membership dues; (xi) expenses of
typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and
supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such
non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those
relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a
party and the legal obligation which the Portfolio may have to
indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and
that directors, officers and stockholders of the Advisor or the
Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust,
and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in
the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the
Sub-Advisor to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in
other activities, provided, however, that such other services and
activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a
material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its
obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an
independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or
the Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be
subject to liability to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that
may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions of Section
15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable
order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or
interpretative releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio
by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This
Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly
put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth
in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the
Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio
arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Advisor shall not
seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any
individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions
thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of the date written above.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED
BY: /s/Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Director
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
BY: /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
President
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST
ON BEHALF OF FIDELITY STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
BY: /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
Senior Vice President
EXHIBIT D(18)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF FIDELITY STRATEGIC INCOME
FUND
AGREEMENT AMENDED AND RESTATED as of this 1st day of August, 1999 by
and between Fidelity Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts
corporation with principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston,
Massachusetts (hereinafter called the "Advisor"); Fidelity
International Investment Advisors, a Bermuda company with principal
offices at Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda (hereinafter called the
"Sub-Advisor"); and Fidelity School Street Trust, a Massachusetts
business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of
beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust") on behalf of
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund (hereinafter called the "Portfolio").
WHEREAS the Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Management
Contract on behalf of the Portfolio, pursuant to which the Advisor is
to act as investment manager of the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated
persons have personnel in various locations throughout the world and
have been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling
information and recommendations with respect to the economies of
various countries, and securities of issuers located in such
countries, and providing investment advisory services in connection
therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the
Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the
Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with
respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The
services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be
advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from
time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall
pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Portfolio relating to research,
statistical and investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the
Portfolio and the Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the
investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall
furnish the Portfolio and the Advisor such factual information,
research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may
reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral
reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the
Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the
Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio
in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations
provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments,
as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act") and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, and
such other limitations as the Trust or Advisor may impose with respect
to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Advisor. With respect to the
portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its management, the
Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of
the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other security or
investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale
of such securities through such broker-dealers as the Sub-Advisor may
select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized, but only to the
extent such duties are delegated in writing by the Advisor, to provide
additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including
but not limited to services such as managing foreign currency
investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options
contracts, borrowing money, or lending securities on behalf of the
Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of the
Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the control and direction
of the Advisor and the Trust's Board of Trustees.
(c) SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or
all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through
such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the
Sub-Advisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of
such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons
shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant
to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The
Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Trust and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees
or the Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the
Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor
shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or dealers
selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall use
its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices
which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which
are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting
brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction,
brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and
research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other
accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise investment
discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer
who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Sub-Advisor determines
in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation
to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically
review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the
commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable
in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on
the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory
Fee shall be equal to: (i) 30% of the monthly management fee rate
(including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management Contract with the
Advisor, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of
the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have provided
investment advice divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that
month. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from
time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under
subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees
to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The
Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 57% of the monthly
management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that
the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management
Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to
the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided investment management services divided by the net assets of
the Portfolio for that month. If in any fiscal year the aggregate
expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation
imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and
the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or
reimburses the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to
satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the
Sub-Advisor will be reduced by 57% of the amount of such waivers or
reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii). If the
Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements
and the Advisor subsequently recovers all or any portion of such
waivers and reimbursements, then the Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to
receive from the Advisor a proportionate share of the amount
recovered. To the extent that waivers and reimbursements by the
Advisor required by such limitations are in excess of the Advisor's
management fee, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor
will be reduced to zero for that month, but in no event shall the
Sub-Advisor be required to reimburse the Advisor for all or a portion
of such excess reimbursements.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the Sub-Advisor shall have
provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and
investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1
for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same
period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such
investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the
Sub-Advisor hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract
with the Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall
include, without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage
commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses
of the Trust's Trustees other than those who are "interested persons"
of the Trust, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor; (iv) legal and audit
expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and
expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to the registration and
qualification of the Trust and the Portfolio's shares for distribution
under state and federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing
and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of
the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy
solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net
assets of the Portfolio and other registered investment companies
having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the Advisor,
of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its
proportionate share of association membership dues; (xi) expenses of
typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and
supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such
non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those
relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a
party and the legal obligation which the Portfolio may have to
indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers,
and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in
the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and
that directors, officers and stockholders of the Advisor or the
Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust,
and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in
the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the
Sub-Advisor to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in
other activities, provided, however, that such other services and
activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a
material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its
obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an
independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or
the Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be
subject to liability to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder
of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that
may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor,
the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions of Section
15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable
order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or
interpretative releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio
by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This
Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly
put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth
in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the
Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio
arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Advisor shall not
seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any
individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions
thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS
By: /s/Frank Mutch
Frank Mutch
Director
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
By: /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
President
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
By: /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
Senior Vice President
Exhibit m(1)
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
of Fidelity School Street Trust: Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income
Fund
(formerly known as Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund)
1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in
accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") of
Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund (the "Portfolio"), a
series of shares of Fidelity School Street Trust (the "Fund").
2. The Fund has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with
respect to the Portfolio with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the
"Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Management &
Research Company (the "Adviser"), under which the Distributor uses all
reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure
purchasers for the Portfolio's shares of beneficial interest
("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of
printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other
literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional
activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Portfolio
for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its
management fee revenues as well as past profits or its resources from
any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to
any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Portfolio
shares, including the activities referred to above.
3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to
the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and
other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render
shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing
office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine
inquiries regarding the Portfolio, processing shareholder transactions
and providing such other shareholder services as the Fund may
reasonably request.
4. The Portfolio will not make separate payments as a result of this
Plan to the Adviser, Distributor or any other party, it being
recognized that the Portfolio presently pays, and will continue to
pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments
made by the Portfolio to the Adviser, including payment of management
fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Portfolio
within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments
shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.
5. This Plan shall become effective upon the first business day of
the month following approval by a vote of at least a "majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio" (as defined in the
Act), the plan having been approved by a vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Act) and who have
no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan
or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent
Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on this Plan.
6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain
in effect from the date specified above until April 30, 2000 and from
year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is
subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees
of the Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.
This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees,
provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the
Portfolio to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the
sale of shares of the Portfolio, or to increase materially the amount
spent by the Portfolio for distribution shall be effective only upon
approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Portfolio, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall
be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first
sentence in this paragraph.
7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio.
8. During the existence of this Plan, the Fund shall require the
Adviser and/or Distributor to provide the Fund, for review by the
Fund's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least
quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with
financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
shares of the Portfolio (making estimates of such costs where
necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or Distributor to perform
any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any
specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result
in the sale of shares of the Portfolio.
10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set
forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust, any obligations assumed by
the Portfolio pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this
Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets,
and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of
the Fund.
11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan
shall not be affected thereby.
Exhibit m(2)
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
of Fidelity School Street Trust:
Fidelity International Bond Fund
1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in
accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") of
Fidelity International Bond Fund (the "Portfolio"), a series of shares
of Fidelity School Street Trust (the "Fund").
2. The Fund has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with
respect to the Portfolio with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the
"Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Management &
Research Company (the "Adviser"), under which the Distributor uses all
reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure
purchasers for the Portfolio's shares of beneficial interest
("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of
printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other
literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional
activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Portfolio
for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its
management fee revenues as well as past profits or its resources from
any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to
any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Portfolio
shares, including the activities referred to above.
3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to
the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and
other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render
shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing
office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine
inquiries regarding the Portfolio, processing shareholder transactions
and providing such other shareholder services as the Fund may
reasonably request.
4. The Portfolio will not make separate payments as a result of this
Plan to the Adviser, Distributor or any other party, it being
recognized that the Portfolio presently pays, and will continue to
pay, an advisory and service fee to the Adviser. To the extent that
any payments made by the Portfolio to the Adviser, including payment
of advisory and service fees, should be deemed to be indirect
financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
shares of the Portfolio within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the
Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.
5. This Plan shall become effective upon the first business day of
the month following approval by a vote of at least a "majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio" (as defined in the
Act), the plan having been approved by a vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Act) and who have
no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan
or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent
Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on this Plan.
6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain
in effect from the date specified above until April 30, 2000, and from
year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is
subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees
of the Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.
This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees,
provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the
Portfolio to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the
sale of shares of the Portfolio, or to increase materially the amount
spent by the Portfolio for distribution shall be effective only upon
approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Portfolio, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall
be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first
sentence in this paragraph.
7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio.
8. During the existence of this Plan, the Fund shall require the
Adviser and/or Distributor to provide the Fund, for review by the
Fund's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least
quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with
financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
shares of the Portfolio (making estimates of such costs where
necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or Distributor to perform
any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any
specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result
in the sale of shares of the Portfolio.
10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set
forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust, any obligations assumed by
the Portfolio pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this
Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets,
and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of
the Fund.
11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan
shall not be affected thereby.
Exhibit m(3)
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
of Fidelity School Street Trust:
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund
1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in
accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") of
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund (the "Portfolio"), a series of shares
of Fidelity School Street Trust (the "Fund").
2. The Fund has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with
respect to the Portfolio with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the
"Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Management &
Research Company (the "Adviser"), under which the Distributor uses all
reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure
purchasers for the Portfolio's shares of beneficial interest
("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of
printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other
literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional
activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Portfolio
for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its
management fee revenues as well as past profits or its resources from
any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to
any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Portfolio
shares, including the activities referred to above.
3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to
the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and
other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render
shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing
office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine
inquiries regarding the Portfolio, processing shareholder transactions
and providing such other shareholder services as the Fund may
reasonably request.
4. The Portfolio will not make separate payments as a result of this
Plan to the Adviser, Distributor or any other party, it being
recognized that the Portfolio presently pays, and will continue to
pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments
made by the Portfolio to the Adviser, including payment of management
fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Portfolio
within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments
shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.
5. This Plan shall become effective upon the first business day of
the month following approval by a vote of at least a "majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio" (as defined in the
Act), the plan having been approved by a vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Act) and who have
no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan
or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent
Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on this Plan.
6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain
in effect from the date specified above until April 30, 2000 and from
year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is
subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees
of the Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.
This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees,
provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the
Portfolio to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the
sale of shares of the Portfolio, or to increase materially the amount
spent by the Portfolio for distribution shall be effective only upon
approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Portfolio, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall
be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first
sentence in this paragraph.
7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio.
8. During the existence of this Plan, the Fund shall require the
Adviser and/or Distributor to provide the Fund, for review by the
Fund's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least
quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with
financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
shares of the Portfolio (making estimates of such costs where
necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or Distributor to perform
any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any
specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result
in the sale of shares of the Portfolio.
10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set
forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust, any obligations assumed by
the Portfolio pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this
Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets,
and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of
the Fund.
11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan
shall not be affected thereby.
Exhibit m(4)
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
FIDELITY SCHOOL STREET TRUST: FIDELITY STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in
accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") of
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund (the "Portfolio"), a series of shares
of Fidelity School Street Trust (the "Fund").
2. The Fund has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with
respect to the Portfolio with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the
"Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Management &
Research Company (the "Adviser"), under which the Distributor uses all
reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure
purchasers for the Portfolio's shares of beneficial interest
("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of
printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other
literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional
activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Portfolio
for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its
management fee revenues as well as past profits or its resources from
any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to
any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Portfolio
shares, including the activities referred to above.
3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to
the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and
other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render
shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing
office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine
inquiries regarding the Portfolio, processing shareholder transactions
and providing such other shareholder services as the Fund may
reasonably request.
4. The Portfolio will not make separate payments as a result of this
Plan to the Adviser, Distributor or any other party, it being
recognized that the Portfolio presently pays, and will continue to
pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments
made by the Portfolio to the Adviser, including payment of management
fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Portfolio
within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments
shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.
5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a
majority of the Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of Trustees
who are not "interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Act)
and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation
of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the
"Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on this Plan.
6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain
in effect from the date specified above until April 30, 2000 and from
year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is
subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees
of the Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.
This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees,
provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the
Portfolio to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the
sale of shares of the Portfolio, or to increase materially the amount
spent by the Portfolio for distribution, shall be effective only upon
approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Portfolio, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall
be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first
sentence in this paragraph.
7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio.
8. During the existence of this Plan, the Fund shall require the
Adviser and/or Distributor to provide the Fund, for review by the
Fund's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least
quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with
financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
shares of the Portfolio (making estimates of such costs where
necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or Distributor to perform
any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any
specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result
in the sale of shares of the Portfolio.
10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set
forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or other organizational
document, any obligations assumed by the Portfolio pursuant to this
Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and shall not constitute
obligations of any other series of shares of the Fund.
11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan
shall not be affected thereby.