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OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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(1) Amount Previously Paid: $125
(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: 811-2741
(3) Filing Party: Fidelity Court Street Trust
(4) Date Filed: August 9, 1994
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO
FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO
FUNDS OF
FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST
82 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109
1-800-544-8888
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To the Shareholders of the above funds:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the
Meeting) of Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan New
Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan Florida Municipal Income
Portfolio, and Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio (the funds), will be
held at the office of Fidelity Court Street Trust (the trust), 82
Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 on November 16, 1994, at
9:00 a.m. The purpose of the Meeting is to consider and act upon the
following proposals, and to transact such other business as may properly
come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
1. To elect a Board of Trustees.
2. To ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as independent
accountants of the trust.
3. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide dollar-based voting rights
for shareholders of the trust.
4. To amend the Declaration of Trust regarding shareholder notification of
appointment of Trustees.
5. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide each fund with the ability
to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment company with
substantially the same investment objective and policies.
6. To adopt a new fundamental investment policy for each fund permitting a
fund to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment company
with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
7. To approve an amended management contract for Fidelity High Yield
Tax-Free Portfolio.
ADOPTION OF STANDARDIZED INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
8. To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning the issuance
of senior securities for Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio
and Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio.
9. To eliminate the fundamental investment limitation concerning short
sales of securities for Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio
and Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio.
10. To eliminate the fundamental investment limitation concerning margin
purchases for Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio and
Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio.
11. To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning borrowing for
Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio and Spartan New Jersey
Municipal High Yield Portfolio.
12. To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning the
concentration of its investments within a single industry for Spartan
Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio and Spartan New Jersey Municipal
High Yield Portfolio.
13. To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning the purchase
and sale of physical commodities for Spartan Connecticut Municipal High
Yield Portfolio and Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio.
The Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on September 19,
1994 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders of each
fund entitled to notice of, and to vote at, such Meeting and any
adjournments thereof.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
ARTHUR S. LORING, Secretary
September 19, 1994
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT -
PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.
SHAREHOLDERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON. ANY SHAREHOLDER
WHO DOES NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IS URGED TO INDICATE VOTING
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD, DATE AND SIGN IT, AND RETURN IT IN
THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES. IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPENSE, WE ASK YOUR COOPERATION IN
MAILING YOUR PROXY CARD PROMPTLY, NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR SMALL YOUR
HOLDINGS MAY BE.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING PROXY CARD
The following general rules for executing proxy cards may be of assistance
to you and help you avoid the time and expense involved in validating your
vote if you fail to execute your proxy card properly.
1. INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS: Your name should be signed exactly as it appears
in the registration on the proxy card.
2. JOINT ACCOUNTS: Either party may sign, but the name of the party
signing should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration.
3. All other accounts should show the capacity of the individual signing.
This can be shown either in the form of the account registration itself or
by the individual executing the proxy card. For example:
REGISTRATION VALID
SIGNATURE
A. 1) ABC Corp. John Smith,
Treasurer
2) ABC Corp. John Smith,
Treasurer
c/o John Smith, Treasurer
B. 1) ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan Ann B. Collins,
Trustee
2) ABC Trust Ann B. Collins,
Trustee
3) Ann B. Collins, Trustee Ann B. Collins,
Trustee
u/t/d 12/28/78
C. 1) Anthony B. Craft, Cust. Anthony B. Craft
f/b/o Anthony B. Craft, Jr.
UGMA
PROXY STATEMENT
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO
FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO
FUNDS OF FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST
TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 16, 1994
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation of
proxies made by, and on behalf of, the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Court
Street Trust (the trust) to be used at the Special Meeting of Shareholders
of Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan New Jersey
Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan Florida Municipal Income Portfolio,
and Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio (the funds) and at any
adjournments thereof (the Meeting), to be held November 16, 1994 at 9:00
a.m. at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, the principal
executive office of the trust. The purpose of the Meeting is set forth in
the accompanying Notice. The solicitation is made primarily by the mailing
of this p roxy s tatement and the accompanying proxy card on or
about September 19, 1994. Supplementary solicitations may be made by mail,
telephone, telegraph, or by personal interview by representatives of the
trust. The expenses in connection with preparing this proxy statement and
its enclosures and of all solicitations will be paid by the fund for
Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio and by Fidelity Management &
Research Company (FMR) for Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield
Portfolio, Spartan New Jersey High Yield Portfolio, and Spartan Florida
Municipal Income Portfolio. Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio and FMR
(for Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan New Jersey
Municipal High Yield Portfolio, and Spartan Florida Municipal Income
Portfolio) will reimburse brokerage firms and others for their reasonable
expenses in forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of
shares.
If the enclosed proxy card is executed and returned, it may nevertheless
be revoked at any time prior to its use by written notification received by
the trust, by the execution of a later-dated proxy card, or by attending
the Meeting and voting in person. All proxy cards solicited by the Board of
Trustees that are properly executed and received by the Secretary prior to
the Meeting, and which are not revoked, will be voted at the Meeting.
Shares represented by such proxies will be voted in accordance with the
instructions thereon. If no specification is made on a proxy card, it will
be voted FOR the matters specified on the proxy card. All proxies not
voted, including broker non-votes, will not be counted toward establishing
a quorum. Shareholders should note that while votes to ABSTAIN will count
toward establishing a quorum, passage of any proposal being considered at
the Meeting will occur only if a sufficient number of votes are cast FOR
the proposal. Accordingly, votes to ABSTAIN and votes AGAINST will have the
same effect in determining whether the proposal is approved.
If a quorum is present at the Meeting, but sufficient votes to approve one
or more of the proposed items are not received, or if other matters arise
requiring shareholder attention, the persons named as proxies may propose
one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of
proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a
majority of those shares present at the Meeting or represented by proxy.
When voting on a proposed adjournment, the persons named as proxies will
vote for the proposed adjournment all shares that they are entitled to vote
with respect to each item, unless directed to vote AGAINST the item, in
which case such shares will be voted against the proposed adjournment with
respect to that item. A shareholder vote may be taken on one or more of the
items in this Proxy Statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient votes
have been received and it is otherwise appropriate. A copy of each fund's
annual report for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1993 has been mailed
or delivered to shareholders of each respective fund entitled to vote at
the M eeting.
Shares of each fund issued and outstanding as of July 31, 1994 are
indicated in the following table:
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO 35,456,664
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO 33,528,010
SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO 37,559,004
FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO 159,756,120
To the knowledge of the trust, no shareholder owned of record or
beneficially more than 5% of the total outstanding shares of any of the
funds on that date. Shareholders of record at the close of business on
September 19, 1994 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. Each such
shareholder will be entitled to one vote for each share held on that date.
VOTE REQUIRED: A PLURALITY OF ALL VOTES CAST AT THE MEETING IS SUFFICIENT
TO APPROVE PROPOSAL 1. APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL 3 REQUIRES THE
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES OF BOTH THE
TRUST AND OF EACH FUND OF THE TRUST AND, IN THE CASE OF
PROPOSALS 4 AND 5 , A "MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING VOTING
SECURITIES" OF THE ENTIRE TRUST. APPROVAL OF PROPOSALS 2 AND 6
THROUGH 13 REQUIRES THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A "MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING
VOTING SECURITIES'' OF THE APPROPRIATE FUNDS. UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940 (THE 1940 ACT), A "MAJORITY VOTE OF THE OUTSTANDING VOTING
SECURITIES'' MEANS THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE LESSER OF (A) 67% OR MORE OF
THE SHARES PRESENT AT THE MEETING OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY IF THE HOLDERS OF
MORE THAN 50% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES ARE PRESENT OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY
OR (B) MORE THAN 50% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES.
1. TO ELECT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of Fidelity Court
Street Trust, the Trustees have determined that the number of Trustees
shall be fixed at twelve. It is intended that the enclosed proxy card will
be voted for the election as Trustees of the twelve nominees listed below,
unless such authority has been withheld in the proxy card.
Except for Mr. Cox, Mrs. Davis, and Mr. Mann, all nominees named below are
currently Trustees of Fidelity Court Street Trust and have served in that
capacity continuously since originally elected or appointed. Mr. Jones, Mr.
Lynch, and Mr. McDonough were selected by the trust's Nominating and
Administration Committee (see page ) and were appointed to the Board in May
1990, April 1990, and August 1989, respectively. None of the nominees is
related to one another. Those nominees indicated by an asterisk (*) are
"interested persons" of the trust by virtue of, among other things, their
affiliation with either the trust, the funds' investment adviser, Fidelity
Management & Research Company (FMR, or the Adviser), or the funds'
distribution agent, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC). Each of the
nominees is currently a Trustee or General Partner, as the case may be, of
other funds advised by FMR.
In the election of Trustees, those twelve nominees receiving the highest
number of votes cast at the Meeting, providing a quorum is present, shall
be elected.
Nominee Principal Occupation ** Year of
(Age) Election or
Appointment
*J. Gary Burkhead Senior Vice President, is 1986
82 Devonshire Street President of FMR; and President
Boston, MA and a Director of FMR Texas
(53) Inc. (1989), Fidelity
Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc. and Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc.
Ralph F. Cox Consultant to Western Mining --
200 Rivercrest Drive Corporation (1994). Prior to
Forth Worth, TX 1994, he was President of
(62) Greenhill Petroleum Corporation
(petroleum exploration and
production, 1990). Until March
1990, Mr. Cox was President
and Chief Operating Officer of
Union Pacific Resources
Company (exploration and
production). He is a Director of
Sanifill Corporation
(non-hazardous waste, 1993)
and CH2M Hill Companies
(engineering). In addition, he
served on the Board of Directors
of the Norton Company
(manufacturer of industrial
devices, 1983-1990) and
continues to serve on the Board
of Directors of the Texas State
Chamber of Commerce, and is a
member of advisory boards of
Texas A&M University and the
University of Texas at Austin.
Phyllis Burke Davis Prior to her retirement in --
P.O. Box 264 September 1991, Mrs. Davis
Bridgehampton, NY was the Senior Vice President of
(62) Corporate Affairs of Avon
Products, Inc. She is currently a
Director of BellSouth
Corporation
(telecommunications), Eaton
Corporation (manufacturing,
1991), and the TJX Companies,
Inc. (retail stores, 1990), and
previously served as a Director
of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
(1985-1991) and Nabisco
Brands, Inc. In addition, she
serves as a Director of the New
York City Chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society, and is
a member of the Advisory
Council of the International
Executive Service Corps. and
the President's Advisory Council
of
The University of Vermont
School
of Business Administration.
Richard J. Flynn Financial consultant. Prior to 1982
77 Fiske Hill September 1986, Mr. Flynn was
Sturbridge, MA Vice Chairman and a Director of
(70) the Norton Company
(manufacturer of industrial
devices). He is currently a
Director of Mechanics Bank and
a Trustee of College of the Holy
Cross and Old Sturbridge
Village, Inc.
*Edward C. Johnson President, is Chairman, Chief 1974
3d Executive Officer and a Director
82 Devonshire Street of FMR Corp.; a Director and
Boston, MA Chairman of the Board and of
(64) the Executive Committee of
FMR; Chairman and a Director
of FMR Texas Inc. (1989),
Fidelity Management &
Research (U.K.) Inc., and
Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc.
E. Bradley Jones Prior to his retirement in 1984, 1990
3881-2 Lander Road Mr. Jones was Chairman and
Chagrin Falls, OH Chief Executive Officer of LTV
(67) Steel Company. Prior to May
1990, he was a Director of
National City Corporation (a
bank holding company) and
National City Bank of Cleveland.
He is a Director of TRW Inc.
(original equipment and
replacement products),
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (mining),
NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining
and marketing), Consolidated
Rail Corporation, Birmingham
Steel Corporation, Hyster-Yale
Materials Handling, Inc. (1989),
and RPM, Inc. (manufacturer of
chemical products, 1990). In
addition, he serves as a Trustee
of First Union Real Estate
Investments, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees and a
member of the Executive
Committee of the Cleveland
Clinic Foundation, a Trustee and
a member of the Executive
Committee of University School
(Cleveland), and a Trustee of
Cleveland Clinic Florida.
Donald J. Kirk Professor at Columbia University 1987
680 Steamboat Road Graduate School of Business
Apartment #1 - North and a financial consultant. Prior
Greenwich, CT to 1987, he was Chairman of the
(61) Financial Accounting Standards
Board. Mr. Kirk is a Director of
General Re Corporation
(reinsurance) and Valuation
Research Corp. (appraisals and
valuations, 1993). In addition, he
serves as Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the
National Arts Stabilization Fund
and Vice Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Greenwich
Hospital Association.
*Peter S. Lynch Vice Chairman of FMR (1992). 1990
82 Devonshire Street Prior to his retirement on May
Boston, MA 31, 1990, he was a Director of
(51) FMR (1989) and Executive Vice
President of FMR (a position he
held until March 31, 1991); Vice
President of Fidelity Magellan
Fund and FMR Growth Group
Leader; and a Managing
Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch
was also Vice President of
Fidelity Investments Corporate
Services (1991-1992). He is a
Director of W.R. Grace & Co.
(chemicals, 1989) and Morrison
Knudsen Corporation
(engineering and construction).
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 (1990).
Edward H. Malone Prior to his retirement in 1985, 1989
5601 Turtle Bay Drive Mr. Malone was Chairman,
#2104 General Electric Investment
Naples, FL Corporation and a Vice
(70) President of General Electric
Company. He is a Director of
Allegheny Power Systems, Inc.
(electric utility), General Re
Corporation (reinsurance), and
Mattel Inc. (toy manufacturer). In
addition, he serves as a Trustee
of Corporate Property Investors,
the EPS Foundation at Trinity
College, the Naples
Philharmonic Center for the Arts,
and Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, and he is a member of
the Advisory Boards of Butler
Capital Corporation Funds and
Warburg, Pincus Partnership
Funds.
Marvin L. Mann Chairman of the Board, --
55 Railroad Avenue President, and Chief Executive
Greenwich,CT Officer of Lexmark International,
(61) Inc. (office machines, 1991).
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) and
Infomart (marketing services,
1991), a Trammell Crow Co. In
addition, he serves as the
Campaign Vice Chairman of the
Tri-State United Way (1993) and
is a member of the University of
Alabama President's Cabinet
(1990).
Gerald C. McDonough Chairman of G.M. Management 1989
135 Aspenwood Drive Group (strategic advisory
Cleveland, OH services). Prior to his retirement
(65) in July 1988, he was Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of
Leaseway Transportation Corp.
(physical distribution services).
Mr. McDonough is a Director of
ACME-Cleveland Corp. (metal
working, telecommunications
and electronic products),
Brush-Wellman Inc. (metal
refining), York International
Corp. (air conditioning and
refrigeration, 1989), Commercial
Intertech Corp. (water treatment
equipment, 1992), and
Associated Estates Realty
Corporation (a real estate
investment trust, 1993).
Nominee Principal Occupation ** Year of
(Age) Election or
Appointme
nt
Thomas R. Williams President of The Wales Group, 1989
21st Floor Inc. (management and financial
191 Peachtree Street, advisory services). Prior to
N.E. retiring in 1987, Mr. Williams
Atlanta, GA served as Chairman of the
(66) 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 BellSouth
Corporation
(telecommunications), ConAgra,
Inc. (agricultural products),
Fisher Business Systems, Inc.
(computer software), Georgia
Power Company (electric utility),
Gerber Alley & Associates, Inc.
(computer software), National
Life Insurance Company of
Vermont, American Software,
Inc. (1989), and AppleSouth,
Inc. (restaurants, 1992).
** Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the office shown
or other offices in the same company for the last five years.
As of July 31, 1994, the nominees and officers of the trust owned,
in the aggregate, less than 1 % of each fund's total
outstanding shares.
If elected, the Trustees will hold office without limit in time except
that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written
instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior
to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has
become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written
instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) a Trustee
may be removed at any Special Meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote
of the outstanding securities of the trust. In case a vacancy shall for any
reason exist, the remaining Trustees will fill such vacancy by appointing
another Trustee, so long as, immediately after such appointment, at least
two-thirds of the Trustees have been elected by shareholders. If, at any
time, less than a majority of the Trustees holding office has been elected
by the shareholders, the Trustees then in office will promptly call a
shareholders' meeting for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees.
Otherwise, there will normally be no meeting of shareholders for the
purpose of electing Trustees.
The trust's Board, which is currently composed of three interested and six
non-interested Trustees, met eleven times during the twelve months ended
November 30, 1993. It is expected that the Trustees will meet at least ten
times a year at regularly scheduled meetings.
As a group, the non-interested Trustees received fees and expenses of
$ 12,409 from the trust in their capacities as Trustees of the funds
for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1993. The non-interested Trustees
also served in similar capacities for other funds advised by FMR (see page
) and received additional compensation for such services.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a policy whereby non-interested
Trustees, upon reaching their 72nd birthday will resign. Under a defined
benefit retirement program, non-interested Trustees, upon reaching age 72,
are entitled to payments during their lifetime based on their basic Trustee
fees and their length of service.
The trust's Audit Committee is composed entirely of Trustees who are not
interested persons of the trust, of FMR or its affiliates and normally
meets four times a year, or as required, prior to meetings of the Board of
Trustees. Currently, Messrs. Kirk (Chairman), Cox, and Jones are members of
the Committee. This Committee oversees and monitors the financial reporting
process, including recommending to the Board the independent accountants to
be selected for the trust (see Proposal 2), reviewing internal controls and
the auditing function (both internal and external), reviewing the
qualifications of key personnel performing audit work, and overseeing
compliance procedures. During the twelve months ended November 30, 1993,
the Committee held four meetings.
The trust's Nominating and Administration Committee is currently composed
of Messrs. Flynn (Chairman), McDonough, and Williams. The Committee members
confer periodically and hold meetings as required. The Committee is charged
with the duties of reviewing the composition and compensation of the Board
of Trustees, proposing additional non-interested Trustees, monitoring the
performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the non-interested
Trustees, and acting as A dministrative C ommittee under the
Retirement Plan for non-interested Trustees. During the twelve months ended
November 30, 1993 the C ommittee held five meetings. The Nominating
and Administration Committee will consider nominees recommended by
shareholders. Recommendations should be submitted to the Committee in care
of the Secretary of the Trust. The trust does not have a
C ompensation C ommittee; such matters are considered by the
Nominating and Administration Committee.
2. TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. AS INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS OF THE TRUST.
By a vote of the non-interested Trustees, the firm of Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P. has been selected as independent accountants for the trust to sign
or certify any financial statements of the trust required by any law or
regulation to be certified by an independent accountant and filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or any state. Pursuant to the 1940
Act, such selection requires the ratification of shareholders. In addition,
as required by the 1940 Act, the vote of the Trustees is subject to the
right of the trust, by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting
securities at any meeting called for the purpose of voting on such action,
to terminate such employment without penalty. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. has
advised the trust that it has no direct or material indirect ownership
interest in the trust.
The services provided to the trust include (1) audit of annual financial
statements and, if requested, an audit of semiannual financial statements;
(2) assistance and consultation in connection with SEC filings; and (3) if
requested, review of the federal income tax returns filed on behalf of the
trust. In recommending the selection of the trust's accountants, the Audit
Committee reviewed the nature and scope of the services to be provided
(including non-audit services) and whether the performance of such services
would affect the accountants' independence. Representatives of Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P. are not expected to be present at the Meeting, but have been
given the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be
available should any matter arise requiring their presence.
3. TO AMEND THE DECLARATION OF TRUST TO PROVIDE DOLLAR-BASED VOTING RIGHTS
FOR SHAREHOLDERS OF THE TRUST.
The Board of Trustees has approved, and recommends that shareholders of
the trust approve a proposal to amend Article VIII, Section 1 of the
Declaration of Trust. The amendment would provide voting rights based on a
shareholder's total dollar interest in a fund (dollar-based voting), rather
than on the number of shares owned, for all shareholder votes for a fund.
As a result, voting power would be allocated in proportion to the value of
each shareholder's investment.
BACKGROUND. Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan
New Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan Florida Municipal Income
Portfolio, and Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio are funds of Fidelity
Court Street Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as
a Massachusetts business trust. Currently, there are no other funds in the
trust. Shareholders of each fund vote separately on matters concerning only
that fund and vote on a trust-wide basis on matters that effect the trust
as a whole, such as electing trustees or amending the Declaration of Trust.
Currently, under the Declaration of Trust, each share is entitled to one
vote, regardless of the relative value of the shares of each fund in the
trust.
The original intent of the one-share, one-vote provision was to provide
equitable voting rights as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940
(1940 Act). In the case where a trust has several series or funds, such as
Fidelity Court Street Trust, voting rights may have become disproportionate
since the net asset value per share (NAV) of the separate funds diverge
over time. The Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has
issued a "no-action" letter permitting a trust to seek shareholder approval
of a dollar-based voting system. The proposed amendment will comply with
the conditions stated in the no-action letter.
REASON FOR PROPOSAL. If approved, the amendment would provide a more
equitable distribution of voting rights than the one-share, one-vote system
currently in effect for certain votes. The voting power of shareholders
would be commensurate with the value of the shareholder's dollar investment
rather than with the number of shares held.
Under the current voting provisions, an investment in a fund with a lower
NAV may have significantly greater voting power than the same dollar amount
invested in a fund with a higher NAV. The following table shows each fund's
net asset value.
Net Asset Value $1,000 investment
as of July 31, 1994 in terms of shares
on July 31, 1994
Spartan Connecticut Municipal $10.85 92.166
High Yield Portfolio
Spartan New Jersey Municipal $11.03 90.662
High Yield Portfolio
Spartan Florida Municipal $10.60 94.340
Income Portfolio
Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free $12.03 83.126
Portfolio
For example, Spartan Florida Municipal Income Portfolio
shareholders would have approximately 13 % greater voting power than
Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio shareholders because at current
NAVs, a $1,000 investment in Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio would
equal 83.126 shares whereas a $1,000 investment in Spartan
Florida Municipal Income Portfolio would equal 94.340 shares.
Accordingly, a one-share, one-vote system may provide certain shareholders
with a disproportionate ability to affect the vote relative to shareholders
of other funds in the trust. If dollar-based voting had been in effect,
each shareholder would have had 1,000 voting shares. Their voting power
would be proportionate to their economic interest, which FMR believes is a
more equitable result, and is the result in a typical corporation where
each voting share generally has an equal market price.
On matters requiring trust-wide votes where all funds are required to
vote, shareholders who own shares with a lower NAV than other funds in the
trust would be giving other shareholders in the trust more voting "power"
than they currently have. On matters affecting only one fund, only
shareholders of that fund vote on the issue. In this instance, under both
the current Declaration of Trust and an amended Declaration of Trust, all
shareholders of the fund would have the same voting rights, since the NAV
is the same for all shares in a single fund.
AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST. Article VIII, Section 1 determines
the method of calculating voting rights for all shareholder votes for a
fund. If approved, Article VIII, Section 1 will be amended as follows
(material to be added is underlined and material to be deleted is
[bracketed]):
ARTICLE VIII
SHAREHOLDERS' VOTING POWERS AND MEETINGS
VOTING POWERS
Section 1. The Shareholders shall have power to vote... On any matter
submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares shall be voted by
individual Series, except (i) when required by the 1940 Act, Shares shall
be voted in the aggregate and not by individual Series; and (ii) when the
Trustees have determined that the matter affects only the interests of one
or more Series, then only the Shareholders of such Series shall be entitled
to vote thereon. [Each whole Share shall be entitled to one vote as to any
matter on which it is entitled to vote, and each fractional Share shall be
entitled to a proportionate fractional vote.] "A Shareholder of each Series
shall be entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value (number of
Shares owned times net asset value per s hare) of such Series,
on any matter on which such Shareholder is entitled to vote and each
fractional dollar amount shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional
vote." There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of Trustees.
Shares may be voted in person or by proxy. Until Shares are issued, the
Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and may take any action
required or permitted by law, this Declaration of Trust or any Bylaws of
the Trust to be taken by Shareholders.
CONCLUSION. If approved, the amendment will take effect immediately after
the shareholder meeting or after any adjournments thereof. The Trustees
believe the proposed amendment will benefit the trust by bringing greater
equality in voting rights among all shareholders of the trust. The Trustees
recommend that shareholders vote FOR the proposed amendment to the
Declaration of Trust. If the amendment is not approved, the Declaration of
Trust will remain unchanged.
4. TO AMEND THE DECLARATION OF TRUST REGARDING SHAREHOLDER NOTIFICATION OF
APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES.
The trust's Declaration of Trust provides that in the case of a vacancy on
the Board of Trustees, the remaining Trustees shall fill the vacancy by
appointing a person they, in their discretion, see fit consistent with the
limitations of the 1940 Act. Section 16 of the 1940 Act states that a
vacancy may be filled by the Trustees, if after filling the vacancy, at
least two-thirds of the Trustees then holding office were elected by the
outstanding shareholders of the trust. It also states that if at any time
less than 50% of the Trustees were elected by shareholders, a shareholder
meeting must be called within 60 days for the purposes of electing Trustees
to fill the existing vacancies.
The Declaration of Trust currently requires that within three months of a
Trustee appointment, notification of such be mailed to each shareholder of
the trust. Trustees also may appoint a Trustee in anticipation of a current
Trustee's retirement or resignation, or in the event of an increase in the
number of Trustees. An appointment in this case currently requires
shareholder notification within three months of the appointment under the
current Declaration of Trust.
Subject to shareholder approval, the Trustees intend to eliminate the
notification requirement from the trust's Declaration of Trust. The
language to be deleted from the Declaration of Trust is [bracketed].
ARTICLE IV
THE TRUSTEES
RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES
Section 4. In case of the declination, death, resignation, retirement,
removal, incapacity, or inability of any of the Trustees, or in case a
vacancy shall, by reason of an increase in number, or for any other reason,
exist, the remaining Trustees shall fill such vacancy by appointing such
other person as they in their discretion shall see fit consistent with the
limitations under the 1940 Act. Such appointment shall be evidenced by a
written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees in office or by
recording in the records of the Trust, whereupon the appointment shall take
effect. [Within three months of such appointment the Trustees shall cause
notice of such appointment to be mailed to each Shareholder at his address
as recorded on the books of the Trust.] An appointment of a Trustee may be
made by the Trustees then in office [and notice thereof mailed to
Shareholders as aforesaid] in anticipation of a vacancy to occur by reason
of retirement, resignation or increase in number of Trustees effective at a
later date, provided that said appointment shall become effective only at
or after the effective date of said retirement, resignation or increase in
number of Trustees. As soon as any Trustee so appointed shall have accepted
this trust, the trust estate shall vest in the new Trustee or Trustees,
together with the continuing Trustees, without any further act or
conveyance, and he shall be deemed a Trustee hereunder. The power of
appointment is subject to the provisions of Section 16 (a) of the 1940 Act.
Notifying a trust's shareholders in the event of an appointment of a
Trustee is not required by any federal or state law. Such notification to
all shareholders of a trust would be costly to the funds of the trust. If
the proposal is approved, shareholders will be notified of Trustee
appointments in the next financial report for the fund. Other than
eliminating the notification requirement, this proposal does not amend any
other aspect of Trustee resignation or appointment.
CONCLUSION. The Board of Trustees has concluded that the proposed
elimination of the Declaration of Trust's shareholder notification
requirement in the event of an appointment of a Trustee is in the best
interests of the trust's shareholders. The Trustees recommend voting FOR
the proposed amendment. If the proposal is not approved, the Declaration of
Trust's current section entitled "Resignation and Appointment of Trustees"
will remain unchanged.
5. TO AMEND THE DECLARATION OF TRUST TO PROVIDE EACH FUND WITH THE ABILITY
TO INVEST ALL OF ITS ASSETS IN ANOTHER OPEN-END INVESTMENT COMPANY WITH
SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES.
The Board of Trustees has approved, and recommends that shareholders of
the funds approve, a proposal to amend Article V, Section 1 of the
Declaration of Trust to clarify that the Trustees may authorize the
investment of all of a fund's assets in another open-end investment company
with substantially the same investment objective and policies ("Pooled Fund
Structure"). The purpose of the Pooled Fund Structure is to achieve
operational efficiencies by consolidating portfolio management while
maintaining different distribution and servicing structures. In order to
implement a Pooled Fund Structure, both the Declaration of Trust and the
funds' policies must permit the structure. Currently, each fund's policies
do not allow for such investments. Proposal 6 on page seeks each fund's
shareholders approval to adopt a fundamental investment policy to permit
investment in another open-end investment company. This proposal, which
amends the Declaration of Trust, clarifies the Board's ability to implement
the Pooled Fund Structure if a fund's policies permit it.
BACKGROUND. A number of mutual funds have developed so-called
"master-feeder" fund structures under which several "feeder" funds invest
all of their assets in a single pooled investment, or "master" fund. For
example, an institutional equity fund with a high initial minimum
investment amount for large investors might pool its investments with a
retail equity fund designed for investors with lower minimums. This
structure allows several feeder funds with substantially the same objective
but different distribution and servicing features to combine their
investments and manage them as one master pool instead of managing them
separately. The feeder funds combine their investments by investing all of
their assets in one master pooled fund which would be organized as an
open-end management investment company (mutual fund). (Each feeder fund
invested in a single master pooled investment retains its own
characteristics, but is able to achieve operational efficiencies through
investing together with the other feeder funds in the Pooled Fund
Structure.) The current Declaration of Trust does not specifically provide
the Trustees the ability to authorize the Pooled Fund Structure.
REASON FOR THE PROPOSAL. FMR and the Board of Trustees continually review
methods of structuring mutual funds to take maximum advantage of potential
efficiencies. While neither FMR nor the Trustees has determined that a fund
should invest in a Pooled Fund, the Trustees believe it could be in the
best interest of each fund to adopt such a structure at a future date. If
this proposal is approved, the Declaration of Trust amendment would provide
the Trustees with the power to authorize a fund to invest all of its assets
in a single open-end investment company. The Trustees will authorize such a
transaction only if a Pooled Fund Structure is permitted under the fund's
investment policies (see Proposal 6), if they determine that a Pooled Fund
Structure is in the best interest of a fund, and if, upon advice of
counsel, they determine that the investment will not have material adverse
tax consequences to the fund or its shareholders. The Trustees will
specifically consider the impact, if any, on fees paid by the fund as a
result of adopting a Pooled Fund Structure. Although the current
Declaration of Trust does not contain any explicit prohibition against
implementing a Pooled Fund Structure, the specific authority is being
sought in the event the Trustees deem it appropriate to adopt a Pooled Fund
Structure in the future.
AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST. If the proposal is approved,
Article V, Section 1 of the Declaration of Trust will be amended as
follows: (material to be added is underlined):
"Subject to any applicable limitation in the Declaration of Trust or the
Bylaws of the Trust, the Trustees shall have power and authority:
"(t) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, to invest all of the
assets of any series in a single open-end investment company, including
investment by means of transfer of such assets in exchange for an interest
or interests in such investment company;"
CONCLUSION. The Trustees believe the proposed amendment will benefit the
funds by providing the Trustees with the flexibility to adopt a Pooled Fund
Structure in the future if permitted by a fund's investment policies and if
the Trustees determine it to be in the best interest of the fund. The
Trustees recommend that shareholders vote FOR the proposed amendment to the
Declaration of Trust. If approved, the amendment to the Declaration of
Trust will take effect immediately after the shareholder meeting or any
adjournments thereof. If the proposal is not approved, Article V, Section 1
of the Declaration of Trust will remain unchanged.
6. TO ADOPT A NEW FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY FOR EACH FUND PERMITTING A
FUND TO INVEST ALL OF ITS ASSETS IN ANOTHER OPEN-END INVESTMENT COMPANY
WITH SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES.
The Board of Trustees has approved, and recommends that shareholders of
each fund approve, the adoption of a new fundamental investment policy that
would permit each fund to invest all of its assets in another open-end
investment company with substantially the same investment objective and
policies ("Pooled Fund Structure"). The purpose of pooling would be to
achieve operational efficiencies by consolidating portfolio management
while maintaining different distribution and servicing structures.
BACKGROUND. A number of mutual funds have developed so-called
"master-feeder" fund structures under which several "feeder" funds invest
all of their assets in a single pooled "master" fund. In order to implement
a Pooled Fund Structure, an amendment to the Declaration of Trust is
proposed, as is the adoption of a new fundamental investment policy.
Proposal 5 proposes to amend the Declaration of Trust, and if approved,
would allow the Trustees to authorize the conversion to a Pooled Fund
Structure when permitted by a fund's policies. This proposal would add a
fundamental policy for each fund that permits a Pooled Fund Structure.
REASON FOR THE PROPOSAL. FMR and the Board of Trustees continually review
methods of structuring mutual funds to take advantage of potential
efficiencies. While neither the Board nor FMR has determined that a fund
should invest in a master fund, the Trustees believe it could be in the
best interests of each fund to adopt such a structure at a future date.
At present, certain of each fund's fundamental investment policies and
limitations would prevent a fund from investing all of its assets in
another investment company, and would require a vote of shareholders before
such a structure could be adopted. To avoid the costs associated with a
subsequent shareholder meeting, the Trustees recommend that shareholders
vote to permit each fund's assets to be invested in a single Pooled Fund,
without a further vote of shareholders, if the Trustees determine that
action to be in the best interests of a fund and its shareholders. Approval
of Proposal 5 provides the Trustees with explicit authority to approve a
Pooled Fund Structure. If shareholders approve this proposal, certain
fundamental and non-fundamental policies and limitations of each fund that
currently prohibit investment in shares of one investment company would be
modified to permit the investment in a Pooled Fund. These policies include
each fund's limitations on investing 25% of total assets in one industry
and on acting as an underwriter.
DISCUSSION. FMR may manage a number of mutual funds with similar
investment objectives, policies, and limitations but with different
features and services (Comparable Funds). Were these Comparable Funds to
pool their assets, operational efficiencies could be achieved, offering the
opportunity to reduce costs. Similarly, FMR anticipates that a Pooled Fund
Structure would facilitate the introduction of new Fidelity mutual funds,
increasing the investment options available to shareholders.
Each fund's method of operation and shareholder services would not be
materially affected by its investment in a Pooled Fund, except that the
assets of a fund would be managed as part of a larger pool. Were a fund to
invest all of its assets in a Pooled Fund, it would hold only a single
investment security, and the Pooled Fund would directly invest in
individual securities pursuant to its investment objective. The Pooled Fund
would be managed by FMR or an affiliate, such as FMR Texas in the case of a
money market fund. The Trustees would retain the right to withdraw a fund's
investments from a Pooled Fund at any time and would do so if the Pooled
Fund's investment objective and policies were no longer appropriate for the
fund. The fund would then resume investing directly in individual
securities as it does currently. Whenever a fund is asked to vote at a
shareholder meeting of the Pooled Fund, the fund will hold a meeting of its
shareholders if required by applicable law or the fund's policies to vote
on the matters to be considered at the Pooled Fund shareholder meeting. The
fund will cast its votes at the Pooled Fund meeting in the same proportion
as the fund's shareholders voted at theirs. The fund would otherwise
continue its normal operations.
At present, the Trustees have not considered any specific proposal to
authorize pooling of assets. The Trustees will authorize investing each
fund's assets in a Pooled Fund only if they determine that pooling is in
the best interests of the fund and if, upon advice of counsel, they
determine that the investment will not have material adverse tax
consequences to the fund or its shareholders. In determining whether to
invest in a Pooled Fund, the Trustees will consider, among other things,
the opportunity to reduce costs and to achieve operational efficiencies.
The Trustees will not authorize investment in a Pooled Fund if doing so
would materially increase costs (including fees) to shareholders.
FMR intends to seek federal and state regulatory approval in order to
allow the Fidelity funds to invest in Pooled Funds. There is, of course, no
assurance that all necessary regulatory approvals will be obtained, or that
cost reductions or increased efficiencies will be achieved.
FMR may benefit from the use of a Pooled Fund if overall assets are
increased (since FMR's fees are based on assets). Also, FMR's expenses of
providing investment and other services to each fund may be reduced. If a
fund's investment in a Pooled Fund were to reduce FMR's expenses
materially, the Trustees would consider whether a reduction in FMR's
management fee would be appropriate if and when a Pooled Fund Structure is
implemented.
PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL POLICY. To allow each fund to invest in a Pooled Fund
at a future date, the Trustees recommend that each fund adopt the following
fundamental policy:
"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."
If the proposal is adopted, the Trustees intend to adopt a non-fundamental
investment limitation for each fund which states:
"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."
CONCLUSION. The Board of Trustees recommends that each fund's shareholders
vote to adopt a new fundamental policy that would permit each fund, subject
to future review by the Board of Trustees as described above, to invest all
of its assets in an open-end investment company with substantially the same
fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as the fund.
With respect to each fund, i f the proposal is not adopted, th e
fund's current fundamental investment policies will remain unchanged with
respect to potential investment in Pooled Funds.
7. TO APPROVE AN AMENDED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR FIDELITY HIGH YIELD
TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO.
The Board of Trustees has approved, and recommends that shareholders of
the fund approve, a proposal to amend the fund's management contract with
FMR (the Amended Contract). The proposal would modify the management fee
that FMR receives from the fund to provide for lower fees when FMR's assets
under management exceed certain levels. THE AMENDED CONTRACT WILL RESULT IN
A MANAGEMENT FEE THAT IS THE SAME AS, OR LOWER THAN, THE FEE PAYABLE UNDER
THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (THE PRESENT CONTRACT).
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. A copy of the
Amended Contract, marked to indicate the proposed amendment, is supplied as
Exhibit 1 on page . Except for the amendment to the management fee it is
substantially identical to the Present Contract. (For a detailed discussion
of the fund's Present Contract, refer to the section entitled "Present
Management Contracts" beginning on page .) If approved by shareholders, the
Amended Contract will take effect on December 1, 1994 (or, if later, the
first day of the first month following approval) and will remain in effect
through June 30, 1995 and thereafter subject to continuation by the fund's
Board of Trustees. If the Amended Contract is not approved, the Present
Contract will continue in effect through June 30, 1995, and thereafter
subject to continuation by the fund's Board of Trustees.
The management fee is an annual percentage of the fund's average net
assets, calculated and paid monthly. The percentage is the sum of two
components: a group fee rate, which varies according to FMR's assets under
management, and a fixed individual fund fee rate. The proposal would modify
the group fee by providing for lower fee rates if FMR's assets under
management remain above $156 billion.
MODIFICATION TO GROUP FEE RATE. The group fee rate varies based on the
aggregate net assets of all registered investment companies having
management contracts with FMR. As group net assets increase, the group fee
rate declines. The Amended Contract would not change the group fee
calculation for group net assets of $ 156 billion or less. Above
$ 156 billion in group net assets, the group fee rate declines under
both contracts, but under the Amended Contract, it declines faster. The
Amended Contract has smaller increments in each breakpoint and the fee rate
charged in each breakpoint is lower. Group fee rates that are lower than
those contained in the fund's Present Contract have been implemented at
various times by FMR. On November 1, 1993 and August 1, 1994, FMR
voluntarily implemented lower group fee rates.
The group fee rate is calculated according to a graduated fee schedule
providing for different rates for different levels of group net assets. The
rate at which the fee declines is determined by fee "breakpoints" that
provide for lower fees when assets increase. The Amended Contract would add
seven new fee breakpoints for group asset levels above $ 156 billion
as illustrated in the table below. (For an explanation of how these
breakpoints are factored into the fee calculation, see the section entitled
"Present Management Contracts" beginning on page .)
GROUP FEE RATE BREAKPOINTS
Present Contract Amended Contract
Average Group Present Average Group Amended
Assets Contract* Assets Contract
($ billions) ($ billions)
120 - 174 .1450% 120 - 156 .1450%
Over 174 .1400% 156 - 192 .1400%
192 - 228 .1350%
228 - 264 .1300%
264 - 300 .1275%
300 - 336 .1250%
336 - 372 .1225%
Over 372 .1200%
The result at various levels of group net assets is illustrated by the
table below.
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL GROUP FEE RATES
Group Net Present A mended
Assets Contract* Contract
($ billions)
150 .1736% .1736%
200 .1658% .1652%
250 .1606% .1587%
300 .1572% .1536%
350 .1547% .1494%
400 .1529% .1459%
* Does not reflect voluntary adoption of extended group fee rate schedules
by FMR on November 1, 1993 and August 1, 1994.
Average group net assets for July 1994 were approximately $ 258
billion.
The fund's annual individual fund fee rate is .25%. The sum of the group
fee rate and the individual fund fee rate is referred to as a fund's
management fee rate. One-twelfth (1/12) of this annual management fee rate
is applied to the fund's average net assets for the current month,
resulting in a dollar amount which is the management fee for that month.
COMPARISON OF MANAGEMENT FEES AND TOTAL EXPENSES. For July 1994 average
group net assets of $ 258 billion, the fund's management fee rate
under the Amended Contract would have been .4078 %, compared to
.4100 % under the Present Contract. The management fee rate under
both the Present Contract and the Amended Contract will remain the same
under both the Present Contract and the Amended Contract until group net
assets exceed $ 156 billion, at which point the management fee rate
under the Amended Contract begins to decline. The following chart compares
the fund's management fee and total expense ratio under the terms of the
Present Contract for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1993 to the fees
and expenses the fund would have incurred if the Amended Contract had been
in effect.
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Present Contract * Amended Contract
Management Total Expense Management Total Expense
Fee Ratio Fee Ratio
$ 8,997 .5594 % $ 8,982 .5587 %
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* Does not reflect voluntary adoption of extended group fee rate schedules.
MATTERS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FMR provided substantial
information to the Trustees to assist it in its deliberations. In addition,
the Committee requested and reviewed additional data, including analyses
prepared by independent counsel to both the funds and the non-interested
Trustees. In unanimously approving the proposed contract and recommending
its approval by shareholders, the Trustees of the fund, including the
Independent Trustees, considering the best interests of shareholders of the
fund, took into account all factors they deemed relevant. The factors
considered by the Independent Trustees included the nature, quality, and
extent of the services furnished by FMR to the fund; the necessity of FMR
maintaining and enhancing its ability to retain and attract high caliber
personnel to serve the fund; the increased complexity of the securities
markets; the investment record of FMR in managing the fund; extensive
financial, personnel, and structural information as to the Fidelity
organization, including the revenues and expenses of FMR, and Fidelity
Service Co. (FSC, the funds' transfer, shareholder servicing, and pricing
and bookkeeping agent) relating to their mutual fund activities; whether
economies of scale were demonstrated in connection with FMR's provision of
investment management and shareholder services as assets increased; data on
investment performance, management fees and expense ratios of competitive
funds and other Fidelity funds; FMR's expenditures in developing enhanced
shareholder services for the fund; enhancements in the quality and scope of
the shareholder services provided to the fund's shareholders; the fees
charged and services offered by an affiliate of FMR for providing
investment management services to non-investment company accounts; and
possible "spin-off" benefits to FMR from serving as manager and from
affiliates of FMR serving as principal underwriter and transfer agent of
the fund.
CONCLUSION, ACTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND RECOMMENDED SHAREHOLDER
ACTION. Based on its evaluation of the extensive materials presented and
assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Board of Trustees
concluded (i) that the existing management fee rate structure was fair and
reasonable and (ii) that the proposed reduction in the group fee rate
structure was in the best interest of the fund's shareholders. The Board of
Trustees voted to approve the submission of the Amended Contract to
shareholders of the fund and recommends that shareholders of the fund vote
FOR the Amended Contract.
ADOPTION OF STANDARDIZED INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
The primary purpose of Proposals 8 through 13 is to revise several of the
funds' investment limitations to conform to limitations which are the
standards for similar types of funds managed by FMR. The Board of Trustees
asked FMR to analyze the various fundamental and non-fundamental investment
limitations of the Fidelity funds, and, where practical and appropriate to
a fund's investment objective and policies, propose to shareholders
adoption of standard fundamental limitations and elimination of certain
other fundamental limitations. Generally, when fundamental limitations are
eliminated, Fidelity's standard non-fundamental limitations replace them.
By making these limitations non-fundamental, the Board of Trustees may
amend a limitation as they deem appropriate, without seeking a shareholder
vote. The Board of Trustees would amend the limitations to respond, for
instance, to developments in the marketplace, or changes in federal or
state law. The costs of shareholder meetings if called for these purposes
are generally borne by the fund and its shareholders.
It is not anticipated that these proposals will substantially affect the
way a fund is currently managed. However, FMR is presenting them to you for
your approval because FMR believes that increased standardization will help
to promote operational efficiencies and facilitate monitoring of compliance
with fundamental and non-fundamental investment limitations. Although
adoption of a new or revised limitation is not likely to have any impact on
the current investment techniques employed by a fund, it will contribute to
the overall objectives of standardization.
8. TO AMEND THE FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATION CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE
OF SENIOR SECURITIES FOR SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
AND SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO.
Each fund's current fundamental investment limitation regarding the
issuance of senior securities states:
"The fund may not issue bonds or any other class of securities preferred
over shares of the fund in respect of the fund's assets or earnings,
provided that Fidelity Court Street Trust may issue additional series of
shares in accordance with its Declaration of Trust."
The Trustees recommend that shareholders vote to replace this limitation
with the following fundamental investment limitation governing the issuance
of senior securities:
"The fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940."
The primary purpose of the proposal is to revise each fund's fundamental
senior securities limitation to conform to a limitation that is expected to
become the standard for all funds managed by FMR. (See "Adoption of
Standardized Investment Limitations" on page .) If the proposal is
approved, the new fundamental senior securities limitation cannot be
changed without a future vote of the fund's shareholders.
Adoption of the proposed limitation on senior securities is not expected
to affect the way in which the fund is managed, the investment performance
of the fund, or the securities or instruments in which the fund invests.
However, the proposed limitation clarifies that the funds may issue senior
securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
Although the definition of a "senior security" involves complex statutory
and regulatory concepts, a senior security is generally thought of as an
obligation of a fund which has a claim to the fund's assets or earnings
that takes precedence over the claims of the fund's shareholders. The 1940
Act generally prohibits mutual funds from issuing senior securities;
however, mutual funds are permitted to engage in certain types of
transactions that might be considered "senior securities" as long as
certain conditions are satisfied. For example, a transaction which
obligates a fund to pay money at a future date (e.g., the purchase of
securities to be settled on a date that is further away than the normal
settlement period) may be considered a "senior security." A mutual fund,
however, is permitted to enter into this type of transaction if it
maintains a segregated account containing liquid securities in an amount
equal to its obligation to pay cash for the securities at a future date.
Each fund utilizes transactions that may be considered "senior securities"
only in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements under the 1940
Act.
CONCLUSION. The Board of Trustees recommends voting FOR the proposed
amendment. The amended limitation, upon shareholder approval, will become
effective immediately. With respect to each fund, if the proposal is not
approved, the fund's current limitation will remain unchanged.
9. TO ELIMINATE THE FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATION CONCERNING SHORT
SALES OF SECURITIES FOR SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
AND SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO.
Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio's current fundamental
investment limitation on selling securities short is as follows:
"The fund may not sell securities short, unless it owns, or by virtue of
ownership of other securities has the right to obtain, securities
equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided
that transactions in futures contracts are not deemed to constitute short
sales.
Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio's current fundamental
investment limitation on selling securities short is as follows:
"The fund may not sell securities short, unless it owns, or by virtue of
its ownership of other securities has the right to obtain, securities
equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, provided that
transactions in futures contracts are not deemed to constitute short
sales."
The Trustees of each fund recommend that shareholders vote to eliminate
the above fundamental investment limitations. If the proposal is approved,
the Trustees intend to replace the current fundamental limitations with a
non-fundamental limitation that could be changed without a vote of
shareholders. The proposed non-fundamental limitation is set forth below,
with a brief analysis of the substantive differences between it and the
current limitations.
"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."
In a short sale, an investor sells a borrowed security and has a
corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. In
an investment technique known as a short sale "against the box," an
investor sells securities short while owning the same securities in the
same amount, or having the right to obtain equivalent securities. The
investor could have the right to obtain equivalent securities, for example,
through its ownership of warrants, options, or convertible bonds.
Certain state regulations currently prohibit mutual funds from entering
into any short sales, other than short sales against the box. The funds do
not currently anticipate entering into any short sales other than short
sales against the box. If the proposal is approved, however, the Board of
Trustees would be able to change the proposed non-fundamental limitation in
the future, without a vote of shareholders, if state regulations were to
change to permit other types of short sales, or if waivers from existing
requirements were available, subject to appropriate disclosure to
investors.
Elimination of the funds' fundamental limitations on short selling is
unlikely to affect each fund's investment techniques at this time. The
Board of Trustees believes that efforts to standardize each fund's
investment limitations will facilitate FMR's investment compliance efforts
(see "Adoption of Standardized Investment Limitations" on page ) and are in
the best interests of shareholders.
CONCLUSION. The Board of Trustees recommends voting FOR the proposal to
eliminate each fund's fundamental investment limitation regarding short
sales of securities. If approved, the proposal will take effect
immediately. With respect to each fund, if the proposal is not approved the
fund's current limitation will remain unchanged.
10. TO ELIMINATE THE FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATION CONCERNING MARGIN
PURCHASES FOR SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO AND
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO.
Each fund's current fundamental investment limitation concerning
purchasing securities on margin states:
"The fund may not 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 the fund may make initial and variation
margin payments in connection with transactions in futures contracts and
options on futures contracts."
The Trustees recommend that shareholders of each fund vote to eliminate
the above fundamental investment limitation. If the proposal is approved,
the Trustees intend to adopt a substantially identical non-fundamental
limitation for each fund that could be changed without a vote of
shareholders.
Margin purchases involve the purchase of securities with money borrowed
from a broker. "Margin" is the cash or eligible securities that the
borrower places with a broker as collateral against the loan. Each fund's
current fundamental limitation prohibits the fund from purchasing
securities on margin, except to obtain such short-term credits as may be
necessary for the clearance of transactions and for initial and variation
margin payments made in connection with the purchase and sale of futures
contracts and options on futures contracts. With these exceptions, mutual
funds are prohibited from entering into most types of margin purchases by
applicable SEC policies. The proposed non-fundamental limitation includes
these exceptions.
If the proposal is approved by shareholders, the Trustees intend to adopt
the following non-fundamental investment limitation, which would prohibit
margin purchases except as permitted under the conditions referred to
above:
"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."
Although elimination of each fund's fundamental limitation on margin
purchases is unlikely to affect the fund's investment techniques at this
time, in the event of a change in federal regulatory requirements, the
funds may alter their investment practices in the future. The Board of
Trustees believes that efforts to standardize investment limitations will
facilitate FMR's investment compliance efforts (see "Adoption of
Standardized Investment Limitations" on page ) and are in the best
interests of shareholders.
CONCLUSION. The Trustees recommend voting FOR the proposal to eliminate
each fund's fundamental investment limitation regarding margin purchases.
If approved, the new non-fundamental limitation will become effective
immediately. With respect to each fund, if the proposal is not approved the
fund's current limitation will remain unchanged.
11. TO AMEND THE FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATION CONCERNING BORROWING FOR
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO AND SPARTAN NEW JERSEY
MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO.
Each fund's current fundamental investment limitation concerning borrowing
states:
"The fund may not 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 the value of its total assets (less
liabilities other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed 33
1/3% of the value of the fund's total assets by reason of a decline in net
assets will be reduced within three days to the extent necessary to comply
with the 33 1/3% limitation."
Subject to shareholder approval, the Trustees intend to replace each
fund's current fundamental investment limitation with the following amended
fundamental investment limitation governing borrowing:
"The fund may not 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."
The primary purpose of the proposal is to revise each fund's fundamental
borrowing limitation to conform to a limitation that is expected to become
the standard for all funds managed by FMR. (See "Adoption of Standardized
Investment Limitations" on page . ) If the proposal is approved, the
amended fundamental borrowing limitation cannot be changed without a future
vote of shareholders.
Adoption of the proposed limitation concerning borrowing is not expected
to affect the way in which the fund is managed, the investment performance
of the fund, or the securities or instruments in which the fund invests.
However, the proposal would clarify two points. First, under the
proposed limitation, each fund must reduce borrowings that come to exceed
33 1/3% of its total assets for any reason. While, under the current
limitations, each fund must reduce borrowings that come to exceed 33 1/3%
of total assets only when there is a decline in net assets. Second, the
proposed limitation specifically defines "three days" to exclude Sundays
and holidays, while the funds' current limitation simply states three days.
CONCLUSION. The Board of Trustees has concluded that the proposed
amendment will benefit each fund. Accordingly, the Trustees recommend that
shareholders of the funds vote FOR the proposed amendment. The amended
limitation, upon shareholder approval, will become effective immediately.
With respect to each fund , if the proposal is not approved, the
fund's current limitation will remain unchanged.
12. TO AMEND THE FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATION CONCERNING THE
CONCENTRATION OF ITS INVESTMENTS WITHIN A SINGLE INDUSTRY FOR SPARTAN
CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO AND SPARTAN NEW JERSEY
MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO.
Each fund's current fundamental investment limitation concerning the
concentration of its investments within a single industry states:
"The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than
securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its
agencies, instrumentalities, territories or possessions, or issued or
guaranteed by a state government or political subdivision thereof) if, as a
result, more than 25% of the value of its total assets would be invested in
securities of companies having their principal business activities in the
same industry."
Subject to shareholder approval, the Trustees of each fund intend to
replace this fundamental investment limitation with the following amended
fundamental investment limitation governing concentration:
"The fund may not 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
securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same
industry."
The primary purpose of the proposal is to revise each fund's fundamental
concentration limitation to conform to a limitation which is expected to
become the standard for funds managed by FMR. (See "Adoption of
Standardized Investment Limitations" on page .) If the proposal is
approved, the new fundamental concentration limitation cannot be changed
without a future vote of shareholders.
The proposed fundamental limitation differs from the existing limitation
because it explicitly excludes tax-exempt obligations issued or guaranteed
by a U.S. territory or possession or a state or local government, or a
political subdivision thereof. Otherwise, adoption of the new limitation is
not expected to affect the way in which the fund operates.
CONCLUSION. The Board of Trustees has concluded that the proposed
amendment will benefit each fund. The Trustees recommend voting FOR the
proposed amendment. The new limitation, upon shareholder approval, will
become effective immediately. With respect to each fund, if the proposal is
not approved, the fund's current fundamental investment limitation will
remain unchanged.
13. TO AMEND THE FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATION CONCERNING COMMODITIES
FOR SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO AND SPARTAN NEW
JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO.
Each fund's current fundamental investment limitation concerning
commodities states:
"The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as
a result of ownership of securities (but this shall not prevent the fund
from purchasing or selling futures contracts)."
Subject to shareholder approval, the Trustees intend to replace this
fundamental investment limitation with the following fundamental investment
limitation governing commodities.
"The fund may not 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)."
The primary purpose of this proposal is to implement a fundamental
investment limitation on commodities that conforms to a limitation that is
expected to become the standard for all funds managed by FMR. (See
"Adoption of Standardized Investment Limitations" on page . ) If the
proposal is approved, the new fundamental commodities limitation cannot be
changed without a future vote of shareholders.
Adoption of the proposed limitation on commodities is not expected to
affect the way in which the fund is managed, the investment performance of
the fund, or the securities or instruments in which the fund invests.
However, the proposed limitation would clarify two points. First, the
proposed limitation would make it explicit that the fund may buy or sell
physical commodities that have been acquired as the result of ownership of
instruments other than securities. Second, the proposed limitation would
clarify that the fund may invest without limit in securities or other
instruments backed by physical commodities. Any investments of this type
are, of course, subject to the fund's investment objective, policies, and
other limitations.
CONCLUSION. The Board of Trustees has concluded that the adoption of the
proposed amendment will benefit each fund and its shareholders. The
Trustees recommend that shareholders of each fund vote FOR the proposed
amendment. The amended limitation, upon shareholder approval, will become
effective immediately. With respect to each fund, if the proposal is not
approved, the fund's current limitation will remain unchanged.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board knows of no other business to be brought before the Meeting.
However, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is the
intention that proxies that do not contain specific instructions to the
contrary will be voted on such matters in accordance with the judgment of
the persons therein designated.
ACTIVITIES AND MANAGEMENT OF FMR
FMR, a corporation organized in 1946, serves as investment adviser to a
number of investment companies whose net assets as of July 1994, were in
excess of $ 255 billion. The Fidelity family of funds currently
includes a number of funds with a broad range of investment objectives and
permissible portfolio compositions. The Boards of these funds are
substantially identical to that of this trust. In addition, FMR serves as
investment adviser to certain other funds which are generally offered to
limited groups of investors. Information concerning the advisory fees, net
assets, and total expenses of the funds advised by FMR is contained in the
Table of Average Net Assets and Expense Ratios in Exhibit 2 on page
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies and personnel,
and the Trustees, from time to time have transactions with various banks,
including the custodian banks for certain of the funds advised by FMR.
Those transactions which have occurred to date have included 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.
The Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition of Fidelity Management &
Research Company as of December 31, 1993 is shown beginning on page .
The Directors of FMR are Edward C. Johnson 3d, Chairman of the Board; J.
Gary Burkhead, President; and Peter S. Lynch, Vice Chairman. Each of the
Directors is also a Trustee of the trust. Messrs. Johnson 3d, Burkhead,
John H. Costello, Anne Punzak, David Murphy, Gary L. French, Arthur S.
Loring, and Thomas J. Steffanci are currently officers of the trust and
officers or employees of FMR or FMR Corp. With the exception of Mr.
Costello all of these persons are stockholders of FMR Corp. FMR's address
is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, which is also the
address of the Directors of FMR.
All of the stock of FMR is owned by a parent company, FMR Corp., 82
Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, which was organized on
October 31, 1972. At present, the principal operating activities of FMR
Corp. are those conducted by three of its divisions, Fidelity Service Co.,
which is the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for certain of the
retail funds advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, which performs shareholder servicing functions for certain
institutional customers, and Fidelity Investments Retail Marketing Company,
which provides marketing services to various companies within the Fidelity
organization. Messrs. Johnson 3d, Burkhead, William L. Byrnes, James C.
Curvey, and Caleb Loring, Jr. and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are the Directors
of FMR Corp. On July 31, 1994, Messrs. Johnson 3d, Burkhead, Curvey, and
Loring, Jr. and Ms. Johnson owned approximately 24 %, 3 %,
3 %, 13 %, and 24 %, respectively, of the voting common
stock of FMR Corp. In addition, various Johnson family members and various
trusts for the benefit of Johnson family members, for which Messrs.
Burkhead, Curvey, or Loring, Jr. are Trustees, owned in the aggregate
approximately 32 % of the voting common stock of FMR Corp. Messrs.
Johnson 3d, Burkhead, and Curvey owned approximately 2 %, 3 %
and 1 %, respectively, of the non-voting common and equivalent stock
of FMR Corp. In addition, various trusts for the benefit of members of the
Johnson family, for which Mr. Loring, Jr. is the sole Trustee, and other
trusts for the benefit of Johnson family members, through limited
partnership interests in a partnership the corporate general partner of
which is controlled by Mr. Johnson 3d, Mr. Loring, Jr., and other Johnson
family members, together owned approximately 43 % of the non-voting
common and equivalent stock of FMR Corp. Through ownership of voting common
stock and the execution of a shareholders' voting agreement, Edward C.
Johnson 3d (President and a Trustee of the trust), Johnson family members,
and various trusts for the benefit of the Johnson family form a controlling
group with respect to FMR Corp.
During the period December 1, 1992 through July 31, 1994, the following
transactions were entered into by officers and/or Trustees of the
trust or of FMR Corp. involving more than 1% of the voting common,
non-voting common and equivalent stock, or preferred stock of FMR
Corp. Mr. Bruce C. Johnstone redeemed an aggregate of 25,500 shares of
non-voting common stock for an aggregate cash payment of approximately $3.4
million. Mr. Morris J. Smith redeemed 15,000 shares of non-voting common
stock for a cash payment of approximately $1.8 million. Mr. Edward C.
Johnson 3d converted 2,064 shares of voting common stock into 2,064 shares
of non-voting common stock. Mr. Caleb Loring, Jr. purchased 1,064 shares of
voting common stock with a cash payment of approximately $166,00.
PRESENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan New Jersey
Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan Florida Municipal Income Portfolio,
and Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio employ FMR to furnish investment
advisory and other services. Under 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 each 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, and compensates all officers of the trust, all Trustees
who are "interested persons" of the trust or of FMR, and all personnel of
the trust 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 the funds. 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 the fund's shares under federal and
state law; developing management and shareholder services for each fund;
and furnishing reports, evaluations, and analyses on a variety of subjects
to the Board of Trustees.
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO, SPARTAN NEW JERSEY
MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO, AND SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME
PORTFOLIO ONLY:
FMR is responsible for the payment of all expenses of the funds with
certain exceptions. Specific expenses payable by FMR include, without
limitation, the fees and expenses of registering and qualifying the trust,
the funds, and their shares for distribution under federal and state
securities laws; expenses of typesetting for printing the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information; custodian charges; audit and legal
expenses; insurance expense; association membership dues; and the expenses
of mailing reports to shareholders, shareholder meetings, and proxy
solicitations. FMR also provides for transfer agent and dividend disbursing
services and portfolio and general accounting record maintenance through
Fidelity Service Company (FSC).
FMR is Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio's and Spartan
New Jersey Municipal High Yield Portfolio's manager pursuant to management
contracts dated January 1, 1992, which were approved by shareholders on
December 11, 1991. FMR is Spartan Florida Municipal Income Portfolio's
manager pursuant to a management contract dated February 20, 1992, which
was approved by FMR, then sole shareholder of the fund on March 13, 1992.
FMR pays all other expenses of the funds with the following exceptions:
fees and expenses of all Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the
trust or FMR (the non-interested Trustees); interest on borrowings; taxes;
brokerage commissions (if any); and such nonrecurring expenses as may
arise, including costs of any litigation to which a fund may be a party,
and any obligation it may have to indemnify the officers and Trustees with
respect to litigation.
For the services of FMR under each contract, each fund pays FMR a monthly
management fee at the annual rate of .55%, of their average net assets
throughout the month. FMR reduces its fee by an amount equal to the fees
and expenses of the non-interested Trustees.
FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of a
fund's operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage
commissions, and extraordinary expenses). The following tables outline
expense limitations (as a percentage of each fund's average net assets) in
effect from December 1, 1990 through November 30, 1993. The tables also
show the amount of management fees incurred under each contract and the
amounts reimbursed by FMR, if any, for fiscal periods ending November 30,
1993, 1992, and 1991.
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO:
From To Expense
Limitation
January 1, 1991 December 31, 1991 .55%
July 1, 1989 March 1, 1990 .65%
Fiscal Period Ended Management Fees Amount of
Before Reimbursement
Reimbursement
1993 $ 2,474,25 $ 0
4
1992 2,110,249 11,998
1991 1,251,310 142,655
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO:
From To Expense Limitation
November 1, 1991 September 30, 1992 .50%
August 1, 1991 October 31, 1991 .45%
January 1, 1991 July 31, 1991 .55%
December 1, 1989 December 31, 1990 .65%
Fiscal Period Ended Management Fees Amount of
Before Reimbursement
Reimbursement
1993 $ 2,193,15 $ 0
5
1992 1,757,819 158,991
1991 1,036,111 272,881
SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO:
From To Expense Limitation
November 1, 1993 -- .50%
October 1, 1993 October 31, 1993 .45%
September 1, 1993 September 30, 1993 .35%
August 1, 1993 August 31, 1993 .30%
June 1, 1993 July 31, 1993 .25%
April 1, 1993 May 31, 1993 .15%
February 1, 1993 February 28, 1993 .10%
September 1, 1992 January 31, 1993 .05%
March 16, 1992 August 31, 1992 .00%
Fiscal Period Management Fees Amount of
Before Reimbursement
Reimbursement
1993 $ 2,073,795 $ 1,147,661
1992* $ 463,640 $ 438,561
* From March 16, 1992 (commencement of operations) through November 30,
1992.
To defray shareholder service costs, FMR or its affiliates also collect
each fund's $5.00 exchange fee, $5.00 account closeout fee, and $5.00 fee
for wire purchases and redemptions. Shareholder transaction fees and
charges collected for fiscal 1993, 1992, and 1991 are indicated in the
tables below.
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO:
Fiscal Period Exchange Account Wire
Fees Closeout Fees Fees
1993 $ 6,270 $ 1,475 $ 890
1992 $ 8,140 $ 1,340 $ 2,020
1991 $ 2,465 $ 460 $ 675
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO:
Fiscal Period Exchange Account Wire
Fees Closeout Fees Fees
1993 $ 7,250 $ 1,685 $ 8 1 0
1992 $ 8,840 $ 1,515 $ 1,150
1991 $ 2,135 $ 705 $ 270
SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO:
Fiscal Period Exchange Account Wire
Fees Closeout Fees Fees
1993 $ 3,140 $ 845 $ 185
1992* $ 1,030 $ 185 $ 50
* From March 16, 1992 (commencement of operations) through November 30,
1992 .
FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO ONLY:
In addition to the management fee payable to FMR and the fees payable to
United Missouri Bank N.A. (United Missouri) for services as the
fund's custodian and transfer agent, the fund pays all of its expenses,
without limitation, that are not assumed by those parties. The fund pays
for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy material to shareholders,
legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor, and non-interested
Trustees. Although the fund's management contract provides that the fund
will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of
additional information, notices, and reports to existing shareholders,
United Missouri has entered into a revised sub-transfer agent agreement
with FSC, pursuant to which FSC bears the cost of providing these services
to existing shareholders. Other expenses paid by the 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 and state securities laws. The fund is
also liable for such nonrecurring 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 the trust's officers and Trustees with respect to
litigation.
FMR is Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio's manager pursuant to a
management contract dated March 1, 1993, which was approved by shareholders
on February 17, 1993. For the services of FMR under the contract, the fund
pays FMR a monthly management fee composed of the sum of two elements: 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
and is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the graduated fee rate
schedule shown on the left of the table below. On the right, the effective
annual fee rate schedule shows the results of cumulatively applying the
annualized rates at varying asset levels. For example, the effective annual
group fee rate at $ 258 billion of group net assets - their
approximate level for July 1994 - w ould be . 1578 %, based
on the schedule on page 32, which is the weighted average of the
respective fee rates for each level of group net assets up to $ 258
billion.
GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE
RATES
Average Annualized Group Effective
Group Fee Rate Net Annual
Assets Assets Fee Rate
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$ 0 - 3 billion .3700% $ 0.5 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400 25 .2664
6 - 9 .3100 50 .2188
9 - 12 .2800 75 .1986
12 - 15 .2500 100 .1869
15 - 18 .2200 125 .1793
18 - 21 .2000 150 .1736
21 - 24 .1900 175 .169 5
24 - 30 .1800 200 .165 8
30 - 36 .1750 225 .16 29
36 - 42 .1700 250 .1 604
42 - 48 .1650 275 .1 583
48 - 66 .1600 300 . 1565
66 - 84 .1550 325 .15 48
84 - 120 .1500 350 .1 533
120 - 1 74 .1450 400 .1 507
1 74 - 228 .1400
228 - 282 .13 75
2 82 - 336 .13 50
Over 336 .1 325
</TABLE>
Under the fund's current management contract with FMR, the group fee
rate is based on a schedule with breakpoints ending at .1400% for average
group assets in excess of $174 billion. Prior to March 1, 1993, the group
fee rate breakpoints shown above for average group assets in excess of $120
billion and under $228 billion were voluntarily adopted by FMR, and went
into effect of January 1, 1992. The additional breakpoints shown above for
average group assets in excess of $228 billion were voluntarily adopted by
FMR on November 1, 1993.
On August 1, 1994, FMR voluntarily revised the prior extensions to the
group fee rate schedule, and added new breakpoints. The revised group fee
rate schedule provides for lower management fee rates as FMR's assets under
management increase. The revised group fee rate schedule is identical to
the above schedule for average group assets under $156 billion. For average
group assets in excess of $156 billion, the group fee rate schedule
voluntarily adopted by FMR is as follows:
GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE* EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE
RATES
Average
Annualized
Group
Effective
Group
Fee Rate Net
Annual
Assets Assets Fee Rate
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 120 - 156 .1450% $150 billion .1736%
billion
156 - 192 .1400 175 .1690
192 - 228 .1350 200 .1652
228 - 264 .1300 225 .1618
264 - 300 .1275 250 .1587
300 - 336 .1250 275 .1560
336 - 372 .1225 300 .1536
Over 372 .1200 325 .1514
350 .1494
375 .1476
400 .1459
</TABLE>
The individual fund fee rate for Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio is
.25%. Based on the average net assets of the funds advised by FMR for July
1994, the annual management fee rate would be calculated as follows:
Group Fee Rate Individual Fund Management Fee
Fee Rate Rate
.15 78 % + .25 % = .4078 %
One twelfth (1/12) of this annual management fee rate is then applied to
the fund's average net assets for the current month, giving a dollar amount
which is the fee for that month.
The table below lists the fees paid to FMR by the fund for its services as
investment adviser with the corresponding percentage of average net assets
of the fund for the fiscal years ending November 30, 1993, 1992, and 1991.
Management Fees Percentage of Average Net Assets
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991
$8,997,000 $8,600,000 $8,059,000 0 . 42 % 0 . 42 % 0 . 43 %
</TABLE>
To comply with the California Code of Regulations, FMR will reimburse the
fund if and to the extent that the fund's aggregate annual operating
expenses exceed specified percentages of its average net assets. The
applicable percentages are 2 1/2% of the first $30 million, 2% of the next
$70 million, and 1 1/2% of average net assets in excess of $100 million.
When calculating the fund's expenses for purposes of this regulation, the
fund may exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary
expenses, as well as a portion of its distribution plan expenses.
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 fund's
management contract. FMR is also responsible for the placement of
transaction orders for other investment companies and 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; and the
reasonableness of any commissions.
The funds may execute portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who
provide research and execution services to the funds or other 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; the availability of
securities or the purchasers or sellers of securities; furnishing analyses
and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors
and trends, portfolio strategy, and performance of accounts; and effecting
securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such
as clearance and settlement). The selection of such broker-dealers
generally is made by FMR (to the extent possible consistent with execution
considerations) based upon the quality of research and execution services
provided.
The receipt of research from broker-dealers that execute transactions on
behalf of the funds may be useful to FMR in rendering investment management
services to the funds or their 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 the funds. The receipt of such research has not reduced FMR's normal
independent research activities; however, it enables FMR to avoid
additional expenses that could be incurred if FMR tried to develop
comparable information through its own efforts.
Subject to applicable limitations of the federal securities laws,
broker-dealers may receive 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
each 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 the funds and 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.
FMR is authorized to use research services provided by and to place
portfolio transactions with brokerage firms that have provided assistance
in the distribution of shares of the funds or shares of other Fidelity
funds to the extent permitted by law. FMR may use research services
provided by and place agency transactions with Fidelity Brokerage Services,
Inc. (FBSI) a subsidiary of FMR Corp., if the commissions are fair,
reasonable, and comparable to commissions charged by non-affiliated,
qualified brokerage firms for similar services.
Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prohibits members of
national securities exchanges from executing exchange transactions for
accounts which they or their affiliates manage, unless certain requirements
are satisfied. Pursuant to such requirements, the Board of Trustees has
authorized FBSI to execute portfolio transactions on national securities
exchanges in accordance with approved procedures and applicable SEC rules.
Each fund's Trustees periodically review FMR's performance of its
responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions
on behalf of the funds and review the commissions paid by each fund over
representative periods of time to determine whether they are reasonable in
relation to the benefits to the fund.
Each fund's portfolio turnover rates for the fiscal period ended November
30, 1993 and 1992 are indicated in the following table:
1993 1992
Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield 45% 11%
Portfolio
Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield 25% 33%
Portfolio
Spartan Florida Municipal Income Portfolio 50% 38%*
Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio 53% 47%
* Annualized for the fiscal period March 16, 1992 (commencement of
operations) through November 30, 1992.
For fiscal 1993, 1992, and 1991, none of the funds paid any brokerage
commissions.
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, investment decisions for each fund
are made independently from those of other funds managed by FMR or 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 accounts.
Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and 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
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.
INTEREST OF FMR AFFILIATES
United Missouri is each fund's custodian and transfer agent. United
Missouri has entered into sub-contracts with FSC an affiliate of FMR, under
the terms of which FSC performs the processing activities associated with
providing transfer agent and shareholder servicing functions for each fund.
United Missouri has additional sub-contracts with FSC for each fund except
Fidelity High Yield Tax- F ree Portfolio, pursuant to which FSC
performs the calculations necessary to determine each fund's net asset
value per share and dividends and maintains the funds' accounting records.
United Missouri is entitled to reimbursement for fees paid to FSC from FMR,
which must bear these costs pursuant to its management contract with
Spartan Connecticut Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan New Jersey
Municipal High Yield Portfolio, and Spartan Florida Municipal Income
Portfolio.
Prior to January 1, 1992 and November 8, 1991, Shawmut Bank, N.A.
(Shawmut) was the custodian and transfer agent for Spartan Connecticut
Municipal High Yield Portfolio and Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield
Portfolio, respectively. Under the contract, Shawmut paid an annual fee of
$22.19 per basic retail account with a balance of $2,000 or more, $7.39 per
basic retail account with a balance of less than $2,000, and a supplemental
activity charge of $5.28 for monetary transactions. After June 1, 1990,
these fees and charges were subject to annual cost escalation based on
changes in postal rates and changes in wage and price levels as, measured
by The National Consumer Price Index for Urban Areas. With respect to
certain institutional client master accounts, Shawmut paid FSC a
per-account fee and a monetary transaction fee of $65 and $14,
respectively, or $60 and $12, respectively, depending on the nature of
services provided.
Under the prior contract, FSC paid out-of-pocket expenses associated with
providing transfer agent services. In addition, FSC bore the expense of
typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional
information, reports, notices, and statements to shareholders.
The Bank had an additional sub-contract with FSC, pursuant to which FSC
performed the calculations necessary to determine the fund's net asset
value per share and dividends and maintained the fund's accounting records.
Prior to July 1, 1991, the annual fee for these pricing and bookkeeping
services was based on two schedules, one pertaining to the fund's average
net assets, and one pertaining to the type and number of transactions the
fund made. The fee rates in effect as of July 1, 1991 were based on the
fund's average net assets, specifically, .04% for the first $500 million of
average net assets and .02% for average net assets in excess of $500
million, and the fee was limited to a minimum of $45,000 and a maximum of
$750,000 per year.
The fees paid by each fund's custodian bank to FSC for the fiscal years
ended November 30, 1992, and 1991 are indicated in the table below.
Transfer Agent Fees Pricing and Bookkeeping
Fees
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1992 1991 1992 1991
Spartan Connecticut Municipal $ 15,595 $ 228,464 $ 14,703 $ 140,129
High Yield Portfolio
Spartan New Jersey Municipal $ 20,830 $ 256,723 $ 12,465 $ 119,950
High Yield Portfolio
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FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO ONLY:
Under the sub-contract with FSC on behalf of Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free
Portfolio , FSC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and
mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other
reports, notices, and statements to shareholders, except proxy statements.
FSC also pays all out-of-pocket expenses associated with transfer agent
services.
United Missouri pays FSC an annual fee of $26.03 per regular account with
a balance of $5,000 or more, $15.31 regular account with a balance of less
than $5,000, and a supplemental activity charge of $2.25 for standing order
transactions and $6.11 other monetary transactions. These fees and charges
are subject to annual cost escalation based on postal rate changes and
changes in wage and price levels as measured by the National Consumer Price
Index for Urban Areas. With respect to institutional client master
accounts. United Missouri pays FSC per account fees of $95 and monetary
transaction charges of $20.00 or $17.50 depending on the nature of services
provided.
Prior to March 26, 1992, State Street Bank and Trust Company (State
Street) served as the fund's custodian and transfer agent and also
sub-contracted with FSC to perform the processing activities associated
with providing transfer agent and shareholder servicing functions for the
fund. Beginning on June 1, 1989, FSC was compensated by State Street on the
same basis as it is currently compensated by United Missouri (although fee
rates and charges were adjusted periodically to reflect postal rate changes
and changes in wage and price levels as measured by the National Consumer
Price Index for Urban Areas).
Transfer agent fees, including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses,
paid to FSC for the fiscal years ended November 30, 1993, 1992, and 1991
are indicated in the table below.
Fiscal Year Transfer Agent Fees
1993 $1,960,000
1992 $1,846,000
1991 $1,531,000
United Missouri has an additional sub-contract with FSC, pursuant to which
FSC performs the calculations necessary to determine the fund's net asset
value per share and dividends and maintains the fund's accounting records.
The annual fee rates for these pricing and bookkeeping services are based
on the fund's average net assets. Specifically, .04% for the first $500
million of average net assets and .02% for average net assets in excess of
$500 million. The fee is limited to a minimum of $45,000 and a maximum of
$750,000 per year.
Prior to March 26, 1992, State Street subcontracted with FSC for pricing
and bookkeeping services. Beginning July 1, 1991, FSC was compensated for
these services by State Street on the same basis as it is currently
compensated by United Missouri. Prior to July 1, 1991, the annual fee paid
to FSC for pricing and bookkeeping services was based on two schedules, one
pertaining to the fund's average net assets and one pertaining to the type
and number of transactions the fund made.
Pricing and bookkeeping fees, including reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenses, paid to FSC for fiscal 1993, 1992, and 1991 are indicated in the
table below.
Fiscal Year Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
1993 $537,000
1992 $656,000
1991 $467,000
The transfer agent fees and pricing and bookkeeping fees described above
are paid to FSC by United Missouri, which is entitled to reimbursement from
the funds for these expenses.
ALL FUNDS :
Each fund has a distribution agreement with FDC, a Massachusetts
corporation organized on July 18, 1960. FDC is a broker-dealer registered
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The fund's distribution agreement
calls 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 net asset value. Promotional and administrative
expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by FMR.
SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The trust does not hold annual shareholder meetings. Shareholders wishing
to submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement for a subsequent
shareholder meeting should send their written proposals to the Secretary of
the Trust, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
NOTICE TO BANKS, BROKER-DEALERS AND
VOTING TRUSTEES AND THEIR NOMINEES
Please advise the trust, in care of Fidelity Service Co., P.O. Box 789,
Boston, Massachusetts 02102, whether other persons are beneficial owners of
shares for which proxies are being solicited and, if so, the number of
copies of the Proxy Statement and each fund's respective Annual Report you
wish to receive in order to supply copies to the beneficial owners of the
respective shares.
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF FMR CORP.)
________
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Fidelity Management & Research Company
(a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of FMR Corp.):
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial
condition of Fidelity Management & Research Company as of December 31,
1993. This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above presents fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Fidelity
Management & Research Company as of December 31, 1993, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Boston, Massachusetts
January 28, 1994
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF FMR CORP.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
DECEMBER 31, 1993
________
ASSETS
($000)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 109
Management fees receivable 103,826
Invested assets:
Managed funds (market value $59,845,000) 56,416
Other investments (fair value $25,816,000) 20,822
Property and equipment, net 141,584
Deferred income taxes 35,910
Note receivable from affiliate 11,250
Prepaid expenses and other assets 9,597
Total Assets $ 379,514
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Payable to mutual funds $ 8,580
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 30,349
Payable to parent company 235,232
Other liabilities 3,871
Total Liabilities 278,032
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock, $.30 par value;
authorized 50,000 shares;
issued and outstanding
26,500 shares 8
Additional paid-in capital 50,074
Retained earnings 51,400
Total Stockholder's Equity 101,482
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity $ 379,514
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated statement of financial condition.
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF FMR CORP.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
________
A. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Subsidiaries (the Company)
provide investment management and advisory services and other services
principally for the Fidelity Investments Family of Funds. The Company also
provides computer support and systems development services to affiliated
companies.
On March 1, 1993, ownership of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary,
Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. was distributed
to the Company's parent. As of that date, this subsidiary had total assets
and stockholder's equity of approximately $73,000,000, and $60,000,000,
respectively.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated statement of financial condition includes the accounts of
Fidelity Management & Research Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
All intercompany accounts have been eliminated.
INVESTED ASSETS
Managed funds investments (consisting primarily of Fidelity Mutual Funds)
are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market. Other investments
consist primarily of investments in limited partnerships which are carried
at cost. Certain restrictions exist with respect to the sale or transfer of
these investments to third parties. For managed funds investments and other
investments, fair value is determined by the quoted market price except in
the case of restricted investments which are valued based on management's
assessment of fair value. When the Company has determined that an
impairment, which is deemed other than temporary, in the market or fair
value of an investment has occurred, the carrying value of the investment
is reduced to its net realizable value.
INCOME TAXES
The Company is included in the consolidated federal and certain state
income tax returns filed by FMR Corp.
Effective January 1, 1993, FMR Corp. and the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes,"
which requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the
expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between tax bases
and financial reporting bases. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities
and assets are determined based on the difference between the financial
statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates
in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
Adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Company's
financial position.
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF FMR CORP.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(CONTINUED)
________
A. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED:
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation of furniture and equipment is computed over the
estimated useful lives of the related assets, which are principally three
to five years, using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over the lesser of their economic useful lives or the period of
the lease. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred.
Renewals and betterments of a nature considered to materially extend the
useful life of the assets are capitalized.
PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS
The Company participates in FMR Corp.'s noncontributory defined benefit
pension plan covering all of its eligible employees. There are no
statistics available for the actuarial data of this separate company. There
are no unfunded vested benefits.
The Company also participates in FMR Corp.'s defined contribution profit
sharing and retirement plans covering substantially all eligible employees.
B. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
At December 31, 1993, property and equipment, at cost, consist of (in
thousands):
Furniture $ 1,853
Equipment (principally computer related) 320,141
Leasehold improvements 6,712 328,706
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization 187,122
$ 141,584
C. NOTE RECEIVABLE FROM AFFILIATE
On December 2, 1993, the Company issued a non-recourse mortgage to an
affiliate for property located in Irving, Texas. The $11,250,000 note
receivable is due on January 1, 2009, and accrues interest at 7.6325%.
Payments of principal and interest are due monthly.
D. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES
In connection with its operations, the Company provides services to and
obtains services from affiliated companies. Transactions related to these
services are settled, in the normal course of business, through an
intercompany account with the Company's parent, FMR Corp. The terms of
these transactions may not be the same as those which would otherwise exist
or result from agreements and transactions among unrelated parties.
The language to be added to the current contract is underlined; the
language to be deleted is set forth in [brackets].
EXHIBIT 1
FORM OF
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST:
FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
MODIFICATION made this 1st day of [March, 1993] ______, 1994, by and
between Fidelity Court Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which
may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter
called the "Fund"), on behalf of Fidelity High Yield Tax-Free Portfolio
(hereinafter called the "Portfolio"), and Fidelity Management & Research
Company, a Massachusetts corporation (hereinafter called the "Adviser").
Required authorization and approval by shareholders and Trustees having
been obtained, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and [Fidelity
Management & Research Company] the Adviser hereby consent, pursuant to
Paragraph 6 of the existing Management Contract [dated March 1, 1989]
Modified March 1, 1993, to a modification of said Contract in the manner
set forth below. The Modified Management Contract shall when executed by
duly authorized officers of the Fund and the Adviser, take effect on the
later of [March 1, 1993] December 1, 1994 or the first day of
the month following approval.
1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as
investment adviser of the Portfolio and shall, subject to the supervision
of the Fund's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Portfolio in
accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as
provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as
amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules
thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other
limitations as the Portfolio may impose by notice in writing to the
Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Portfolio office
space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for
servicing the investments of the Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and
fees of all officers of the Fund, of all Trustees of the Fund who are
"interested persons" of the Fund or of the Adviser and of all personnel of
the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to research,
statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its
discretion and without prior consultation with the Portfolio, to buy, sell,
lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and
investment instruments on behalf of the Portfolio. The investment policies
and all other actions of the Portfolio are and shall at all times be
subject to the control and direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the
performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative
services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Adviser shall,
subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various
services for the Portfolio, including but not limited to: (i) providing the
Portfolio with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its
own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Portfolio,
supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians,
depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys,
underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any
capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general
shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting
shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Fund's existence and its
records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining
the registration and qualification of the Portfolio's shares under federal
and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing
and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services
designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Portfolio as an
investment vehicle.
The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Fund as the Fund's Board of Trustees may request from time
to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make
recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees with respect to Fund
policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees.
The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such
other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be
necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.
(c) The Adviser [, 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 Adviser, which may include brokers or
dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser 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 1934) to the Portfolio
and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise
investment discretion. The Adviser 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 Adviser 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 Adviser and its affiliates have
with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
The Trustees of the Fund 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.
The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The
Adviser shall not be an agent of the Portfolio.
2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the
Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors,
officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the
Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Fund, and that
the Adviser may be or become interested in the Fund as a shareholder or
otherwise.
3. The Adviser will be compensated on the following basis for the services
and facilities to be furnished hereunder. The Adviser shall receive a
monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the
last day of each month, composed of a Group Fee [Rate] and an Individual
Fund Fee [Rate].
(a) Group Fee Rate. The Group Fee Rate shall be based upon the monthly
average of the net assets of the registered investment companies having
Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the Adviser (computed in
the manner set forth in the [charter of each investment company]
fund's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document)
determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout
the month. The Group Fee Rate shall be determined on a cumulative basis
pursuant to the following schedule:
Average Net Assets Annualized Fee Rate (for each level)
$ 0 - 3 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400
6 - 9 .3100
9 - 12 .2800
12 - 15 .2500
15 - 18 .2200
18 - 21 .2000
21 - 24 .1900
24 - 30 .1800
30 - 36 .1750
36 - 42 .1700
42 - 48 .1650
48 - 66 .1600
66 - 84 .1550
84 - 120 .1500
120 - [174] 156 .1 45 0
[Over 174] - 192 .1400
156
192 - 228 .1350
228 - 264 .1300
264 - 300 .1275
300 - 336 .1250
336 - 372 .1225
Over 372 .1200
(b) Individual Fund Fee Rate. The Individual Fund Fee Rate shall be .25%.
The sum of the Group Fee Rate, calculated as described above to the
nearest millionth, and the Individual Fund Fee Rate shall constitute the
Annual Management Fee Rate. One-twelfth of the Annual Management Fee Rate
shall be applied to the average of the net assets of the Portfolio
(computed in the manner set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or
other organizational document [of the Fund]) determined as of the close of
business on each business day throughout the month.
(c) In case of termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for
that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of
business days during which it is in effect and the fee is computed upon the
average net assets for business days it is so in effect for that month.
4. It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all its expenses [other
than those expressly stated to be payable by the Adviser hereunder,] 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 Fund's Trustees other than
those who are "interested persons" of the Fund or the Adviser; (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 Fund 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 Adviser, 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
Fund's Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
5. The services of the Adviser to the Portfolio are not to be deemed
exclusive, the Adviser 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 Contract, interfere, in a
material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations
with respect to rendering services to the Portfolio hereunder. In the
absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser,
the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Portfolio 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 or other
investment instrument .
6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of
this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until [May 31,
1993] June 30, 1995 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as
the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent, such consent on the
part of the Fund to be authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Portfolio.
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract
must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the
Fund who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such
party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval.
(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior
written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of
any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case
may be, or with respect to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio. This Contract shall
terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of
shareholder liability as set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or
other organizational document and agrees that the obligations assumed by
the Fund pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the
Portfolio and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of
any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the
Portfolio or any other Portfolios of the Fund. In addition, the Adviser
shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or
any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and
obligations of any Portfolio under the Declaration of Trust or other
organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any
and all other Portfolios.
8. 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 "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, and subject to such orders as may be granted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties 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.
[SIGNATURE LINES OMITTED]
EXHIBIT 2
FUNDS ADVISED BY FMR - TABLE OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS AND EXPENSE RATIOS (A)
RATIO OF RATIO OF NET
ADVISORY FEES ADVISORY FEES
TO AVERAGE TO AVERAGE RATIO OF
AVERAGE NET ASSETS NET ASSETS EXPENSES TO
INVESTMENT FISCAL NET ASSETS PURSUANT TO PAID AVERAGE NET
OBJECTIVE AND FUND YEAR END (A) (MILLIONS) ADVISORY CONTRACT TO FMR
(B) ASSETS (C)
GROWTH AND INCOME
Balanced (3) 7/31/93 $ 2,154.5 0.53% 0.53% 0.93%
Dividend Growth (3) 7/31/93** 9.2 0.62(dagger) - 2.50(dagger)
Global Balanced (1) 7/31/93** 35.7 0.77(dagger) 0.77(dagger) 2.12(dagger)
Growth & Income 7/31/93 5,195.4 0.53 0.53 0.83
Puritan (3) 7/31/93 6,319.2 0.47 0.47 0.74
Advisor Income &
Growth 10/31/93 870.1 0.53 0.53 1.51
International Growth
& Income (2) 10/31/93 301.5 0.77 0.77 1.52
Advisor Equity Portfolio
Income :
Class A (3) 11/30/93 19.1 0.50 0.50 1.77
Institutional Class (3) 11/30/93 167.8 0.50 0.50 0.79
Convertible Securities (3) 11/30/93 782.6 0.53 0.53 0.92
Equity-Income II (3) 11/30/93 3,544.3 0.53 0.53 0.88
Variable Insurance
Products:
Equity-Income 12/31/93 952.1 0.53 0.53 0.62
Equity-Income (3) 1/31/94 6,040.5 0.38 0.38 0.66
Real Estate (3) 1/31/94 417.9 0.63 0.63 1.13
Utilities Income (3) 1/31/94 1,394.4 0.53 0.53 0.86
U.S. Equity Index 2/28/94 1,647.0 0.28 - 0.28
Market Index 4/30/94 300.9 0.45 0.45 0.45
Fidelity Fund (3) 6/30/94 1,545.0 0.41 0.41 0.65
ASSET ALLOCATION
Asset Manager 9/30/93 4,704.2 0.72 0.72 1.09
Asset Manager:
Growth (3)(4) 9/30/93 566.0 0.73 0.63 1.19
Asset Manager:
Income (3)(4) 9/30/93 79.1 0.44 - 0.65
Variable Insurance
Products II:
Asset Manager (3) 12/31/93 1,432.9 0.72 0.72 0.88
Index 500 12/31/93 20.8 0.28 - 0.28
GROWTH
RATIO OF RATIO OF NET
ADVISORY FEES ADVISORY FEES
TO AVERAGE TO AVERAGE RATIO OF
AVERAGE NET ASSETS NET ASSETS EXPENSES
TO
INVESTMENT FISCAL NET ASSETS PURSUANT TO PAID AVERAGE
NET
OBJECTIVE AND FUND YEAR END (A) (MILLIONS) ADVISORY CONTRACT TO FMR
(B)
ASSETS (C)
Blue Chip Growth 7/31/93 589.5 0.72 0.72 1.25
Low-Priced Stock (3) 7/31/93 2,048.8 0.76 0.76 1.12
OTC Portfolio 7/31/93 1,202.7 0.74 0.74 1.08
Advisor Strategic
Opportunities (3) 9/30/93 $ 219.2 0.54% 0.54% 1.57%
Destiny I 9/30/93# 2,920.5 0.60(dagger) 0.60(dagger) 0.65(dagger)
Destiny II 9/30/93# 1,100.8 0.71(dagger) 0.71(dagger) 0.84(dagger)
Strategic
Opportunities (3) 9/30/93 19.2 0.54 0.54 0.89
Advisor Emerging Asia
Fund, Inc. (5) 10/31/94** 117.0 1.01(dagger) 1.01(dagger) 1.86(dagger)
Advisor Global
Resources (3) 10/31/93 14.4 0.77 0.77 2.62
Advisor Growth
Opportunities 10/31/93 1,204.5 0.68 0.68 1.64
Advisor Overseas (2) 10/31/93 65.5 0.77 0.77 2.38
Canada (2) 10/31/93 61.1 0.86 0.86 2.00
Capital Appreciation (3) 10/31/93 1,139.1 0.48 0.48 0.86
Disciplined Equity (3) 10/31/93 622.1 0.70 0.70 1.09
Diversified
International (2) 10/31/93 119.1 0.73 0.73 1.47
Emerging Markets (2) 10/31/93 144.4 0.77 0.77 1.91
Europe (2) 10/31/93 488.3 0.64 0.64 1.25
Europe Capital
Appreciation (2) 10/31/94** 231.8 0.78(dagger) 0.78(dagger) 1.58(dagger)
Japan (1) 10/31/93 98.4 0.77 0.77 1.71
Latin America (2) 10/31/93** 114.6 0.77(dagger) 0.77(dagger) 1.94(dagger)
Overseas (2) 10/31/93 1,025.1 0.77 0.77 1.27
Pacific Basin (1) 10/31/93 251.2 0.80 0.80 1.59
Southeast Asia (1) 10/31/93** 139.3 0.77(dagger) 0.71(dagger) 2.00(dagger)
Stock Selector (3) 10/31/93 459.7 0.71 0.71 1.10
Value (3) 10/31/93 1,100.8 0.72 0.72 1.11
Worldwide (2) 10/31/93 148.9 0.78 0.78 1.40
Advisor Equity Portfolio
Growth :
Class A (3) 11/30/93 176.0 0.66 0.66 1.84
Institutiona l Class (3) 11/30/93 226.7 0.66 0.66 0.94
Emerging Growth (3) 11/30/93 620.6 0.80 0.80 1.19
Growth Company (3) 11/30/93 2,119.8 0.75 0.75 1.07
New Millennium 11/30/93** 187.5 0.68(dagger) 0.68(dagger) 1.32(dagger)
Retirement Growth (3) 11/30/93 2,404.1 0.76 0.76 1.05
Congress Street 12/31/93 63.4 0.46 0.46 0.61
Contrafund (3) 12/31/93 4,138.1 0.69 0.69 1.06
Exchange 12/31/93 187.7 0.54 0.54 0.57
Trend (3) 12/31/93 1,296.7 0.65 0.65 0.92
Variable Insurance
Products:
Growth 12/31/93 $ 1,016.0 0.63% 0.63% 0.71%
Overseas (2) 12/31/93 398.7 0.77 0.77 1.03
Mid-Cap Stock (3) 1/31/95** 17.6 0.62(dagger) 0.62(dagger) 2.23(dagger)
Select Portfolios:
Air Transportation (3) 2/28/94 17.8 0.63 0.63 2.31
American Gold 2/28/94 313.4 0.63 0.63 1.49
Automotive (3) 2/28/94 133.8 0.63 0.63 1.68
Biotechnology (3) 2/28/94 549.9 0.63 0.63 1.61
Brokerage and Investment
Management (3) 2/28/94 69.3 0.63 0.63 1.77
Chemicals (3) 2/28/94 27.4 0.63 0.63 1.93
Computers (3) 2/28/94 41.2 0.63 0.63 1.89
Construction and
Housing (3) 2/28/94 42.1 0.63 0.63 1.66
Consumer Products (3) 2/28/94 9.0 0.63 0.49 2.48
Defense and
Aerospace (3) 2/28/94 4.6 0.63 - 2.53
Developing
Communications (3) 2/28/94 177.0 0.63 0.63 1.56
Electronics (3) 2/28/94 54.3 0.63 0.63 1.67
Energy (3) 2/28/94 126.1 0.63 0.63 1.66
Energy Service (3) 2/28/94 94.0 0.63 0.63 1.65
Environmental
Services (3) 2/28/94 56.6 0.63 0.63 2.03
Financial Services (3) 2/28/94 168.8 0.62 0.62 1.63
Food and Agriculture (3) 2/28/94 110.1 0.62 0.62 1.64
Health Care (3) 2/28/94 552.3 0.63 0.63 1.55
Home Finance (3) 2/28/94 224.4 0.63 0.63 1.58
Industrial Equipment (3) 2/28/94 58.2 0.63 0.63 1.68
Industrial Materials (3) 2/28/94 33.8 0.64 0.64 2.08
Insurance (3) 2/28/94 22.4 0.63 0.63 1.93
Leisure (3) 2/28/94 88.1 0.63 0.63 1.53
Medical Delivery (3) 2/28/94 105.8 0.63 0.63 1.79
Multimedia (3) (6) 2/28/94 62.8 0.63 0.63 1.63
Natural Gas (3) 2/28/94** 45.1 0.63(dagger) 0.63(dagger) 1.93(dagger)
Paper and Forest
Products (3) 2/28/94 27.0 0.64 0.64 2.07
Precious Metals and
Minerals (3) 2/28/94 378.4 0.63 0.63 1.55
Regional Banks (3) 2/28/94 201.0 0.62 0.62 1.60
Retailing (3) 2/28/94 $ 57.7 0.62% 0.62% 1.83%
Software and Computer
Services (3) 2/28/94 172.2 0.63 0.63 1.57
Technology (3) 2/28/94 163.4 0.63 0.63 1.54
Telecommunications (3) 2/28/94 353.3 0.63 0.63 1.53
Transportation (3) 2/28/94 10.5 0.63 0.63 2.39
Utilities (3) 2/28/94 310.9 0.63 0.63 1.35
Magellan (3) 3/31/94 29,816.4 0.76 0.76 0.99
Small Cap Stock 4/30/94** 572.2 0.68(dagger) 0.68(dagger) 1.18(dagger)
Fidelity Fifty (3) 6/30/94 44.2 0.63 0.63 1.58
CURRENCY PORTFOLIOS
Deutsche Mark
Peformance, L.P. 12/31/93 8.4 0.50 - 1.50
Sterling
Performance, L.P. 12/31/93 3.0 0.50 - 1.50
Yen Performance, L.P. 12/31/93 4.0 0.50 - 1.50
INCOME
Ginnie Mae 7/31/93 953.2 0.47 0.47 0.80
Mortgage Securities 7/31/93 428.9 0.47 0.47 0.76
Spartan Limited Maturity
Government 7/31/93 1,653.7 0.65 0.65 0.65
Spartan Ginnie Mae 8/31/93 766.9 0.65 0.41 0.41
Government Securities 9/30/93** 616.6 0.47(dagger) 0.47(dagger)
0.69(dagger)
Short-Intermediate
Government 9/30/93 167.6 0.47 0.18 0.61
Spartan Investment
Grade Bond (3) 9/30/93 59.1 0.65 0.65 0.65
Spartan Short-Term
Income (3) 9/30/93 547.0 0.65 0.20 0.20
Advisor Government
Investment 10/31/93 40.8 0.46 - 0.68
Advisor High Yield 10/31/93 299.1 0.51 0.51 1.11
Advisor Short Fixed
Income 10/31/93 359.6 0.47 0.47 0.95
Advisor Institutional
Limited Term Bond:
Class A 11/30/93 174.3 0.42 0.42 0.64
Institutional Class 11/30/93 22.5 0.42 0.42 1.23
Institutional Short-
Intermediate
Government:
Class I 11/30/93 $ 255.2 0.45% 0.45% 0.45%
Class II 11/30/94** .1 0.45(dagger) 0.45(dagger) 0.70(dagger)
Advisor Emerging
Markets Income 12/31/94** 6.2 0.71(dagger) - 1.50(dagger)
Global Bond (2) 12/31/93 434.1 0.71 0.71 1.17
New Markets Income (2) 12/31/93** 114.6 0.71(dagger) 0.28(dagger)
1.24(dagger)
Short-Term World
Income (2) 12/31/93 400.1 0.62 0.62 1.00
Spartan Bond
Strategist (3) 12/31/93** 15.4 0.70(dagger) 0.70(dagger) 0.70(dagger)
Variable Insurance
Products:
High Income 12/31/93 343.1 0.51 0.50 0.64
Variable Insurance
Products II:
Investment Grade
Bond 12/31/93 98.9 0.47 0.47 0.68
Spartan Long-Term
Government Bond 1/31/94 85.8 0.65 0.65 0.65
U.S. Bond Index 2/28/94 190.2 0.32 - 0.32
Capital & Income (3) 4/30/94 2,644.6 0.71 0.71 0.97
Intermediate Bond (3) 4/30/94 1,782.5 0.31 0.31 0.64
Investment Grade Bond (3) 4/30/94 1,026.3 0.41 0.41 0.74
Short-Term Bond (3) 4/30/94 2,230.0 0.46 0.46 0.80
Spartan Government
Income 4/30/94 397.4 0.65 0.65 0.65
Spartan High Income 4/30/94 671.4 0.75 0.75 0.75
Spartan Short-Intermediate
Government 4/30/94 61.7 0.65 0.10 0.10
The North Carolina Capital
Management Trust:
Term Portfolio 6/30/94 74.1 0.41 0.41 0.41
MONEY MARKET
Daily Money Fund:
Capital Reserves:
Money Market (4) 7/31/93 443.3 0.50 0.31 0.95
U.S. Government
Money Market (4) 7/31/93 269.5 0.50 0.38 0.95
Money Market (4) 7/31/93 1,554.7 0.50 0.50 0.61
U.S. Treasury (4) 7/31/93 $ 2,841.7 0.50% 0.50% 0.57%
U.S. Treasury
Income (4) 7/31/93 1,166.9 0.42 0.20 0.20
Spartan U.S. Treasury
Money Market (4) 7/31/93 2,138.9 0.55 0.42 0.42
Daily Income Trust (4) 8/31/93 2,302.8 0.30 0.30 0.57
Money Market Trust:
Domestic Money
Market (4) 8/31/93 690.3 0.42 0.42 0.42
Retirement Government
Money Market (4) 8/31/93 1,338.8 0.42 0.42 0.42
Retirement Money
Market (4) 8/31/93 1,661.1 0.42 0.42 0.42
U.S. Government (4) 8/31/93 297.5 0.42 0.42 0.42
U.S. Treasury (4) 8/31/93 181.5 0.42 0.42 0.42
U.S. Government
Reserves (4) 9/30/93 1,139.5 0.43 0.43 0.73
Cash Reserves (4) 11/30/93 9,761.4 0.14 0.13 0.48
State and Local Asset
Management Series:
Government Money
Market (4) 11/30/93 844.5 0.43 0.43 0.43
Variable Insurance
Products:
Money Market (4) 12/31/93 307.3 0.14 0.13 0.22
Select Money Market (4) 2/28/94 462.6 0.13 0.13 0.72
Institutional Cash:
Domestic Money
Market (4) 3/31/94 762.8 0.20 0.12 0.18
Money Market :
Class A (4) 3/31/94 5,263.1 0.20 0.15 0.18
Class B (4) 3/31/94** 34.4 0.20(dagger) 0.15(dagger) 0.50(dagger)
U.S. Government (4) 3/31/94 4,830.3 0.20 0.14 0.18
U.S. Treasury (4) 3/31/94 1,898.0 0.20 0.15 0.18
U.S. Treasury II:
Class A (4) 3/31/94 4,916.5 0.20 0.14 0.18
Class B (4) 3/31/94** 1.5 0.20(dagger) 0.14(dagger) 0.50(dagger)
Spartan Money Market (4) 4/30/94 4,512.4 0.45 0.31 0.31
Spartan U.S. Governmenrt
Money Market (4) 4/30/94 799.3 0.45 0.45 0.45
The North Carolina
Capital Management Trust:
Cash Portfolio (4) 6/30/94 1,391.7 0.39 0.39 0.39
TAX-EXEMPT INCOME
Daily Money Fund:
Capital Reserves:
Municipal Money
Market (4) 7/31/93 $ 91.7 0.50% 0.22% 0.95%
Spartan Aggressive
Municipal 8/31/93** 6.4 0.60(dagger) 0.60(dagger) 0.60(dagger)
Spartan Intermediate
Municipal 8/31/93** 82.6 0.55(dagger) - -
Spartan Maryland
Municipal Income 8/31/93** 13.4 0.55(dagger) - -
Spartan Municipal
Income 8/31/93 869.8 0.55 0.47 0.47
Spartan Municipal
Money Market (4) 8/31/93 1,561.2 0.50 0.27 0.27
Spartan Short-
Intermediate
Municipal 8/31/93# 819.9 0.55(dagger) 0.55(dagger) 0.55(dagger)
Advisor High Income
Municipal 10/31/93 316.4 0.42 0.42 0.92
Daily Tax-Exempt
Money (4) 10/31/93 504.9 0.50 0.50 0.61
Spartan New Jersey
Municipal Money
Market (4) 10/31/93 329.1 0.50 0.44 0.44
Tax-Exempt Money
Market Trust (4) 10/31/93 2,789.6 0.27 0.27 0.49
Advisor Institutional
Limited Term
Tax-Exempt:
Class A 11/30/93 22.1 0.42 0.24 0.65
Institutional Class 11/30/93 15.4 0.42 - 0.90
Advisor Short-Inter-
Mediate Tax Exempt 11/30/94** 6.5 0.41(dagger) - 0.75(dagger)
Connecticut Municipal
Money Market (4) 11/30/93 300.3 0.42 0.42 0.61
High Yield Tax-Free 11/30/93 2,161.9 0.42 0.42 0.56
New Jersey Tax-Free
Money Market (4) 11/30/93 357.5 0.42 0.42 0.63
Spartan Connecticut
Municipal:
High Yield 11/30/93 450.4 0.55 0.55 0.55
Money Market (4) 11/30/93 128.5 0.50 0.24 0.24
Spartan Florida Municipal:
Income 11/30/93 $ 377.5 0.55% 0.25% 0.25%
Money Market (4) 11/30/93 204.4 0.50 0.18 0.18
Spartan New Jersey
Municipal High Yield 11/30/93 399.2 0.55 0.55 0.55
Aggressive Tax-Free 12/31/93 891.9 0.47 0.47 0.64
Insured Tax-Free 12/31/93 426.3 0.42 0.42 0.61
Limited Term
Municipals 12/31/93 1,174.6 0.41 0.41 0.57
Michigan Tax-Free:
High Yield 12/31/93 528.9 0.42 0.42 0.59
Money Market (4) 12/31/93 161.3 0.42 0.41 0.62
Minnesota Tax-Free 12/31/93 320.0 0.42 0.42 0.61
Municipal Bond 12/31/93 1,279.8 0.37 0.37 0.49
Ohio Tax-Free:
High Yield 12/31/93 442.1 0.41 0.41 0.57
Money Market (4) 12/31/93 244.4 0.42 0.42 0.59
Spartan Pennsylvania
Municipal:
High Yield 12/31/93 283.2 0.55 0.55 0.55
Money Market (4) 12/31/93 218.8 0.50 0.50 0.50
Massachusetts Tax-Free:
High Yield 1/31/94 1,365.4 0.41 0.41 0.54
Money Market (4) 1/31/94 577.0 0.41 0.41 0.66
New York Tax-Free:
High Yield 1/31/94 477.9 0.41 0.41 0.58
Insured 1/31/94 395.2 0.41 0.41 0.58
Money Market (4) 1/31/94 564.0 0.41 0.41 0.62
Spartan Massachusetts
Municipal Money
Market (4) 1/31/94 339.5 0.50 0.40 0.40
Spartan New York
Municipal:
High Yield 1/31/94 427.7 0.55 0.55 0.55 Intermediate 1/31/94** 4.3
0.55(dagger) - -
Money Market (4) 1/31/94 446.6 0.50 0.50 0.50
California Tax-Free:
High Yield 2/28/94 588.0 0.41 0.41 0.57
Insured 2/28/94 299.5 0.41 0.29 0.48
Money Market (4) 2/28/94 540.0 0.41 0.41 0.64
Spartan California
Municipal:
High Yield 2/28/94 598.5 0.55 0.52 0.52
Intermediate 2/28/94** $ 7.7 0.55(dagger)% -% -%
Money Market (4) 2/28/94 944.0 0.50 0.21 0.21
Institutional Tax-
Exempt Cash (4) 5/31/94 2,549.9 0.20 0.14 0.18
(a) All fund data are as of the fiscal year end noted in the chart or as of
June 30, 1994, if fiscal year end figures are not yet available. Average
net assets are computed on the basis of average net assets of each fund at
the close of business on each business day throughout its fiscal period.
(b) Reflects reductions for any expense reimbursement paid by or due from
FMR pursuant to voluntary or state expense limitations.
(c) Reflects reductions for any expense reimbursement paid by or due from
FMR pursuant to voluntary or state expense limitations, or paid by or due
from brokers to which cer
tain portfolio trades have been directed.
(dagger) Annualized
# Year end changed
** Less than a complete fiscal year
(1) Fidelity Management & Research Company has entered into sub-advisory
agreements with the following affiliates: Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR
Far East), Fidelity Investments Japan Ltd. (FIJ), Fidelity International
Investment Advisors (FIIA), and Fidelity International Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Limited (FIIAL U.K.), with respect to the fund.
(2) Fidelity Management & Research Company has entered into sub-advisory
agreements with the following affiliates: FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIJ (New
Markets Income and Advisor Emerging Markets only), FIIA, and FIIAL U.K.,
with respect to the fund.
(3) Fidelity Management & Research Company has entered into sub-advisory
agreements with FMR U.K. and FMR Far East, with respect to the fund.
(4) Fidelity Management & Research Company has entered into a sub-advisory
agreement with FMR Texas Inc., with respect to the fund.
(5) Fidelity Management & Research Company has entered into sub-advisory
agreements with FIIA and FIJ, with respect to the fund.
(6) Effective April 25, 1994, Select Broadcast and Media Portfolio has been
renamed to Multimedia Portfolio.
CRT-PXS-994 CUSIP #316089101/FUND #407
CUSIP #316089200/FUND #416
CUSIP #316089705/FUND #427
CUSIP #316089507/FUND #037
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Return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope or mail to:
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Proxy Department
P.O. Box 9107
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FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST: FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES
The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Edward C.
Johnson 3d, Arthur S. Loring, and Marvin L. Mann or any one or more of
them, attorneys, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of
FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST as indicated above which the undersigned
is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the fund to
be held at the office of the trust at 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109,
on November 16, 1994 at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof. All
powers may be exercised by a majority of said proxy holders or substitutes
voting or acting or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. This
Proxy shall be voted on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as
specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and
the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing
in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee,
attorney, guardian, etc., please so indicate. Corporate and partnership
proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person's
title.
Date _____________, 1994
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Signature(s) (Title(s), if applicable)
PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
037, 407, 416, 427 HH
Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters.
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS.
As to any other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their
best judgment.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. To elect the twelve nominees specified below as [ ] FOR all nominees [ ] 1.
Trustees: J. Gary Burkhead, Ralph F. Cox, Phyllis listed (except as WITHHOLD
Burke Davis, Richard J. Flynn, Edward C. Johnson marked to the contrary authority to
3d, E. Bradley Jones, Donald J. Kirk, Peter S. below). vote for all
Lynch, Edward H. Malone, Marvin L. Mann, Gerald nominees.
C. McDonough, and Thomas R. Williams.
(INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE(S), WRITE THE NAME(S) OF
THE NOMINEE(S) ON THE LINE BELOW.)
</TABLE>
__________________________________________________________________________
___________________
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
2. To ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 2.
independent accountants of the trust.
3. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 3.
dollar-based voting rights for shareholders of the trust.
4. To amend the Declaration of Trust regarding FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 4.
shareholder notification of appointment of Trustees.
5. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 5.
with the ability to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
6. To adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 6.
fund permitting it to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
7. To approve an amended management contract for the FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 7.
fund.
</TABLE>
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CUSIP# 316089507/FUND# 037 H
Vote this proxy card TODAY! Your prompt response will
save the expense of additional mailings.
Return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope or mail to:
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Proxy Department
P.O. Box 9107
Hingham, MA 02043-9848
PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION BEFORE MAILING.
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FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST: SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES
The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Edward C.
Johnson 3d, Arthur S. Loring, and Marvin L. Mann or any one or more of
them, attorneys, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of
FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST as indicated above which the undersigned
is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the fund to
be held at the office of the trust at 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109,
on November 16, 1994 at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof. All
powers may be exercised by a majority of said proxy holders or substitutes
voting or acting or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. This
Proxy shall be voted on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as
specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and
the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing
in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee,
attorney, guardian, etc., please so indicate. Corporate and partnership
proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person's
title.
Date _____________, 1994
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Signature(s) (Title(s), if applicable)
PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
037, 407, 416, 427 HH
Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters.
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS.
As to any other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their
best judgment.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. To elect the twelve nominees specified below as [ ] FOR all nominees [ ] 1.
Trustees: J. Gary Burkhead, Ralph F. Cox, Phyllis listed (except as WITHHOLD
Burke Davis, Richard J. Flynn, Edward C. Johnson marked to the contrary authority to
3d, E. Bradley Jones, Donald J. Kirk, Peter S. below). vote for all
Lynch, Edward H. Malone, Marvin L. Mann, Gerald nominees.
C. McDonough, and Thomas R. Williams.
(INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE(S), WRITE THE NAME(S) OF
THE NOMINEE(S) ON THE LINE BELOW.)
</TABLE>
__________________________________________________________________________
___________________
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
2. To ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 2.
independent accountants of the trust.
3. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 3.
dollar-based voting rights for shareholders of the trust.
4. To amend the Declaration of Trust regarding FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 4.
shareholder notification of appointment of Trustees.
5. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 5.
with the ability to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
6. To adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 6.
fund permitting it to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
</TABLE>
CRT-PXC-994
CUSIP# 316089705/FUND# 427 H
Vote this proxy card TODAY! Your prompt response will
save the expense of additional mailings.
Return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope or mail to:
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Proxy Department
P.O. Box 9107
Hingham, MA 02043-9848
PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION BEFORE MAILING.
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FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST: SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD
PORTFOLIO
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES
The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Edward C.
Johnson 3d, Arthur S. Loring, and Marvin L. Mann or any one or more of
them, attorneys, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of
FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST as indicated above which the undersigned
is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the fund to
be held at the office of the trust at 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109,
on November 16, 1994 at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof. All
powers may be exercised by a majority of said proxy holders or substitutes
voting or acting or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. This
Proxy shall be voted on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as
specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and
the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing
in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee,
attorney, guardian, etc., please so indicate. Corporate and partnership
proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person's
title.
Date _____________, 1994
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Signature(s) (Title(s), if applicable)
PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
037, 407, 416, 427 HH
Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters.
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS.
As to any other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their
best judgment.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. To elect the twelve nominees specified below as [ ] FOR all nominees [ ] 1.
Trustees: J. Gary Burkhead, Ralph F. Cox, Phyllis listed (except as WITHHOLD
Burke Davis, Richard J. Flynn, Edward C. Johnson marked to the contrary authority to
3d, E. Bradley Jones, Donald J. Kirk, Peter S. below). vote for all
Lynch, Edward H. Malone, Marvin L. Mann, Gerald nominees.
C. McDonough, and Thomas R. Williams.
(INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE(S), WRITE THE NAME(S) OF
THE NOMINEE(S) ON THE LINE BELOW.)
</TABLE>
__________________________________________________________________________
___________________
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
2. To ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 2.
independent accountants of the trust.
3. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 3.
dollar-based voting rights for shareholders of the trust.
4. To amend the Declaration of Trust regarding FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 4.
shareholder notification of appointment of Trustees.
5. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 5.
with the ability to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
6. To adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 6.
fund permitting it to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
8. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 8.
limitation concerning the issuance of senior securities.
9. To eliminate the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 9.
limitation concerning short sales of securities.
10. To eliminate the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 10.
limitation concerning margin purchases.
11. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 11.
limitation concerning borrowing.
12. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 12.
limitation concerning the concentration of its
investments within a single industry.
13. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 13.
limitation concerning commodities.
</TABLE>
CRT-PXC-994
CUSIP# 316089200/FUND# 416 H
Vote this proxy card TODAY! Your prompt response will
save the expense of additional mailings.
Return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope or mail to:
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Proxy Department
P.O. Box 9107
Hingham, MA 02043-9848
PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION BEFORE MAILING.
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FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST: SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD
PORTFOLIO
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES
The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Edward C.
Johnson 3d, Arthur S. Loring, and Marvin L. Mann or any one or more of
them, attorneys, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of
FIDELITY COURT STREET TRUST as indicated above which the undersigned
is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the fund to
be held at the office of the trust at 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109,
on November 16, 1994 at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof. All
powers may be exercised by a majority of said proxy holders or substitutes
voting or acting or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. This
Proxy shall be voted on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as
specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and
the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing
in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee,
attorney, guardian, etc., please so indicate. Corporate and partnership
proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person's
title.
Date _____________, 1994
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Signature(s) (Title(s), if applicable)
PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
037, 407, 416, 427, HH
Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters.
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS.
As to any other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their
best judgment.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. To elect the twelve nominees specified below as [ ] FOR all nominees [ ] 1.
Trustees: J. Gary Burkhead, Ralph F. Cox, Phyllis listed (except as WITHHOLD
Burke Davis, Richard J. Flynn, Edward C. Johnson marked to the contrary authority to
3d, E. Bradley Jones, Donald J. Kirk, Peter S. below). vote for all
Lynch, Edward H. Malone, Marvin L. Mann, Gerald nominees.
C. McDonough, and Thomas R. Williams.
(INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE(S), WRITE THE NAME(S) OF
THE NOMINEE(S) ON THE LINE BELOW.)
</TABLE>
__________________________________________________________________________
___________________
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
2. To ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 2.
independent accountants of the trust.
3. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 3.
dollar-based voting rights for shareholders of the trust.
4. To amend the Declaration of Trust regarding FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 4.
shareholder notification of appointment of Trustees.
5. To amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 5.
with the ability to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
6. To adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 6.
fund permitting it to invest all of its assets in another
open-end investment company with substantially the
same investment objective and policies.
8. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 8.
limitation concerning the issuance of senior securities.
9. To eliminate the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 9.
limitation concerning short sales of securities.
10. To eliminate the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 10.
limitation concerning margin purchases.
11. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 11.
limitation concerning borrowing.
12. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 12.
limitation concerning the concentration of its
investments within a single industry.
13. To amend the fund's fundamental investment FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 13.
limitation concerning commodities.
</TABLE>
CRT-PXC-994
CUSIP# 316089101/FUND# 407 H
FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
I am writing to let you know that a special meeting of Fidelity High Yield
Tax-Free Portfolio shareholders will be held in November to vote on several
important proposals that affect the fund and your investment in it. As a
shareholder, you have the opportunity to voice your opinion on these
matters. This package contains information about the proposals and the
materials to use when voting by mail.
Please take the time to read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on
the yellow proxy card(s). PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT,
NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
This is an opportunity to voice your opinion on matters that affect your
fund. Voting promptly helps save money. If we do not receive enough votes,
we must resolicit shareholders in an attempt to increase voter
participation. That is a costly process paid for by your fund and,
ultimately, by you.
HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS.
All of the proposals summarized below have been carefully reviewed by the
Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for protecting your
interests as a shareholder. The Trustees believe these proposals are in the
best interest of shareholders. They recommend that you vote for each
proposal.
PROPOSAL 1 is to elect Trustees to the Board to supervise the trust's
activities and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide
the trust with services. Before voting on this proposal, shareholders are
required by the proxy rules and regulations, to have received a copy of the
their fund's most recent annual report, which for this fund is the fiscal
year ended November 30, 1993. Therefore, depending on when you purchased
shares of the fund, the annual report may be included with this mailing.
PROPOSAL 2 is to ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as
independent accountants of the trust.
PROPOSAL 3 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide voting rights
based on a shareholder's total dollar value in the trust rather than on the
number of shares owned. As a result, for trust-wide votes such as electing
Trustees, voting power would be proportionate to the dollar value of each
shareholder's investment.
PROPOSAL 4 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to eliminate the
requirement of notifying trust shareholders within three months in the
event of an appointment of a Trustee. This proposal does not amend any
other aspect of Trustee resignation or appointment.
PROPOSAL 5 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund with
the ability to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
PROPOSAL 6 is to adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the fund
permitting it to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
PROPOSAL 7 is to amend the fund's management contract to revise the
management fee calculation to provide for lower fees when FMR's assets
under management exceed certain levels. Otherwise, the amended contract is
substantially identical to the current management contract. THE AMENDED
CONTRACT WILL RESULT IN A MANAGEMENT FEE WHICH IS THE SAME AS, OR LOWER
THAN, THE FEE PAYABLE UNDER THE FUND'S CURRENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.
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Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the enclosed
Proxy Statement.
VOTING BY MAIL IS QUICK AND EASY. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ENCLOSED.
We encourage you to exercise your right as a shareholder and to vote
promptly. To cast your vote, simply complete the yellow proxy card enclosed
in this package. Be sure to sign the card before mailing it in the
postage-paid envelope provided.
If you have any questions before you vote, please call us at
1-800-544-6666. We'll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank
you for your participation in this important initiative for your fund.
Sincerely,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
President
SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
I am writing to let you know that a special meeting of Spartan Florida
Municipal Income Portfolio shareholders will be held in November to vote on
several important proposals that affect the fund and your investment in it.
As a shareholder, you have the opportunity to voice your opinion on these
matters. This package contains information about the proposals and the
materials to use when voting by mail.
Please take the time to read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on
the yellow proxy card(s). PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT,
NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
This is an opportunity to voice your opinion on matters that affect your
fund. Voting promptly helps save money. If we do not receive enough votes,
we must resolicit shareholders in an attempt to increase voter
participation.
HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS.
All of the proposals summarized below have been carefully reviewed by the
Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for protecting your
interests as a shareholder. The Trustees believe these proposals are in the
best interest of shareholders. They recommend that you vote for each
proposal.
PROPOSAL 1 is to elect Trustees to the Board to supervise the trust's
activities and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide
the trust with services. Before voting on this proposal, shareholders are
required by the proxy rules and regulations, to have received a copy of the
their fund's most recent annual report, which for this fund is the fiscal
year ended November 30, 1993. Therefore, depending on when you purchased
shares of the fund, the annual report may be included with this mailing.
PROPOSAL 2 is to ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as
independent accountants of the trust.
PROPOSAL 3 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide voting rights
based on a shareholder's total dollar value in the trust rather than on the
number of shares owned. As a result, for trust-wide votes such as electing
Trustees, voting power would be proportionate to the dollar value of each
shareholder's investment.
PROPOSAL 4 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to eliminate the
requirement of notifying trust shareholders within three months in the
event of an appointment of a Trustee. This proposal does not amend any
other aspect of Trustee resignation or appointment.
PROPOSAL 5 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund with
the ability to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
PROPOSAL 6 is to adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the fund
permitting it to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the enclosed
Proxy Statement.
VOTING BY MAIL IS QUICK AND EASY. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ENCLOSED.
We encourage you to exercise your right as a shareholder and to vote
promptly. To cast your vote, simply complete the yellow proxy card enclosed
in this package. Be sure to sign the card before mailing it in the
postage-paid envelope provided.
If you have any questions before you vote, please call us at
1-800-544-6666. We'll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank
you for your participation in this important initiative for your fund.
Sincerely,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
President
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
I am writing to let you know that a special meeting of Spartan New Jersey
Municipal High Yield Portfolio shareholders will be held in November to
vote on several important proposals that affect the fund and your
investment in it. As a shareholder, you have the opportunity to voice your
opinion on these matters. This package contains information about the
proposals and the materials to use when voting by mail.
Please take the time to read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on
the yellow proxy card(s). PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT,
NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
This is an opportunity to voice your opinion on matters that affect your
fund. Voting promptly helps save money. If we do not receive enough votes,
we must resolicit shareholders in an attempt to increase voter
participation.
HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS.
All of the proposals summarized below have been carefully reviewed by the
Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for protecting your
interests as a shareholder. The Trustees believe these proposals are in the
best interest of shareholders. They recommend that you vote for each
proposal.
PROPOSAL 1 is to elect Trustees to the Board to supervise the trust's
activities and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide
the trust with services. Before voting on this proposal, shareholders are
required by the proxy rules and regulations, to have received a copy of the
their fund's most recent annual report, which for this fund is the fiscal
year ended November 30, 1993. Therefore, depending on when you purchased
shares of the fund, the annual report may be included with this mailing.
PROPOSAL 2 is to ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as
independent accountants of the trust.
PROPOSAL 3 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide voting rights
based on a shareholder's total dollar value in the trust rather than on the
number of shares owned. As a result, for trust-wide votes such as electing
Trustees, voting power would be proportionate to the dollar value of each
shareholder's investment.
PROPOSAL 4 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to eliminate the
requirement of notifying trust shareholders within three months in the
event of an appointment of a Trustee. This proposal does not amend any
other aspect of Trustee resignation or appointment.
PROPOSAL 5 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund with
the ability to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
PROPOSAL 6 is to adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the fund
permitting it to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
Adoption of Standardized Investment Limitations. The primary purpose of
PROPOSALS 8 THROUGH 13 is to revise several of the fund's investment
limitations to conform to limitations which are expected to become standard
for all funds managed by FMR. The standardized limitations clarify the
fund's authority in
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various areas of investing and bring the fund's limitations up to date by
reflecting changes in the market and in regulatory policies in recent
years. The proposals do not affect the fundamental investment objective of
the fund, however, and are not expected to result in any significant
changes in the fund's investment strategy.
Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the enclosed
Proxy Statement.
VOTING BY MAIL IS QUICK AND EASY. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ENCLOSED.
We encourage you to exercise your right as a shareholder and to vote
promptly. To cast your vote, simply complete the yellow proxy card enclosed
in this package. Be sure to sign the card before mailing it in the
postage-paid envelope provided.
If you have any questions before you vote, please call us at
1-800-544-6666. We'll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank
you for your participation in this important initiative for your fund.
Sincerely,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
President
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
I am writing to let you know that a special meeting of Spartan Connecticut
Municipal High Yield Portfolio shareholders will be held in November to
vote on several important proposals that affect the fund and your
investment in it. As a shareholder, you have the opportunity to voice your
opinion on these matters. This package contains information about the
proposals and the materials to use when voting by mail.
Please take the time to read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on
the yellow proxy card(s). PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT,
NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
This is an opportunity to voice your opinion on matters that affect your
fund. Voting promptly helps save money. If we do not receive enough votes,
we must resolicit shareholders in an attempt to increase voter
participation.
HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS.
All of the proposals summarized below have been carefully reviewed by the
Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for protecting your
interests as a shareholder. The Trustees believe these proposals are in the
best interest of shareholders. They recommend that you vote for each
proposal.
PROPOSAL 1 is to elect Trustees to the Board to supervise the trust's
activities and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide
the trust with services. Before voting on this proposal, shareholders are
required by the proxy rules and regulations, to have received a copy of the
their fund's most recent annual report, which for this fund is the fiscal
year ended November 30, 1993.Therefore, depending on when you purchased
shares of the fund, the annual report may be included with this mailing.
PROPOSAL 2 is to ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as
independent accountants of the trust.
PROPOSAL 3 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide voting rights
based on a shareholder's total dollar value in the trust rather than on the
number of shares owned. As a result, for trust-wide votes such as electing
Trustees, voting power would be proportionate to the dollar value of each
shareholder's investment.
PROPOSAL 4 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to eliminate the
requirement of notifying trust shareholders within three months in the
event of an appointment of a Trustee. This proposal does not amend any
other aspect of Trustee resignation or appointment.
PROPOSAL 5 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund with
the ability to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
PROPOSAL 6 is to adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the fund
permitting it to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
Adoption of Standardized Investment Limitations. The primary purpose of
PROPOSALS 8 THROUGH 13 is to revise several of the fund's investment
limitations to conform to limitations which are expected to become standard
for all funds managed by FMR. The standardized limitations clarify the
fund's authority in various areas of investing and bring the fund's
limitations up to date by reflecting changes in the
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market and in regulatory policies in recent years. The proposals do not
affect the fundamental investment objective of the fund, however, and are
not expected to result in any significant changes in the fund's investment
strategy.
Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the enclosed
Proxy Statement.
VOTING BY MAIL IS QUICK AND EASY. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ENCLOSED.
We encourage you to exercise your right as a shareholder and to vote
promptly. To cast your vote, simply complete the yellow proxy card enclosed
in this package. Be sure to sign the card before mailing it in the
postage-paid envelope provided.
If you have any questions before you vote, please call us at
1-800-544-6666. We'll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank
you for your participation in this important initiative for your fund.
Sincerely,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
President
SPARTAN CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
SPARTAN NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
SPARTAN FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO
FIDELITY HIGH YIELD TAX-FREE PORTFOLIO
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
I am writing to let you know that a special meeting of Spartan Connecticut
Municipal High Yield Portfolio, Spartan New Jersey Municipal High Yield
Portfolio, Spartan Florida Municipal Income Portfolio, and Fidelity High
Yield Tax-Free Portfolio's shareholders will be held in November to vote on
several important proposals that affect the funds and any investment you
may have in them. As a shareholder, you have the opportunity to voice your
opinion on these matters. This package contains information about the
proposals and the materials to use when voting by mail.
Our records indicate that you are among many shareholders who have more
than one account in certain of these funds. To save the expense of postage
and printing, we have enclosed one proxy card for each account. Please take
the time to read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on each yellow
proxy card. PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, NO MATTER HOW
MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
This is an opportunity to voice your opinion on matters that affect your
funds. Voting promptly helps save money. If we do not receive enough votes,
we must resolicit shareholders in an attempt to increase voter
participation.
HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS.
All of the proposals summarized below have been carefully reviewed by the
Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for protecting your
interests as a shareholder. The Trustees believe these proposals are in the
best interest of shareholders. They recommend that you vote for each
proposal.
PROPOSAL 1 is to elect Trustees to the Board to supervise the trust's
activities and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide
the trust with services. Before voting on this proposal, shareholders are
required by the proxy rules and regulations, to have received a copy of the
their funds' most recent annual report, which for these funds is the fiscal
year ended November 30, 1993. Therefore, depending on when you purchased
shares of the funds, the annual reports may be included with this mailing.
PROPOSAL 2 is to ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as
independent accountants of the trust.
PROPOSAL 3 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide voting rights
based on a shareholder's total dollar value in the trust rather than on the
number of shares owned. As a result, for trust-wide votes such as electing
Trustees, voting power would be proportionate to the dollar value of each
shareholder's investment.
PROPOSAL 4 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to eliminate the
requirement of notifying trust shareholders within three months in the
event of an appointment of a Trustee. This proposal does not amend any
other aspect of Trustee resignation or appointment.
PROPOSAL 5 is to amend the Declaration of Trust to provide the fund with
the ability to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
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PROPOSAL 6 is to adopt a new fundamental investment policy for the fund
permitting it to invest all of its assets in another open-end investment
company with substantially the same investment objective and policies.
PROPOSAL 7 is to amend the fund's management contract to revise the
management fee calculation to provide for lower fees when FMR's assets
under management exceed certain levels. Otherwise, the amended contract is
substantially identical to the current management contract. THE AMENDED
CONTRACT WILL RESULT IN A MANAGEMENT FEE WHICH IS THE SAME AS, OR LOWER
THAN, THE FEE PAYABLE UNDER THE FUND'S CURRENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.
Adoption of Standardized Investment Limitations. The primary purpose of
PROPOSALS 8 THROUGH 13 is to revise several of the funds' investment
limitations to conform to limitations which are expected to become standard
for all funds managed by FMR. The standardized limitations clarify each
fund's authority in various areas of investing and bring the fund's
limitations up to date by reflecting changes in the market and in
regulatory policies in recent years. The proposals do not affect the
fundamental investment objective of the fund, however, and are not expected
to result in any significant changes in the fund's investment strategy.
Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the enclosed
Proxy Statement.
VOTING BY MAIL IS QUICK AND EASY. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ENCLOSED.
We encourage you to exercise your right as a shareholder and to vote
promptly. To cast your vote, simply complete the yellow proxy cards
enclosed in this package. Be sure to sign the cards before mailing them in
the postage-paid envelope provided.
If you have any questions before you vote, please call us at
1-800-544-6666. We'll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank
you for your participation in this important initiative for your funds.
Sincerely,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
President
