SUPPLEMENT TO THE
FIDELITY ADVISOR FOCUS FUNDSSM
CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B, CLASS C, AND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEPTEMBER 29, 1999
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND
IN THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 47.
MARIA F. DWYER (41), Deputy Treasurer (2000), is Deputy Treasurer
of the Fidelity funds and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee
(1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director
of Compliance for MFS Investment Management.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE "TRUSTEES AND
OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 47.
E. BRADLEY JONES (71), Trustee. Prior to his retirement in 1984,
Mr. Jones was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LTV Steel
Company. He is a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and
information technology), CSX Corporation (freight transportation),
Birmingham Steel Corporation (producer of steel and steel products),
and RPM, Inc. (manufacturer of chemical products), and he previously
served as a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and
manufacturing, 1985-1995), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
(1985-1995), and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (mining, 1985-1997), and as a
Trustee of First Union Real Estate Investments (1986-1997). In
addition, he serves as a Trustee of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
where he has also been a member of the Executive Committee as well as
Chairman of the Board and President, a Trustee of University School
(Cleveland), and a Trustee of Cleveland Clinic Florida.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN
THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 47.
NED C. LAUTENBACH (55), Trustee (2000), has been a partner of
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since
September 1998. Mr. Lautenbach was Senior Vice President of IBM
Corporation from 1992 until his retirement in July 1998. From 1993 to
1995 he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation. He also was a
member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee from 1994 to July 1998.
He is a Director of PPG Industries Inc. (glass, coating and chemical
manufacturer), Dynatech Corporation (global communications equipment),
Eaton Corporation (global manufacturer of highly engineered products)
and ChoicePoint Inc. (data identification, retrieval, storage, and
analysis).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOUND IN THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION
BEGINNING ON PAGE 47 HAS BEEN REMOVED.
LEONARD M. RUSH (53), Assistant Treasurer (1994), is an employee of
FMR (1994). Prior to becoming Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity
funds, Mr. Rush was Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Corp. (1993-1994)
and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
(1990-1993).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE COMPENSATION TABLE FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 47.
The following table sets forth information describing the compensation
of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of each fund for his
or her services for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, or calendar
year ended December 31, 1998, as applicable.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION FROM A Edward C. Johnson 3d** Abigail P. Johnson ** J. Gary Burkhead** Ralph F. Cox
FUND
Consumer Industries B $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 11
Cyclical IndustriesB $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 2
Financial ServicesB $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 76
Health CareB $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 123
Natural ResourcesB $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 109
TechnologyB $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 106
Utilities GrowthB $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 22
TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $223,500
FUND COMPLEX*,A
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COMPENSATION TABLE
AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION FROM A Phyllis Burke Davis Robert M. Gates E. Bradley Jones **** Donald J. Kirk Ned C. Lautenbach***
FUND
Consumer Industries B $ 10 $ 11 $ 10 $ 11 $ 0
Cyclical IndustriesB $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 0
Financial ServicesB $ 72 $ 76 $ 75 $ 76 $ 0
Health CareB $ 117 $ 123 $ 122 $ 123 $ 0
Natural ResourcesB $ 104 $ 108 $ 108 $ 110 $ 0
TechnologyB $ 99 $ 105 $ 105 $ 106 $ 0
Utilities GrowthB $ 21 $ 22 $ 22 $ 22 $ 0
TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE $220,500 $223,500 $222,000 $226,500 $ 0
FUND COMPLEX*,A
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COMPENSATION TABLE
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION
FROM A Peter S. Lynch ** William O. McCoy Gerald C. Mc- Donough Marvin L. Mann Robert C. Pozen **
FUND
Consumer Industries B $ 0 $ 11 $ 13 $ 11 $ 0
Cyclical IndustriesB $ 0 $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 0
Financial ServicesB $ 0 $ 76 $ 93 $ 76 $ 0
Health CareB $ 0 $ 123 $ 150 $ 123 $ 0
Natural ResourcesB $ 0 $ 108 $ 133 $ 108 $ 0
TechnologyB $ 0 $ 105 $ 129 $ 105 $ 0
Utilities GrowthB $ 0 $ 22 $ 27 $ 22 $ 0
TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE $ 0 $223,500 $273,500 $220,500 $ 0
FUND COMPLEX*,A
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COMPENSATION TABLE
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION FROM A Thomas R. Williams
FUND
Consumer Industries B $ 10
Cyclical IndustriesB $ 2
Financial ServicesB $ 74
Health CareB $ 119
Natural ResourcesB $ 106
TechnologyB $ 102
Utilities GrowthB $ 22
TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE $223,500
FUND COMPLEX*,A
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* Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 1998 for 237
funds in the complex.
** Interested Trustees of the funds, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Burkhead are
compensated by FMR.
*** During the period from October 14, 1999 through December 31,
1999, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Member of the Advisory Board.
Effective January 1, 2000, Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Member of the
Board of Trustees.
**** Mr. Jones served on the Board of Trustees through December 31,
1999.
A Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred,
and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 1998, the Trustees accrued required
deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Ralph F. Cox,
$75,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $75,000; Robert M. Gates, $75,000; E.
Bradley Jones, $75,000; Donald J. Kirk, $75,000; William O. McCoy,
$75,000; Gerald C. McDonough, $87,500; Marvin L. Mann, $75,000; and
Thomas R. Williams, $75,000. Certain of the non-interested Trustees
elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as
follows: Ralph F. Cox, $55,039; Marvin L. Mann, $55,039; Thomas R.
Williams, $63,433; and William O. McCoy, $55,039.
B Compensation figures include cash.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND
IN THE "CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE
51.
Fidelity International Limited (FIL), a Bermuda company formed in
1968, is the ultimate parent company of Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited (FIJ). Edward C. Johnson 3d, Johnson family members, and
various trusts for the benefit of the Johnson family own, directly or
indirectly, more than 25% of the voting common stock of FIL. FIL
provides investment advisory services to non-U.S. investment companies
and institutional investors investing in securities throughout the
world.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE "GROUP FEE RATE" AND "EFFECTIVE
ANNUAL FEE RATE" SCHEDULES FOUND ON PAGE 52.
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GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES
Average Group Assets Annualized Rate Group Net Assets Effective Annual Fee Rate
0 - $3 billion .5200% $ 1 billion .5200%
3 - 6 .4900 50 .3823
6 - 9 .4600 100 .3512
9 - 12 .4300 150 .3371
12 - 15 .4000 200 .3284
15 - 18 .3850 250 .3219
18 - 21 .3700 300 .3163
21 - 24 .3600 350 .3113
24 - 30 .3500 400 .3067
30 - 36 .3450 450 .3024
36 - 42 .3400 500 .2982
42 - 48 .3350 550 .2942
48 - 66 .3250 600 .2904
66 - 84 .3200 650 .2870
84 - 102 .3150 700 .2838
102 - 138 .3100 750 .2809
138 - 174 .3050 800 .2782
174 - 210 .3000 850 .2756
210 - 246 .2950 900 .2732
246 - 282 .2900 950 .2710
282 - 318 .2850 1,000 .2689
318 - 354 .2800 1,050 .2669
354 - 390 .2750 1,100 .2649
390 - 426 .2700 1,150 .2631
426 - 462 .2650 1,200 .2614
462 - 498 .2600 1,250 .2597
498 - 534 .2550 1,300 .2581
534 - 587 .2500 1,350 .2566
587 - 646 .2463 1,400 .2551
646 - 711 .2426
711 - 782 .2389
782 - 860 .2352
860 - 946 .2315
946 - 1,041 .2278
1,041 - 1,145 .2241
1,145 - 1,260 .2204
over - 1,260 .2167
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS" SECTION ON PAGE 53.
SUB-ADVISERS. On behalf of each fund, FMR has entered into
sub-advisory agreements with FMR U.K. and FMR Far East. Pursuant to
the sub-advisory agreements, FMR may receive from the sub-advisers
investment research and advice on issuers outside the United States
and FMR may grant the sub-advisers investment management authority as
well as the authority to buy and sell securities if FMR believes it
would be beneficial to the funds.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN
THE "MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS" SECTION ON PAGE 53.
On behalf of each fund, FMR Far East has entered into a
sub-advisory agreement with FIJ pursuant to which FMR Far East may
receive from FIJ investment research and advice relating to Japanese
issuers (and such other Asian issuers as FMR Far East may
designate).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS" SECTION ON PAGE 53.
For providing non-discretionary investment advice and research
services, FMR pays FMR U.K. and FMR Far East fees equal to 110% and
105%, respectively, of FMR U.K.'s and FMR Far East's costs incurred in
connection with providing investment advice and research services. For
providing non-discretionary investment advice and research services,
FMR Far East pays FIJ a fee equal to 100% of FIJ's costs incurred in
connection with providing investment advice and research services for
a fund to FMR Far East.
