SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 2-69972)
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 [X]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-3114)
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
Amendment No. 68 [X]
Fidelity Select Portfolios
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
( ) immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).
( ) on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (b).
( ) 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
(X) on (September 13, 2000) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule
485.
( ) 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).
( ) on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
( ) this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date
for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have
not been approved or disapproved by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and
Exchange Commission has not determined if this
prospectus is accurate or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
FIDELITY(registered trademark)
SELECT
PORTFOLIOS(registered trademark)
Fund Number Trading Symbol
NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE ___ ___
PORTFOLIO
WIRELESS PORTFOLIO ___ ___
PROSPECTUS
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
(FIDELITY_LOGO_GRAPHIC)(registered trademark)
82 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109
CONTENTS
FUND SUMMARY 3 INVESTMENT SUMMARY
3 PERFORMANCE
3 FEE TABLE
FUND BASICS 5 INVESTMENT DETAILS
6 VALUING SHARES
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 6 BUYING AND SELLING SHARES
14 EXCHANGING SHARES
14 ACCOUNT FEATURES AND POLICIES
17 DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN
DISTRIBUTIONS
17 TAX CONSEQUENCES
FUND SERVICES 17 FUND MANAGEMENT
18 FUND DISTRIBUTION
FUND SUMMARY
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO seeks capital appreciation.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment
strategies include:
(small solid bullet) Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
(small solid bullet) Normally investing at least 80% of assets in
securities of companies principally engaged in the development,
manufacture, sale, or distribution of products, services, or
technologies that support the flow of electronic information,
including voice, data, images, and commercial transactions.
(small solid bullet) Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
(small solid bullet) Using fundamental analysis of each issuer's
financial condition and industry position and market and economic
conditions to select investments.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
(small solid bullet) STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY. Stock markets are
volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,
political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different
parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
(small solid bullet) FOREIGN EXPOSURE. Foreign markets can be more
volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse
issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and
can perform differently from the U.S. market.
(small solid bullet) NETWORKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY
CONCENTRATION. The networking and infrastructure industry is rapidly
evolving and can be significantly affected by competitive pressures
and rapid obsolescence due to technological innovation or changing
consumer preferences.
(small solid bullet) ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. The value of an
individual security or particular type of security can be more
volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from
the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities of smaller
issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.
In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a
greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a
diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
issuer could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would
occur in a more diversified fund.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
When you sell your shares of the fund, they could be worth more or
less than what you paid for them.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
WIRELESS PORTFOLIO seeks capital appreciation.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
FMR's principal investment strategies include:
(small solid bullet) Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
(small solid bullet) Normally investing at least 80% of assets in
securities of companies principally engaged in activities relating to
wireless communications services or products.
(small solid bullet) Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
(small solid bullet) Using fundamental analysis of each issuer's
financial condition and industry position and market and economic
conditions to select investments.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
(small solid bullet) STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY. Stock markets are
volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,
political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different
parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
(small solid bullet) FOREIGN EXPOSURE. Foreign markets can be more
volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse
issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments and can
perform differently from the U.S. market.
(small solid bullet) WIRELESS INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION. The wireless
industry can be significantly affected by failure or delays in
obtaining financing or regulatory approval, intense competition,
product incompatibility, changing consumer preferences, rapid
obsolescence, significant capital expenditures, and heavy debt
burdens.
(small solid bullet) ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. The value of an
individual security or particular type of security can be more
volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from
the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities of smaller
issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.
In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a
greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a
diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
issuer could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would
occur in a more diversified fund.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
When you sell your shares of the fund, they could be worth more or
less than what you paid for them.
PERFORMANCE
Performance history will be available for Networking & Infrastructure
and Wireless after each fund has been in operation for one calendar
year.
FEE TABLE
The following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred
when you buy, hold, or sell shares of a fund. The annual fund
operating expenses provided below for each fund are based on estimated
expenses.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (PAID BY THE INVESTOR DIRECTLY)
Maximum sales charge (load) 3.00%A
on purchases (as a % of
offering price)
Sales charge (load) on None
reinvested distributions
Deferred sales charge (load) None
on redemptions
Redemption fee (as a % of
amount redeemed)
on shares held 29 days or less 0.75%
on shares held 30 days or more
for redemption amounts of up 0.75%
to $1,000
for redemption amounts of $7.50
$1,000 or more
Exchange fee $7.50B
Annual account maintenance $12.00
fee (for accounts under
$2,500)
A LOWER SALES CHARGES MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR ACCOUNTS OVER $250,000.
B YOU WILL NOT PAY AN EXCHANGE FEE IF YOU EXCHANGE THROUGH ANY OF
FIDELITY'S AUTOMATED EXCHANGE SERVICES.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (PAID FROM FUND ASSETS)
NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE Management fee %
Distribution and Service None
(12b-1) fee
Other expenses %
Total annual fund operating %
expenses[A]
WIRELESS Management fee %
Distribution and Service None
(12b-1) fee
Other expenses %
Total annual fund operating %
expenses[A]
[A] EFFECTIVE [MONTH/DAY/YEAR],] FMR HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO
REIMBURSE [NAME(S) OF FUND(S)] TO THE EXTENT THAT TOTAL OPERATING
EXPENSES (EXCLUDING INTEREST, TAXES, CERTAIN SECURITIES LENDING COSTS,
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES, AS A PERCENTAGE OF
[ITS/THEIR RESPECTIVE] AVERAGE NET ASSETS, EXCEED __ %]. [THIS/THESE]
ARRANGEMENT[S] CAN BE DISCONTINUED BY FMR AT ANY TIME.]
This EXAMPLE helps you compare the cost of investing in the funds with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Let's say, hypothetically, that each fund's annual return is 5% and
that your shareholder fees and each fund's annual operating expenses
are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates
the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or
expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For
every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total
expenses if you close your account at the end of each time period
indicated and if you leave your account open:
Account open Account closed
NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE 1 year $ $
3 years $ $
WIRELESS 1 year $ $
3 years $ $
FUND BASICS
INVESTMENT DETAILS
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
EACH FUND seeks capital appreciation.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO
FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities
of companies principally engaged in the development, manufacture,
sale, or distribution of products, services, or technologies that
support the flow of electronic information, including voice, data,
images, and commercial transactions. These companies may include, for
example, providers of telecommunications and networking equipment,
data storage, systems software, internet hardware including servers,
routers, switches, and related equipment, systems for data encryption
and security, internet services including hosting and commercial
exchanges, fiber optics, satellites, cable equipment, and other
companies involved in supporting the flow of information.
FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in
addition to securities of domestic issuers.
Because the fund is considered non-diversified, FMR may invest a
significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR relies on
fundamental analysis of each issuer and its potential for success in
light of its current financial condition, its industry position, and
economic and market conditions. Factors considered include growth
potential, earnings estimates, and management.
FMR may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other
institutions to earn income for the fund.
FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures
contracts, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing
security prices or other factors that affect security values. If FMR's
strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its
objective.
WIRELESS PORTFOLIO
FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities
of companies principally engaged in activities relating to wireless
communications services or products. These companies may include, for
example, companies involved in cellular communications, paging, mobile
radio, wireless LANs, microwave transmission, personal communications
devices and networks, related software, or other companies with
products or services related to wireless communications.
FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in
addition to securities of domestic issuers.
Because the fund is considered non-diversified, FMR may invest a
significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR relies on
fundamental analysis of each issuer and its potential for success in
light of its current financial condition, its industry position, and
economic and market conditions. Factors considered include growth
potential, earnings estimates, and management.
FMR may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other
institutions to earn income for the fund.
FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures
contracts, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing
security prices or other factors that affect security values. If FMR's
strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its
objective.
DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL SECURITY TYPES
EQUITY SECURITIES represent an ownership interest, or the right to
acquire an ownership interest, in an issuer. Different types of equity
securities provide different voting and dividend rights and priority
in the event of the bankruptcy of the issuer. Equity securities
include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and
warrants.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
Many factors affect each fund's performance. A fund's share price
changes daily based on changes in market conditions and interest rates
and in response to other economic, political, or financial
developments. A fund's reaction to these events will be affected by
the types of securities in which the fund invests, the financial
condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of an
issuer, and the fund's level of investment in the securities of that
issuer. Because FMR concentrates each fund's investments in a
particular industry or group of industries, the fund's performance
could depend heavily on the performance of that industry or group of
industries and could be more volatile than the performance of less
concentrated funds. In addition, because FMR may invest a significant
percentage of each fund's assets in a single issuer, the fund's
performance could be closely tied to the market value of that one
issuer and could be more volatile than the performance of more
diversified funds. When you sell your shares of a fund, they could be
worth more or less than what you paid for them.
The following factors can significantly affect a fund's performance:
STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY. The value of equity securities fluctuates in
response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. In
the short term, equity prices can fluctuate dramatically in response
to these developments. Different parts of the market and different
types of equity securities can react differently to these
developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from
small cap stocks, and "growth" stocks can react differently from
"value" stocks. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect
a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or
geographic region, or the market as a whole.
FOREIGN EXPOSURE. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and
securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations
can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or
regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include
fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes;
trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the
less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some
foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments,
especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially
less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can
perform differently from the U.S. market.
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION. Market conditions, interest rates, and
economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly
affect a single industry or group of related industries, and the
securities of companies in that industry or group of industries could
react similarly to these or other developments.
The NETWORKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY is rapidly evolving and can
be significantly affected by competitive pressures. Products and
services in the networking and infrastructure industry can be subject
to rapid obsolescence due to technological innovation or changing
consumer preferences.
The WIRELESS INDUSTRY can be significantly affected by failure or
delays in obtaining financing or regulatory approval, intense
competition, product incompatibility, changing consumer preferences,
and rapid obsolescence. Wireless network operators can also face
significant capital expenditures to build networks of critical mass,
and can carry heavy debt burdens from financings.
ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. Changes in the financial condition of an
issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that
affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general
economic or political conditions can affect the value of an issuer's
securities. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known
issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. Smaller
issuers can have more limited product lines, markets, or financial
resources.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR
may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive
purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect a fund's
performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES
The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to
change only by shareholder approval.
NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO invests primarily in companies
engaged in the development, manufacture, sale or distribution of
products, services or technologies that support the flow of electronic
information, including voice, data, images and commercial
transactions.
WIRELESS PORTFOLIO invests primarily in companies engaged in
activities relating to wireless communications services or products.
EACH FUND seeks capital appreciation.
VALUING SHARES
Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) is open.
Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single
share. Fidelity normally calculates each stock fund's NAV as of each
hour, from 10:00 a.m. to the close of business of the NYSE, normally
4:00 p.m. Eastern time. On days when the NYSE closes early, Fidelity
will calculate the last NAV for the stock funds as of the close of the
NYSE. In addition, Fidelity will not calculate a stock fund's NAV if
trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Each fund's assets are valued as of these
times for the purpose of computing the fund's NAV.
To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on
days when the NYSE is closed, the value of the fund's assets may be
affected on days when the fund is not open for business. In addition,
trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund
is open for business.
Each stock fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of market
quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of
amortized cost. If market quotations are not readily available or do
not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security's
value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close
of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded
(for example, a foreign exchange or market), that security may be
valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes
accurately reflects fair value. A security's valuation may differ
depending on the method used for determining value.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
BUYING AND SELLING SHARES
GENERAL INFORMATION
Fidelity Investments was established in 1946 to manage one of
America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is the largest mutual
fund company in the country, and is known as an innovative provider of
high-quality financial services to individuals and institutions.
In addition to its mutual fund business, the company operates one of
America's leading discount brokerage firms, Fidelity Brokerage
Services, Inc. (FBSI). Fidelity is also a leader in providing
tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals investing on their own
or through their employer.
For account, product and service information, please use the following
web site and phone numbers:
(small solid bullet) For information over the Internet, visit
Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com.
(small solid bullet) For accessing account information automatically
by phone, use Fidelity Automated Service Telephone (FAST(registered
trademark)), 1-800-544-5555.
(small solid bullet) For exchanges, redemptions, and account
assistance, 1-800-544-6666.
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage information,
1-800-544-6666.
(small solid bullet) For retirement information, 1-800-544-4774.
(small solid bullet) TDD - Service for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired,
1-800-544-0118 (9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Eastern time).
Please use the following addresses:
BUYING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0002
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
2300 Litton Lane - KH1A
Hebron, KY 41048
SELLING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 660602
Dallas, TX 75266-0602
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Redemptions - CP6I
400 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039-5587
You may buy or sell shares of the funds through a retirement account
or an investment professional. If you invest through a retirement
account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying,
selling, and exchanging shares of a fund and the account features and
policies may differ. Additional fees may also apply to your investment
in a fund, including a transaction fee if you buy or sell shares of
the fund through a broker or other investment professional.
Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone or
electronically, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during
periods of unusual market activity). In addition, the level and type
of service available may be restricted based on criteria established
by Fidelity.
The different ways to set up (register) your account with Fidelity are
listed in the following table.
WAYS TO SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT
INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT TENANT
FOR YOUR GENERAL INVESTMENT NEEDS
RETIREMENT
FOR TAX-ADVANTAGED RETIREMENT SAVINGS
(solid bullet) TRADITIONAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (IRAS)
(solid bullet) ROTH IRAS
(solid bullet) ROLLOVER IRAS
(solid bullet) 401(K) PLANS AND CERTAIN OTHER 401(A)-QUALIFIED PLANS
(solid bullet) KEOGH PLANS
(solid bullet) SIMPLE IRAS
(solid bullet) SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLANS (SEP-IRAS)
(solid bullet) SALARY REDUCTION SEP-IRAS (SARSEPS)
(solid bullet) 403(B) CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS
(solid bullet) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS (457 PLANS)
GIFTS OR TRANSFERS TO A MINOR (UGMA, UTMA)
TO INVEST FOR A CHILD'S EDUCATION OR OTHER FUTURE NEEDS
TRUST
FOR MONEY BEING INVESTED BY A TRUST
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
FOR INVESTMENT NEEDS OF CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS OR
OTHER GROUPS
BUYING SHARES
The price to buy one share of each fund is the fund's offering price
or the fund's NAV, depending on whether you pay a sales charge.
If you pay a sales charge, your price will be the fund's offering
price. When you buy shares of a fund at the offering price, Fidelity
deducts the appropriate sales charge and invests the rest in the fund.
If you qualify for a sales charge waiver, your price will be the
fund's NAV.
The offering price of each fund is its NAV divided by the difference
between one and the applicable sales charge percentage. The maximum
sales charge is 3.00% of the offering price.
Your shares will be bought at the next offering price or NAV, as
applicable, calculated after your investment is received in proper
form.
Short-term or excessive trading into and out of a fund may harm
performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by
increasing expenses. Accordingly, a fund may reject any purchase
orders, including exchanges, particularly from market timers or
investors who, in FMR's opinion, have a pattern of short-term or
excessive trading or whose trading has been or may be disruptive to
that fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading
history in that fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under
common ownership or control.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only
on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
When you place an order to buy shares, note the following:
(small solid bullet) All of your purchases must be made in U.S.
dollars and checks must be drawn on U.S. banks.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity does not accept cash.
(small solid bullet) When making a purchase with more than one check,
each check must have a value of at least $50.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity reserves the right to limit the number
of checks processed at one time.
(small solid bullet) If your check does not clear, your purchase will
be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or
Fidelity has incurred.
(small solid bullet) If you do not specify a particular Select stock
fund, your investment will be made in the Select money market fund
until Fidelity receives instructions in proper form from you.
Certain financial institutions that have entered into sales agreements
with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) may enter confirmed
purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to
follow no later than the time when a fund is priced on the following
business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will
be canceled and the financial institution could be held liable for
resulting fees or losses.
MINIMUMS
TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT $2,500
For certain Fidelity retirement accountsA $500
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT $250
Through regular investment plans $100
MINIMUM BALANCE $2,000
For certain Fidelity retirement accountsA $500
A FIDELITY TRADITIONAL IRA, ROTH IRA, ROLLOVER IRA, SEP-IRA, AND KEOGH
ACCOUNTS.
There is no minimum account balance or initial or subsequent purchase
minimum for investments through Fidelity Portfolio Advisory
ServicesSM, a qualified state tuition program, certain Fidelity
retirement accounts funded through salary deduction, or accounts
opened with the proceeds of distributions from such retirement
accounts. In addition, each fund may waive or lower purchase minimums
in other circumstances.
KEY INFORMATION
PHONE 1-800-544-6666 TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money
Line(registered trademark)
to transfer from your bank
account.
INTERNET WWW.FIDELITY.COM TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Complete
and sign the application.
Make your check payable to
the complete name of the
fund. Mail to the address
under "Mail" below.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer from your bank
account.
MAIL FIDELITY INVESTMENTS TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
P.O. BOX 770001 CINCINNATI, (small solid bullet) Complete
OH 45277-0002 and sign the application.
Make your check payable to
the complete name of the
fund. Mail to the address at
left.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Make
your check payable to the
complete name of the fund.
Indicate your fund account
number on your check and
mail to the address at left.
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Send a letter of instruction
to the address at left,
including your name, the
funds' names, the fund
account numbers, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be exchanged.
IN PERSON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Bring
your application and check
to a Fidelity Investor
Center. Call 1-800-544-9797
for the center nearest you.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Bring
your check to a Fidelity
Investor Center. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
WIRE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Call
1-800-544-6666 to set up
your account and to arrange
a wire transaction.
(small solid bullet) Wire
within 24 hours to: Bankers
Trust Company, Bank Routing
# 021001033, Account #
00163053.
(small solid bullet) Specify
the complete name of the
fund and include your new
fund account number and your
name.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Wire to:
Bankers Trust Company, Bank
Routing # 021001033, Account
# 00163053.
(small solid bullet) Specify
the complete name of the
fund and include your fund
account number and your name.
AUTOMATICALLY TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Not
available.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Automatic Account
Builder(registered
trademark) or Direct Deposit.
(small solid bullet) Direct
Deposit is not available for
Select stock funds.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Automatic Exchange
Service to exchange from a
Fidelity money market fund.
SELLING SHARES
The price to sell one share of each fund is the fund's NAV minus the
applicable redemption fee (trading fee).
Each fund will deduct a trading fee of $7.50 or 0.75%, depending on
how long you held your shares, from the redemption amount when you
sell your shares. For fund shares held 29 days or less, the trading
fee is equal to 0.75% of the redemption amount. For fund shares held
30 days or more, the trading fee is equal to the lesser of $7.50 or
0.75% of the redemption amount. This fee is paid to the fund rather
than Fidelity, and is designed to offset the brokerage commissions,
market impact, and other costs associated with fluctuations in fund
asset levels and cash flow caused by short-term shareholder trading.
If you bought shares on different days, the shares you held longest
will be redeemed first for purposes of determining the trading fee.
The trading fee does not apply to shares that were acquired through
reinvestment of distributions.
Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order
is received in proper form, minus the applicable trading fee.
Certain requests must include a signature guarantee. It is designed to
protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Your request must be made in
writing and include a signature guarantee if any of the following
situations apply:
(small solid bullet) You wish to sell more than $100,000 worth of
shares;
(small solid bullet) Your account registration has changed within the
last 15 or 30 days, depending on your account;
(small solid bullet) The check is being mailed to a different address
than the one on your account (record address);
(small solid bullet) The check is being made payable to someone other
than the account owner; or
(small solid bullet) The redemption proceeds are being transferred to
a Fidelity account with a different registration.
You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker
(including Fidelity Investor Centers), dealer, credit union (if
authorized under state law), securities exchange or association,
clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot
provide a signature guarantee.
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
(small solid bullet) If you are selling some but not all of your fund
shares, leave at least $2,000 worth of shares in the account to keep
it open ($500 for retirement accounts), except accounts not subject to
account minimums.
(small solid bullet) Normally, Fidelity will process redemptions by
the next business day, but Fidelity may take up to seven days to
process redemptions if making immediate payment would adversely affect
a fund.
(small solid bullet) Redemption proceeds may be delayed until money
from prior purchases sufficient to cover your redemption has been
received and collected. This can take up to seven business days after
a purchase.
(small solid bullet) Redemptions may be suspended or payment dates
postponed when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays),
when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the SEC.
(small solid bullet) Redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or
other property rather than in cash if FMR determines it is in the best
interests of a fund.
(small solid bullet) You will not receive interest on amounts
represented by uncashed redemption checks.
(small solid bullet) Unless otherwise instructed, Fidelity will send a
check to the record address.
KEY INFORMATION
PHONE 1-800-544-6666 (small solid bullet) Call the
phone number at left to
initiate a wire transaction
or to request a check for
your redemption.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer to your bank account.
(small solid bullet) Exchange
to another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
INTERNET WWW.FIDELITY.COM (small solid bullet) Exchange
to another Fidelity fund.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer to your bank account.
MAIL FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INDIVIDUAL, JOINT TENANT,
P.O. BOX 660602 DALLAS, TX SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, UGMA,
75266-0602 UTMA
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
your name, the fund's name,
your fund account number,
and the dollar amount or
number of shares to be sold.
The letter of instruction
must be signed by all
persons required to sign for
transactions, exactly as
their names appear on the
account.
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) The
account owner should
complete a retirement
distribution form. Call
1-800-544-6666 to request one.
TRUST
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
the trust's name, the fund's
name, the trust's fund
account number, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be sold. The
trustee must sign the letter
of instruction indicating
capacity as trustee. If the
trustee's name is not in the
account registration,
provide a copy of the trust
document certified within
the last 60 days.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
the firm's name, the fund's
name, the firm's fund
account number, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be sold. At least
one person authorized by
corporate resolution to act
on the account must sign the
letter of instruction.
(small solid bullet) Include
a corporate resolution with
corporate seal or a
signature guarantee.
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN
(small solid bullet) Call
1-800-544-6666 for
instructions.
IN PERSON INDIVIDUAL, JOINT TENANT,
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, UGMA,
UTMA
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. The
letter of instruction must
be signed by all persons
required to sign for
transactions, exactly as
their names appear on the
account.
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) The
account owner should
complete a retirement
distribution form. Visit a
Fidelity Investor Center to
request one. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
TRUST
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. The
trustee must sign the letter
of instruction indicating
capacity as trustee. If the
trustee's name is not in the
account registration,
provide a copy of the trust
document certified within
the last 60 days.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. At least
one person authorized by
corporate resolution to act
on the account must sign the
letter of instruction.
(small solid bullet) Include
a corporate resolution with
corporate seal or a
signature guarantee.
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN
(small solid bullet) Visit a
Fidelity Investor Center for
instructions. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
AUTOMATICALLY (small solid bullet) Use
Personal Withdrawal Service
to set up periodic
redemptions from your stock
fund account.
EXCHANGING SHARES
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares
of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging shares of a
fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions
governing exchanges:
(small solid bullet) The fund you are exchanging into must be
available for sale in your state.
(small solid bullet) You may exchange only between accounts that are
registered in the same name, address, and taxpayer identification
number.
(small solid bullet) Before exchanging into a fund, read its
prospectus.
(small solid bullet) You may pay a $7.50 fee for each exchange out of
the stock funds, unless you place your transaction through Fidelity's
automated exchange services.
(small solid bullet) Exchanges may have tax consequences for you.
(small solid bullet) Although there is no limit on the number of
exchanges you may make between the Select funds, the funds may enact
limitations in the future. Each fund may temporarily or permanently
terminate the exchange privilege of any investor who makes more than
four exchanges out of the Select funds to other Fidelity funds per
calendar year. Accounts under common ownership or control will be
counted together for purposes of the four exchange limit.
(small solid bullet) Each fund may reject exchange purchases in excess
of 1% of its net assets or $1 million, whichever is less.
(small solid bullet) The exchange limit may be modified for accounts
held by certain institutional retirement plans to conform to plan
exchange limits and Department of Labor regulations. See your plan
materials for further information.
(small solid bullet) Each fund may refuse exchange purchases by any
person or group if, in FMR's judgment, the fund would be unable to
invest the money effectively in accordance with its investment
objective and policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely
affected.
The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privileges in the
future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions, and may impose
trading fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's
prospectus for details.
ACCOUNT FEATURES AND POLICIES
FEATURES
The following features are available to buy and sell shares of the
funds.
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT AND WITHDRAWAL PROGRAMS. Fidelity offers
convenient services that let you automatically transfer money into
your account, between accounts, or out of your account. While
automatic investment programs do not guarantee a profit and will not
protect you against loss in a declining market, they can be an
excellent way to invest for retirement, a home, educational expenses,
and other long-term financial goals. Automatic withdrawal or exchange
programs can be a convenient way to provide a consistent income flow
or to move money between your investments.
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FIDELITY AUTOMATIC ACCOUNT
BUILDER TO MOVE MONEY FROM
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO A
FIDELITY FUND.
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$100 Monthly or quarterly (small solid bullet) To set
up for a new account,
complete the appropriate
section on the fund
application.
(small solid bullet) To set
up for existing accounts,
call 1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's web site for an
application.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call 1-800-544-6666
at least three business days
prior to your next scheduled
investment date.
DIRECT DEPOSIT TO SEND ALL OR
A PORTION OF YOUR PAYCHECK
OR GOVERNMENT CHECK TO A
FIDELITY FUND.
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$100 Every pay period (small solid bullet) Not
available for Select stock
funds.
(small solid bullet) To set
up for a new account, check
the appropriate box on the
fund application.
(small solid bullet) To set
up for an existing account,
call 1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's web site for an
authorization form.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes you will need a new
authorization form. Call
1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's web site to
obtain one.
FIDELITY AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE
SERVICE TO MOVE MONEY FROM A
FIDELITY MONEY MARKET FUND
TO ANOTHER FIDELITY FUND.
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$100 Monthly, bimonthly, (small solid bullet) To set
quarterly, or annually up, call 1-800-544-6666
after both accounts are
opened.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call 1-800-544-6666
at least three business days
prior to your next scheduled
exchange date.
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PERSONAL WITHDRAWAL SERVICE
TO SET UP PERIODIC
REDEMPTIONS FROM YOUR FUND
ACCOUNT TO YOU OR TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT.
FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
Monthly (small solid bullet) To set
up, call 1-800-544-6666.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-6666 at least
three business days prior to
your next scheduled
withdrawal date.
(small solid bullet) Because
of each fund's front-end
sales charge, you may not
want to set up a systematic
withdrawal program when you
are buying shares on a
regular basis.
OTHER FEATURES. The following other features are also available to buy
and sell shares of the funds.
WIRE
TO PURCHASE AND SELL SHARES VIA THE FEDERAL RESERVE WIRE SYSTEM.
(small solid bullet) You must sign up for the wire feature before
using it. Complete the appropriate section on the application when
opening your account, or call 1-800-544-6666 to add the feature after
your account is opened. Call 1-800-544-6666 before your first use to
verify that this feature is set up on your account.
(small solid bullet) To sell shares by wire, you must designate the
U.S. commercial bank account(s) into which you wish the redemption
proceeds deposited.
FIDELITY MONEY LINE
TO TRANSFER MONEY BETWEEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND YOUR FUND ACCOUNT.
(small solid bullet) You must sign up for the Money Line feature
before using it. Complete the appropriate section on the application
and then call 1-800-544-6666 or visit Fidelity's web site before your
first use to verify that this feature is set up on your account.
(small solid bullet) Most transfers are complete within three business
days of your call.
(small solid bullet) Minimum purchase: $100
(small solid bullet) Maximum purchase: $100,000
FIDELITY ON-LINE XPRESS+(registered trademark)
TO MANAGE YOUR INVESTMENTS THROUGH YOUR PC.
CALL 1-800-544-0240 OR VISIT FIDELITY'S WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) To review recent account history;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading; and
(small solid bullet) For access to research and analysis tools.
FIDELITY ONLINE TRADING
TO ACCESS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THE INTERNET AT FIDELITY'S WEB
SITE.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) To review recent account history;
(small solid bullet) To obtain quotes;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading; and
(small solid bullet) To access third-party research on companies,
stocks, mutual funds and the market.
FAST
TO ACCESS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT AUTOMATICALLY BY PHONE USING TOUCH
TONE OR SPEECH RECOGNITION.
CALL 1-800-544-5555.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading;
(small solid bullet) To obtain quotes;
(small solid bullet) To review orders and mutual fund activity; and
(small solid bullet) To change your personal identification number
(PIN).
POLICIES
The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS that Fidelity sends to you include the
following:
(small solid bullet) Confirmation statements (after transactions
affecting your account balance except reinvestment of distributions in
the fund or another fund and certain transactions through automatic
investment or withdrawal programs).
(small solid bullet) Monthly or quarterly account statements
(detailing account balances and all transactions completed during the
prior month or quarter).
(small solid bullet) Financial reports (every six months).
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and
prospectuses will be mailed to your household, even if you have more
than one account in a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 if you
need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses.
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are
available at Fidelity's web site. To participate in Fidelity's
electronic delivery program, call Fidelity or visit Fidelity's web
site for more information.
You may initiate many TRANSACTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONICALLY.
Fidelity will not be responsible for any losses resulting from
unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures
designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request
personalized security codes or other information, and may also record
calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity
recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You
should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately
after you receive them. If you do not want the ability to sell and
exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions.
When you sign your ACCOUNT APPLICATION, you will be asked to certify
that your social security or taxpayer identification number is correct
and that you are not subject to 31% backup withholding for failing to
report income to the IRS. If you violate IRS regulations, the IRS can
require a fund to withhold 31% of your taxable distributions and
redemptions.
Fidelity may deduct an ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE of $12.00 from accounts
with a value of less than $2,500 (including any amount paid as a sales
charge), subject to an annual maximum charge of $24.00 per
shareholder. It is expected that accounts will be valued on the second
Friday in November of each year. Accounts opened after September 30
will not be subject to the fee for that year. The fee, which is
payable to Fidelity, is designed to offset in part the relatively
higher costs of servicing smaller accounts. This fee will not be
deducted from Fidelity brokerage accounts, retirement accounts (except
non-prototype retirement accounts), accounts using regular investment
plans, or if total assets with Fidelity exceed $30,000. Eligibility
for the $30,000 waiver is determined by aggregating accounts with
Fidelity maintained by Fidelity Service Company, Inc. or FBSI which
are registered under the same social security number or which list the
same social security number for the custodian of a Uniform
Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act account.
If your ACCOUNT BALANCE falls below $2,000 (except accounts not
subject to account minimums), you will be given 30 days' notice to
reestablish the minimum balance. If you do not increase your balance,
Fidelity may close your account and send the proceeds to you. Your
shares will be sold at the NAV, minus the applicable trading fee for
the stock funds, on the day your account is closed.
Fidelity may charge a FEE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES, such as providing
historical account documents.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS
Each fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its
investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to
shareholders as dividends. Each fund also realizes capital gains from
its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to
shareholders as capital gain distributions.
Each fund normally pays dividends and capital gain distributions in
April and December.
When you exchange from a stock fund to the money market fund, you will
earn dividends the next business day. When you exchange from the money
market fund to a stock fund, you will earn dividends until, but not
including, the next business day following the day of redemption.
Exchange proceeds are paid from one Select fund to another in three
business days. As a result, the delay in paying exchange proceeds when
exchanging between the money market fund and a stock fund could result
in a lower or more volatile money market fund yield.
DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to
receive your distributions. The following options may be available for
each fund's distributions:
1. REINVESTMENT OPTION. Your dividends and capital gain distributions
will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. If
you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned
this option.
2. INCOME-EARNED OPTION. Your capital gain distributions will be
automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. Your
dividends will be paid in cash.
3. CASH OPTION. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be
paid in cash.
4. DIRECTED DIVIDENDS(registered trademark) OPTION. Your dividends
will be automatically invested in shares of another identically
registered Fidelity fund. Your capital gain distributions will be
automatically invested in shares of another identically registered
Fidelity fund, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the
fund, or paid in cash.
Not all distribution options are available for every account. If the
option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you
want to change your current option, call Fidelity.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the
U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution
option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not
receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution
checks.
TAX CONSEQUENCES
As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax
consequences for you. If you are not investing through a
tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax
consequences.
TAXES ON DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions you receive from each fund are
subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or
local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, each fund's dividends and distributions of
short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income, while
each fund's distributions of long-term capital gains are taxable to
you generally as capital gains.
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed
income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the
full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price
back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be
taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution
option.
TAXES ON TRANSACTIONS. Your redemptions, including exchanges, may
result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital
gain or loss on your investment in a fund generally is the difference
between the cost of your shares and the price you receive when you
sell them.
FUND SERVICES
FUND MANAGEMENT
Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders'
money and invests it toward a specified goal.
FMR is each fund's manager.
As of ________, 2000, FMR had approximately $____ billion in
discretionary assets under management.
As the manager, FMR is responsible for choosing each fund's
investments and handling its business affairs.
Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:
(small solid bullet) Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR
U.K.), in London, England, serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. FMR
U.K. was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice
to FMR. FMR U.K. may provide investment research and advice on issuers
based outside the United States and may also provide investment
advisory services for each fund.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.
(FMR Far East) serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. FMR Far East was
organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice to FMR.
FMR Far East may provide investment research and advice on issuers
based outside the United States and may also provide investment
advisory services for each fund.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ), in
Tokyo, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. As of _________,
FIJ had approximately $___ billion in discretionary assets under
management. FIJ may provide investment research and advice on issuers
based outside the United States for each fund.
Beginning January 1, 2001, FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC) will serve as a
sub-adviser for each fund. FMRC will be primarily responsible for
choosing investments for each fund. FMRC is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of FMR.
PORTFOLIO MANAGER INFORMATION WILL BE FILED BY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT
AND INSERTED HERE.
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may
express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or
market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of
only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily
represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity
organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based
upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any
responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on
as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity
fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an
indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Each fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is
calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by
adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by
twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets
throughout the month.
The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.52%, and it
drops as total assets under management increase.
For [month] [year], the group fee rate was __% for each fund. The
individual fund fee rate is 0.30% for each fund.
FMR pays FMR U.K., and FMR Far East for providing sub-advisory
services. FMR Far East in turn pays FIJ for providing sub-advisory
services.
FMR will pay FMRC for providing sub-advisory services.
FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse the funds for
management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR
retains the ability to be repaid by a fund if expenses fall below the
specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement
arrangements, which, in the case of certain funds, may be discontinued
by FMR at any time, can decrease a fund's expenses and boost its
performance.
FUND DISTRIBUTION
FDC distributes each fund's shares.
You may pay a sales charge when you buy your shares.
FDC collects the sales charge.
Each fund's sales charge may be reduced if you buy directly through
Fidelity or through prototype or prototype-like retirement plans
sponsored by FMR or FMR Corp. The amount you invest, plus the value of
your account, must fall within the ranges shown below. Purchases made
with assistance or intervention from a financial intermediary are not
eligible for a sales charge reduction.
Sales Charge
Ranges As a % of offering price As an approximate % of net
amount invested
$0 - 249,999 3.00% 3.09%
$250,000 - 499,999 2.00% 2.04%
$500,000 - 999,999 1.00% 1.01%
$1,000,000 or more none none
FDC may pay a portion of sales charge proceeds to securities dealers
who have sold a fund's shares, or to others, including banks and other
financial institutions (qualified recipients), under special
arrangements in connection with FDC's sales activities. The sales
charge paid to qualified recipients is 1.50% of a fund's offering
price.
The sales charge will also be reduced by the percentage of any sales
charge you previously paid on investments in other Fidelity funds or
by the percentage of any sales charge you would have paid if the
reductions in the table above had not existed. These sales charge
credits only apply to purchases made in one of the ways listed below,
and only if you continuously owned Fidelity fund shares, maintained a
Fidelity brokerage core account, or participated in The CORPORATEplan
for Retirement Program.
1. By exchange from another Fidelity fund.
2. With proceeds from a transaction in a Fidelity brokerage core
account, including any free credit balance, core money market fund, or
margin availability, to the extent such proceeds were derived from
redemption proceeds from another Fidelity fund.
3. As a participant in The CORPORATEplan for Retirement Program when
shares are bought through plan-qualified loan repayments, and for
exchanges into and out of the Managed Income Portfolio.
A fund's sales charge will not apply:
1. If you buy shares as part of an employee benefit plan having more
than 200 eligible employees or a minimum of $3 million in plan assets
invested in Fidelity mutual funds.
2. To shares in a Fidelity account bought with the proceeds of a
distribution from an employee benefit plan, provided that at the time
of the distribution, the employer or its affiliate maintained a plan
that both qualified for waiver (1) above and had at least some of its
assets invested in Fidelity-managed products. (Distributions
transferred to an IRA account must be transferred within 60 days from
the date of the distribution. All other distributions must be
transferred directly into a Fidelity account).
3. If you are a charitable organization (as defined for purposes of
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) investing $100,000 or
more.
4. If you buy shares for a charitable remainder trust or life income
pool established for the benefit of a charitable organization (as
defined for purposes of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code).
5. If you are an investor participating in the Fidelity Trust
Portfolios program.
6. To shares bought by a mutual fund or a qualified state tuition
program for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager.
7. To shares bought through Portfolio Advisory Services or Fidelity
Charitable Advisory Services.
8. If you are a current or former trustee or officer of a Fidelity
fund or a current or retired officer, director, or regular employee of
FMR Corp. or Fidelity International Limited or their direct or
indirect subsidiaries (a Fidelity trustee or employee), the spouse of
a Fidelity trustee or employee, a Fidelity trustee or employee acting
as custodian for a minor child, or a person acting as trustee of a
trust for the sole benefit of the minor child of a Fidelity trustee or
employee.
9. If you are a bank trust officer, registered representative, or
other employee of a qualified recipient, as defined on page 15.
More detailed information about waivers: (1), (2), (5), and (9) is
contained in the statement of additional information (SAI). A
representative of your plan or organization should call Fidelity for
more information.
To qualify for a sales charge reduction or waiver, you must notify
Fidelity in advance of your purchase.
Each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule
12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that recognizes that
FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits
or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses
incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in
the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services. FMR,
directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to
intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers, and other
service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board
of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments.
If payments made by FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under a
Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of a
fund's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of
your investment and might cost you more than paying other types of
sales charges.
To receive sales concessions and waivers and payments made pursuant to
a Distribution and Service Plan, qualified recipients must sign the
appropriate agreement with FDC in advance.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into
account the sale of shares of a fund, provided that the fund receives
brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other
broker-dealers.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been
authorized to give any information or to make any representations,
other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related SAI,
in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or
made, such other information or representations must not be relied
upon as having been authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus
and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC
to sell shares of the funds to or to buy shares of the funds from any
person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
You can obtain additional information about the funds. The funds' SAI
includes more detailed information about each fund and its
investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally
forms a part of the prospectus). For Networking & Infrastructure and
Wireless, financial reports will be available once the funds have
completed their first annual or semi-annual period. Each fund's annual
and semi-annual reports include a discussion of the fund's holdings
and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that
affected performance.
For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other
information or ask questions about a fund, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-8544. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's web site at
www.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus or an annual or
semi-annual report or to request other information.
The SAI, the funds' annual and semi-annual reports and other related
materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis,
and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site
(http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after
paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to
[email protected] or by writing the Public Reference Section of the
SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy
information about the funds, including the funds' SAI, at the SEC's
Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-942-8090 for
information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, FILE NUMBER, 811-3114
Fidelity, Select Portfolios, Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design,
FAST, Fidelity Money Line, Fidelity Automatic Account Builder,
Fidelity On-Line Xpress+, and Directed Dividends are registered
trademarks of FMR Corp.
Portfolio Advisory Services is a service mark of FMR Corp.
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their
respective owners.
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FIDELITY(registered trademark) SELECT NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
FIDELITY SELECT WIRELESS PORTFOLIO
FUNDS OF FIDELITY SELECT PORTFOLIOS
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. An
annual report for each fund will be available once the fund has
completed its first annual period.
To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus, dated September
13, 2000, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 or visit Fidelity's
web site at www.fidelity.com.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Investment Policies and 15
Limitations
Portfolio Transactions 20
Valuation 21
Performance 21
Additional Purchase, Exchange 22
and Redemption Information
Distributions and Taxes 23
Trustees and Officers 23
Control of Investment Advisers 26
Management Contracts 26
Distribution Services 28
Transfer and Service Agent 29
Agreements
Description of the Trusts 29
Appendix 30
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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in
the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy
or limitation states a maximum percentage of a fund's assets that may
be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy
regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation
will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's
acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any
subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will
not be considered when determining whether the investment complies
with the fund's investment policies and limitations.
A fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be
changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting
securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment
limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations
described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without
shareholder approval.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO AND
WIRELESS PORTFOLIO
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FUNDS' FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS SET
FORTH IN THEIR ENTIRETY. A FUND MAY NOT:
(1) issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance
program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted
under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(2) 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;
(3) underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that
the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or
in connection with investments in other investment companies;
(4) purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, less than
25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of
issuers principally engaged in the business activities having the
specific characteristics denoted by the fund;
(5) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real
estate business);
(6) purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result
of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures
contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed
by physical commodities); or
(7) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more
than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but
this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to
repurchase agreements.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FUNDS' NON-FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS WHICH MAY BE
CHANGED WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.
(i) In order to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the
fund currently intends to comply with certain diversification limits
imposed by Subchapter M.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) The fund does not currently intend to hedge more than 40% of its
total assets with short sales against the box under normal conditions.
(v) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (2).
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if,
as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in
securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to
legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be
sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at
approximately the prices at which they are valued.
(vii) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than
securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of
the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio
for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b)
acquiring loans, loan participations, or other forms of direct debt
instruments and, in connection therewith, assuming any associated
unfunded commitments of the sellers. (This limitation does not apply
to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements).
For purposes of limitation (i), Subchapter M generally requires the
fund to invest no more than 25% of its total assets in securities of
any one issuer and to invest at least 50% of its total assets so that
no more than 5% of the fund's total assets are invested in securities
of any one issuer. However, Subchapter M allows unlimited investments
in cash, cash items, government securities (as defined in Subchapter
M) and securities of other investment companies. These tax
requirements are generally applied at the end of each quarter of the
fund's taxable year.
With respect to limitation (vi), if through a change in values, net
assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more
than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it
would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
For purposes of limitation (4), FMR considers an issuer to be
principally engaged in a business activity if: (i) at least 50% of an
issuer's assets, income, sales or profits are committed to, or derived
from, the business activity, or (ii) a third party has given the
issuer an industry or sector classification consistent with the
designated business activity.
For the funds' limitations on futures and options transactions, see
the section entitled "Limitations on Futures and Options Transactions"
on page 33.
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of
instruments in which a fund may invest, strategies Fidelity Management
& Research Company (FMR) may employ in pursuit of a fund's investment
objective, and a summary of related risks. FMR may not buy all of
these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes
that doing so will help a fund achieve its goal.
AFFILIATED BANK TRANSACTIONS. A fund may engage in transactions with
financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be,
"affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These
transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks;
short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50
largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S.
Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are
primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions;
and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Trustees
has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to
transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
BORROWING. Each fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised
by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If
a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater
fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes
additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be
considered a form of leverage.
CASH MANAGEMENT. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in
cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase
agreements or shares of money market funds. Generally, these
securities offer less potential for gains than other types of
securities.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS are money market funds managed by FMR or its
affiliates that seek to earn a high level of current income (free from
federal income tax in the case of a municipal money market fund) while
maintaining a stable $1.00 share price. The funds comply with
industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the
quality, maturity, and diversification of their investments.
COMMON STOCK represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer.
In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the
claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the
claims of those who own common stock.
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks
or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder
or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash
or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A
convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion
by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances
(including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible
security held by a fund is called for redemption or conversion, the
fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into
the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party.
Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss
than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields
higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than
comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield,
convertible securities generally sell at prices above their
"conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to
be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion
value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time
depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and
interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value,
convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent
because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of
principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities.
However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of
the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same
extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the
underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible
securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time,
however, the difference between the market value of convertible
securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that
the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the
same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because
convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their
value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest
rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk,
and are often lower-quality securities.
COMPANIES "PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED" IN A DESIGNATED BUSINESS ACTIVITY. For
purposes of each fund's policy of investing at least 80% of its assets
in securities of companies principally engaged in the business
activities identified for the fund, FMR considers a company to be
principally engaged in a designated business activity if: (i) at least
50% of a company's assets, income, sales or profits are committed to,
or derived from, the business activity, or (ii) a third party has
given the company an industry or sector classification consistent with
the designated business activity.
DEBT SECURITIES are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer
usually pays a fixed, variable or floating rate of interest, and must
repay the amount borrowed at the maturity of the security. Some debt
securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay interest but are
sold at a deep discount from their face values. Debt securities
include corporate bonds, government securities, and mortgage and other
asset-backed securities.
EXPOSURE TO FOREIGN MARKETS. Foreign securities, foreign currencies,
and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign
operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks
inherent in U.S. investments.
Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political,
economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or
unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by
actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S.
investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization
of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or
on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S.
dollars, or other government intervention. Additionally, governmental
issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to pay interest
and repay principal when due and may require that the conditions for
payment be renegotiated. There is no assurance that FMR will be able
to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects. In
addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies
and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such securities
will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.
It is anticipated that in most cases the best available market for
foreign securities will be on an exchange or in over-the-counter (OTC)
markets located outside of the United States. Foreign stock markets,
while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as
developed as those in the United States, and securities of some
foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile than securities
of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement and
custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement
where fund assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are
often less developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in
increased risk or substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or
the insolvency of, or breach of duty by, a foreign broker-dealer,
securities depository or foreign subcustodian. In addition, the costs
associated with foreign investments, including withholding taxes,
brokerage commissions and custodial costs, are generally higher than
with U.S. investments.
Foreign markets may offer less protection to investors than U.S.
markets. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform
accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and
standards of practice comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers.
Adequate public information on foreign issuers may not be available,
and it may be difficult to secure dividends and information regarding
corporate actions on a timely basis. In general, there is less overall
governmental supervision and regulation of securities exchanges,
brokers, and listed companies than in the United States. OTC markets
tend to be less regulated than stock exchange markets and, in certain
countries, may be totally unregulated. Regulatory enforcement may be
influenced by economic or political concerns, and investors may have
difficulty enforcing their legal rights in foreign countries.
Some foreign securities impose restrictions on transfer within the
United States or to U.S. persons. Although securities subject to such
transfer restrictions may be marketable abroad, they may be less
liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject
to such restrictions.
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as well as other "hybrid" forms of
ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global
Depositary Receipts (GDRs), are certificates evidencing ownership of
shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by
depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the
United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by
a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home
country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the
underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various
services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate
actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying
foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However,
ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with
investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign
exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the
underlying issuer's country.
The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in
emerging markets. Security prices in emerging markets can be
significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets,
reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established
markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets
may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of
nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and
prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less
protection of property rights than more developed countries. The
economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a
few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global
trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt
burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small
number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to
increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of
holdings difficult or impossible at times.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS. A fund may conduct foreign currency
transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by
entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign
currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge
a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the
difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling
various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign
currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should
the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward
contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount
of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a
specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are
generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency
traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The
parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the
contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and
complete the contemplated currency exchange.
The following discussion summarizes the principal currency management
strategies involving forward contracts that could be used by a fund. A
fund may also use swap agreements, indexed securities, and options and
futures contracts relating to foreign currencies for the same
purposes.
A "settlement hedge" or "transaction hedge" is designed to protect a
fund against an adverse change in foreign currency values between the
date a security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is
made or received. Entering into a forward contract for the purchase or
sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in an underlying
security transaction for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars "locks in" the
U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts to purchase or
sell a foreign currency may also be used by a fund in anticipation of
future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign
currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected
by FMR.
A fund may also use forward contracts to hedge against a decline in
the value of existing investments denominated in foreign currency. For
example, if a fund owned securities denominated in pounds sterling, it
could enter into a forward contract to sell pounds sterling in return
for U.S. dollars to hedge against possible declines in the pound's
value. Such a hedge, sometimes referred to as a "position hedge,"
would tend to offset both positive and negative currency fluctuations,
but would not offset changes in security values caused by other
factors. A fund could also hedge the position by selling another
currency expected to perform similarly to the pound sterling. This
type of hedge, sometimes referred to as a "proxy hedge," could offer
advantages in terms of cost, yield, or efficiency, but generally would
not hedge currency exposure as effectively as a direct hedge into U.S.
dollars. Proxy hedges may result in losses if the currency used to
hedge does not perform similarly to the currency in which the hedged
securities are denominated.
A fund may enter into forward contracts to shift its investment
exposure from one currency into another. This may include shifting
exposure from U.S. dollars to a foreign currency, or from one foreign
currency to another foreign currency. This type of strategy, sometimes
known as a "cross-hedge," will tend to reduce or eliminate exposure to
the currency that is sold, and increase exposure to the currency that
is purchased, much as if a fund had sold a security denominated in one
currency and purchased an equivalent security denominated in another.
Cross-hedges protect against losses resulting from a decline in the
hedged currency, but will cause a fund to assume the risk of
fluctuations in the value of the currency it purchases.
Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on FMR's
skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may
substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in
currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if
currencies do not perform as FMR anticipates. For example, if a
currency's value rose at a time when FMR had hedged a fund by selling
that currency in exchange for dollars, a fund would not participate in
the currency's appreciation. If FMR hedges currency exposure through
proxy hedges, a fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge
and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem.
Similarly, if FMR increases a fund's exposure to a foreign currency
and that currency's value declines, a fund will realize a loss. There
is no assurance that FMR's use of currency management strategies will
be advantageous to a fund or that it will hedge at appropriate times.
FUNDS' RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDERS. The funds do not intend to direct or
administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund, however,
may exercise its rights as a shareholder and may communicate its views
on important matters of policy to management, the Board of Directors,
and shareholders of a company when FMR determines that such matters
could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment
in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either
individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others,
supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate
structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's
directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or
policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a
portion of its assets; or supporting or opposing third-party takeover
efforts. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to
litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in
lawsuits related to such activities. FMR will monitor such activities
with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of
litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund
is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that
litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities
incurred.
FUTURES AND OPTIONS. The following paragraphs pertain to futures and
options: Combined Positions, Correlation of Price Changes, Futures
Contracts, Futures Margin Payments, Limitations on Futures and Options
Transactions, Liquidity of Options and Futures Contracts, Options and
Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies, OTC Options, Purchasing Put
and Call Options, and Writing Put and Call Options.
COMBINED POSITIONS involve purchasing and writing options in
combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward
contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the
overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a
call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a
combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to
selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would
involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call
option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option
in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options
positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction
costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
CORRELATION OF PRICE CHANGES. Because there are a limited number of
types of exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely
that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's
current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in
options and futures contracts based on securities with different
issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in
which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the
options or futures position will not track the performance of the
fund's other investments.
Options and futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their
underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a
fund's investments well. Options and futures prices are affected by
such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates,
changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time
remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect
security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result
from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and
the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and
futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price
fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell
options and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the
securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to
attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the
contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in
all cases. If price changes in a fund's options or futures positions
are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may
fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not
offset by gains in other investments.
FUTURES CONTRACTS. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees
to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future
date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a
specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price
at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer
and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures
contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury
bonds or notes, and some are based on indices of securities prices,
such as the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500). Futures can be
held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out before then if a
liquid secondary market is available.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in
tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore,
purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure
to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying
instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument
directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value
of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to
the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset
both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the
underlying instrument had been sold.
FUTURES MARGIN PAYMENTS. The purchaser or seller of a futures contract
is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless
the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the
purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a
futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the
contract is entered into. Initial margin deposits are typically equal
to a percentage of the contract's value. If the value of either
party's position declines, that party will be required to make
additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value
on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive
all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments
do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a
fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy of an
FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to
return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received
by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the
fund.
LIMITATIONS ON FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS. Each fund intends to
file a notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of the
term "commodity pool operator" with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association, which regulate
trading in the futures markets, before engaging in any purchases or
sales of futures contracts or options on futures contracts. The funds
intend to comply with Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act, which
limits the extent to which the funds can commit assets to initial
margin deposits and option premiums.
In addition, each fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase
put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of
the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under
normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options
if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or
exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would
exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c)
purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option
premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the
fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options
attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying
securities, and do not apply to securities that incorporate features
similar to options.
The above limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts
and options, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts and
options discussed elsewhere in this SAI may be changed as regulatory
agencies permit.
LIQUIDITY OF OPTIONS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS. There is no assurance a
liquid secondary market will exist for any particular options or
futures contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively
low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close
to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges
may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options and futures
contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or
downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days
when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is
imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out
existing positions. If the secondary market for a contract is not
liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could
prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially
could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or
expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's
access to other assets held to cover its options or futures positions
could also be impaired.
OPTIONS AND FUTURES RELATING TO FOREIGN CURRENCIES. Currency futures
contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except
that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and
are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency
futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The
underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency,
which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S.
dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency
call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the
purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying
currency.
The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to
options and futures relating to securities or indices, as discussed
above. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase
and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to
different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased
or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or
forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected
to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors
that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for
example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in
the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting
from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value
of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to
many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to
match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the
fund's investments exactly over time.
OTC OPTIONS. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized
with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract
size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded
on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the
other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement
allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option
to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than
exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing
organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
PURCHASING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. By purchasing a put option, the
purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the
option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for
this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option
(known as the option premium). Options have various types of
underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of
securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate
its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising
the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will
lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser
completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A
purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out
in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary
market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if
security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying
instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of
purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss
(limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction
costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put
options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right
to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the
option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate
in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk
limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same
time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not
rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
WRITING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. The writer of a put or call option takes
the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In
return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation
to pay the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the
other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek
to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out
the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the
secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer
must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option
is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on
a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to
an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to
profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the
premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it
is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able
to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the
put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less
than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly,
however, because the premium received for writing the option should
mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the
option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon
exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options
are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls
generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall.
Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the
effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer
must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for
the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer
gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
ILLIQUID SECURITIES cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary
course of business at approximately the prices at which they are
valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may
be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees,
FMR determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through
reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid
securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, FMR
may consider various factors, including (1) the frequency and volume
of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective
purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a
market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it
trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics
and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other
credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the
method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the
security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and
obligations of the security).
INDEXED SECURITIES are instruments whose prices are indexed to the
prices of other securities, securities indices, currencies, or other
financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always,
are debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate
is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic.
Currency-indexed securities typically are short-term to
intermediate-term debt securities whose maturity values or interest
rates are determined by reference to the values of one or more
specified foreign currencies, and may offer higher yields than U.S.
dollar-denominated securities. Currency-indexed securities may be
positively or negatively indexed; that is, their maturity value may
increase when the specified currency value increases, resulting in a
security that performs similarly to a foreign-denominated instrument,
or their maturity value may decline when foreign currencies increase,
resulting in a security whose price characteristics are similar to a
put on the underlying currency. Currency-indexed securities may also
have prices that depend on the values of a number of different foreign
currencies relative to each other.
The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the
performance of the security, currency, or other instrument to which
they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes
in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more
volatile than the underlying instruments. Indexed securities are also
subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the
security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's
creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities
have included banks, corporations, and certain U.S. Government
agencies.
INTERFUND BORROWING AND LENDING PROGRAM. Pursuant to an exemptive
order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money
from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A fund will lend
through the program only when the returns are higher than those
available from an investment in repurchase agreements, and will borrow
through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the
cost of bank loans. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend
overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be
called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a
higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed.
Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost
investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT SECURITIES. Investment-grade debt securities are
medium and high-quality securities. Some may possess speculative
characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to
changes in the financial conditions of issuers. A debt security is
considered to be investment-grade if it is rated investment-grade by
Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's, Duff & Phelps Credit
Rating Co., or Fitch IBCA Inc., or is unrated but considered to be of
equivalent quality by FMR.
LOANS AND OTHER DIRECT DEBT INSTRUMENTS. Direct debt instruments are
interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental, or other
borrower to lenders or lending syndicates (loans and loan
participations), to suppliers of goods or services (trade claims or
other receivables), or to other parties. Direct debt instruments
involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the
borrower and may offer less legal protection to the purchaser in the
event of fraud or misrepresentation, or there may be a requirement
that a fund supply additional cash to a borrower on demand.
Purchasers of loans and other forms of direct indebtedness depend
primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of
interest and repayment of principal. If scheduled interest or
principal payments are not made, the value of the instrument may be
adversely affected. Loans that are fully secured provide more
protections than an unsecured loan in the event of failure to make
scheduled interest or principal payments. However, there is no
assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would
satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral could be
liquidated. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor
involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative.
Borrowers that are in bankruptcy or restructuring may never pay off
their indebtedness, or may pay only a small fraction of the amount
owed. Direct indebtedness of developing countries also involves a risk
that the governmental entities responsible for the repayment of the
debt may be unable, or unwilling, to pay interest and repay principal
when due.
Investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial
institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional
risks. For example, if a loan is foreclosed, the purchaser could
become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and
liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In
addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of
lender liability, a purchaser could be held liable as a co-lender.
Direct debt instruments may also involve a risk of insolvency of the
lending bank or other intermediary.
A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution
that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of
the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Unless, under the terms
of the loan or other indebtedness, the purchaser has direct recourse
against the borrower, the purchaser may have to rely on the agent to
apply appropriate credit remedies against a borrower. If assets held
by the agent for the benefit of a purchaser were determined to be
subject to the claims of the agent's general creditors, the purchaser
might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on the loan
or loan participation and could suffer a loss of principal or
interest.
Direct indebtedness may include letters of credit, revolving credit
facilities, or other standby financing commitments that obligate
purchasers to make additional cash payments on demand. These
commitments may have the effect of requiring a purchaser to increase
its investment in a borrower at a time when it would not otherwise
have done so, even if the borrower's condition makes it unlikely that
the amount will ever be repaid.
Each fund limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any
one issuer or in issuers within the same industry (see each fund's
investment limitations). For purposes of these limitations, a fund
generally will treat the borrower as the "issuer" of indebtedness held
by the fund. In the case of loan participations where a bank or other
lending institution serves as financial intermediary between a fund
and the borrower, if the participation does not shift to the fund the
direct debtor-creditor relationship with the borrower, SEC
interpretations require a fund, in appropriate circumstances, to treat
both the lending bank or other lending institution and the borrower as
"issuers" for these purposes. Treating a financial intermediary as an
issuer of indebtedness may restrict a fund's ability to invest in
indebtedness related to a single financial intermediary, or a group of
intermediaries engaged in the same industry, even if the underlying
borrowers represent many different companies and industries.
LOWER-QUALITY DEBT SECURITIES. Lower-quality debt securities have poor
protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of
principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered
to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes
due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of
lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of
higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in
periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of
rising interest rates.
The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less
active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can
adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse
publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity
of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing
services to value lower-quality debt securities.
Because the risk of default is higher for lower-quality debt
securities, FMR's research and credit analysis are an especially
important part of managing securities of this type. FMR will attempt
to identify those issuers of high-yielding securities whose financial
condition is adequate to meet future obligations, has improved, or is
expected to improve in the future. FMR's analysis focuses on relative
values based on such factors as interest or dividend coverage, asset
coverage, earnings prospects, and the experience and managerial
strength of the issuer.
A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to
pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security
holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it
determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.
PREFERRED STOCK represents an equity or ownership interest in an
issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence
over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer
is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds
take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common
stock.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS. Equity real estate investment trusts
own real estate properties, while mortgage real estate investment
trusts make construction, development, and long-term mortgage loans.
Their value may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying
property of the trusts, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property
taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements, such as
those relating to the environment. Both types of trusts are dependent
upon management skill, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy
cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the
possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under
the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the
1940 Act.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS involve an agreement to purchase a security and
to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon
price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an
agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate
or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk
that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the
securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market
daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus
the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased
may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has
agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could
result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes
insolvent. The fund[s] will engage in repurchase agreement
transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and
found satisfactory by FMR.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES are subject to legal restrictions on their sale.
Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to
a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately
negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, or in a registered public offering.
Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security
may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a
considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek
registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under
an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse
market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less
favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of
the security.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a
fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or
broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that
security at an agreed-upon price and time. The funds will enter into
reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has
been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR. Such transactions may
increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and may be
viewed as a form of leverage.
SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES, including shares of
closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, and open-end
investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed
portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in
other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as
investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve
additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio
management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment
companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed
number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at
a premium or a discount to their net asset value. Others are
continuously offered at net asset value, but may also be traded in the
secondary market.
The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other
investment companies is limited by federal securities laws.
SECURITIES LENDING. A fund may lend securities to parties such as
broker-dealers or other institutions, including Fidelity Brokerage
Services, Inc. (FBSI). FBSI is a member of the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) and a subsidiary of FMR Corp.
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities
loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower
provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the
value of the securities loaned. The fund maintains the ability to
obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving
material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults
on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of
insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs
in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the
collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign
securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a
fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in
the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value
of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment
is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by FMR to be
in good standing and when, in FMR's judgment, the income earned would
justify the risks.
Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested
in other eligible securities. Investing this cash subjects that
investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation
or depreciation.
SHORT SALES "AGAINST THE BOX" are short sales of securities that a
fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to
the securities sold short). If a fund enters into a short sale against
the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in
kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities
convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required
to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding. The fund
will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in
connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against
the box.
SWAP AGREEMENTS can be individually negotiated and structured to
include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or
market factors. Depending on their structure, swap agreements may
increase or decrease a fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest
rates (in the United States or abroad), foreign currency values,
mortgage securities, corporate borrowing rates, or other factors such
as security prices or inflation rates. Swap agreements can take many
different forms and are known by a variety of names.
In a typical cap or floor agreement, one party agrees to make payments
only under specified circumstances, usually in return for payment of a
fee by the other party. For example, the buyer of an interest rate cap
obtains the right to receive payments to the extent that a specified
interest rate exceeds an agreed-upon level, while the seller of an
interest rate floor is obligated to make payments to the extent that a
specified interest rate falls below an agreed-upon level. An interest
rate collar combines elements of buying a cap and selling a floor.
Swap agreements will tend to shift a fund's investment exposure from
one type of investment to another. For example, if the fund agreed to
exchange payments in dollars for payments in foreign currency, the
swap agreement would tend to decrease the fund's exposure to U.S.
interest rates and increase its exposure to foreign currency and
interest rates. Caps and floors have an effect similar to buying or
writing options. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may
increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments
and its share price.
The most significant factor in the performance of swap agreements is
the change in the specific interest rate, currency, or other factors
that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a fund. If a
swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be
prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the
counterparty's creditworthiness declined, the value of a swap
agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.
A fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement
either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an
offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly
creditworthy party.
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POLICIES. Each fund reserves the right to invest
without limitation in preferred stocks and investment-grade debt
instruments for temporary, defensive purposes.
WARRANTS. Warrants are instruments which entitle the holder to buy an
equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time.
Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to
changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a
warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying
security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital
appreciation as well as capital loss.
Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with
respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in
the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if
it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can
make warrants more speculative than other types of investments.
ZERO COUPON BONDS do not make interest payments; instead, they are
sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face
value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current
income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of
fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a
fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon
bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed
on behalf of each fund by FMR pursuant to authority contained in the
management contract. FMR is also responsible for the placement of
transaction orders for other investment companies and investment
accounts for which it or its affiliates act as investment adviser. In
selecting broker-dealers, subject to applicable limitations of the
federal securities laws, FMR considers various relevant factors,
including, but not limited to: the size and type of the transaction;
the nature and character of the markets for the security to be
purchased or sold; the execution efficiency, settlement capability,
and financial condition of the broker-dealer firm; the broker-dealer's
execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the reasonableness
of any commissions; and, if applicable, arrangements for payment of
fund expenses.
If FMR grants investment management authority to a sub-adviser (see
the section entitled "Management Contracts"), that sub-adviser is
authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities, and will do so in accordance with the policies described
above.
Generally, commissions for investments traded on foreign exchanges
will be higher than for investments traded on U.S. exchanges and may
not be subject to negotiation.
Futures transactions are executed and cleared through FCMs who receive
commissions for their services.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who
provide research and execution services to the fund or other
investment accounts over which FMR or its affiliates exercise
investment discretion. Such services may include advice concerning the
value of securities; the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or
selling securities; and the availability of securities or the
purchasers or sellers of securities. In addition, such broker-dealers
may furnish analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries,
securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and
performance of investment accounts; and effect securities transactions
and perform functions incidental thereto (such as clearance and
settlement).
The selection of such broker-dealers for transactions in equity
securities is generally made by FMR (to the extent possible consistent
with execution considerations) in accordance with a ranking of
broker-dealers determined periodically by FMR's investment staff based
upon the quality of research and execution services provided.
For transactions in fixed-income securities, FMR's selection of
broker-dealers is generally based on the availability of a security
and its price and, to a lesser extent, on the overall quality of
execution and other services, including research, provided by the
broker-dealer.
The receipt of research from broker-dealers that execute transactions
on behalf of a fund may be useful to FMR in rendering investment
management services to that fund or its other clients, and conversely,
such research provided by broker-dealers who have executed transaction
orders on behalf of other FMR clients may be useful to FMR in carrying
out its obligations to a fund. The receipt of such research has not
reduced FMR's normal independent research activities; however, it
enables FMR to avoid the additional expenses that could be incurred if
FMR tried to develop comparable information through its own efforts.
Fixed-income securities are generally purchased from an issuer or
underwriter acting as principal for the securities, on a net basis
with no brokerage commission paid. However, the dealer is compensated
by a difference between the security's original purchase price and the
selling price, the so-called "bid-asked spread." Securities may also
be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting
fees.
Subject to applicable limitations of the federal securities laws, a
fund may pay a broker-dealer commissions for agency transactions that
are in excess of the amount of commissions charged by other
broker-dealers in recognition of their research and execution
services. In order to cause a fund to pay such higher commissions, FMR
must determine in good faith that such commissions are reasonable in
relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided
by such executing broker-dealers, viewed in terms of a particular
transaction or FMR's overall responsibilities to that fund or its
other clients. In reaching this determination, FMR will not attempt to
place a specific dollar value on the brokerage and research services
provided, or to determine what portion of the compensation should be
related to those services.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, FMR is authorized to
allocate portfolio transactions in a manner that takes into account
assistance received in the distribution of shares of the funds or
other Fidelity funds and to use the research services of brokerage and
other firms that have provided such assistance. FMR may use research
services provided by and place agency transactions with National
Financial Services Corporation (NFSC) and Fidelity Brokerage Services
Japan LLC (FBSJ), indirect subsidiaries of FMR Corp., if the
commissions are fair, reasonable, and comparable to commissions
charged by non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms for similar
services. FMR may also place agency transactions with REDIBook ECN LLC
(REDIBook), an electronic communication network (ECN) in which a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. has an equity ownership interest,
if the commissions are fair, reasonable, and comparable to commissions
charged by non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms for similar
services.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions to broker-dealers (including
affiliates of FMR) who have entered into arrangements with FMR under
which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the commissions paid by
a fund toward the reduction of that fund's expenses. The transaction
quality must, however, be comparable to those of other qualified
broker-dealers.
Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prohibits members
of national securities exchanges from executing exchange transactions
for investment accounts which they or their affiliates manage, unless
certain requirements are satisfied. Pursuant to such requirements, the
Board of Trustees has authorized NFSC to execute portfolio
transactions on national securities exchanges in accordance with
approved procedures and applicable SEC rules.
The Trustees of each fund periodically review FMR's performance of its
responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio
transactions on behalf of the fund and review the commissions paid by
the fund over representative periods of time to determine if they are
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.
The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures in conformity with
Rule 10f-3 under the 1940 Act whereby a fund may purchase securities
that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR
participates. These procedures prohibit the funds from directly or
indirectly benefiting an FMR affiliate in connection with such
underwritings. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate
participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may
apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities
that the funds could purchase in the underwritings.
From time to time the Trustees will review whether the recapture for
the benefit of the funds of some portion of the brokerage commissions
or similar fees paid by the funds on portfolio transactions is legally
permissible and advisable. Each fund seeks to recapture soliciting
broker-dealer fees on the tender of portfolio securities, but at
present no other recapture arrangements are in effect. The Trustees
intend to continue to review whether recapture opportunities are
available and are legally permissible and, if so, to determine in the
exercise of their business judgment whether it would be advisable for
each fund to seek such recapture.
Although the Trustees and officers of each fund are substantially the
same as those of other funds managed by FMR or its affiliates,
investment decisions for each fund are made independently from those
of other funds or investment accounts managed by FMR or its
affiliates. It sometimes happens that the same security is held in the
portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts.
Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and
investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser,
particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment
objective of more than one fund or investment account.
When two or more funds are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or
sale of the same security, the prices and amounts are allocated in
accordance with procedures believed to be appropriate and equitable
for each fund. In some cases this system could have a detrimental
effect on the price or value of the security as far as each fund is
concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to
participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and
prices for the funds. It is the current opinion of the Trustees that
the desirability of retaining FMR as investment adviser to each fund
outweighs any disadvantages that may be said to exist from exposure to
simultaneous transactions.
VALUATION
Each fund's NAV is the value of a single share. The NAV of each fund
is computed by adding the value of the fund's investments, cash, and
other assets, subtracting its liabilities, and dividing the result by
the number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the
primary market or exchange on which they trade. Most equity securities
for which the primary market is the United States are valued at last
sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most
equity securities for which the primary market is outside the United
States are valued using the official closing price or the last sale
price in the principal market in which they are traded. If the last
sale price (on the local exchange) is unavailable, the last evaluated
quote or closing bid price normally is used. Securities of other
open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
Fixed-income securities and other assets for which market quotations
are readily available may be valued at market values determined by
such securities' most recent bid prices (sales prices if the principal
market is an exchange) in the principal market in which they normally
are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or
assets. Or, fixed-income securities and convertible securities may be
valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that
uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied
valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing
services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of
pricing services are available, and the funds may use various pricing
services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Independent brokers or quotation services provide prices of foreign
securities in their local currency. Fidelity Service Company (FSC)
gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the
last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value
of foreign securities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars.
Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate
fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of
NAV. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a
portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on
which that security is traded, then that security will be valued in
good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less
for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing
service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost
or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate
current value.
The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value
of the securities owned by [the/a] fund if, in the opinion of a
committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would
more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For
example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily
available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee
appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith
determination of the value of a security, the committee may review
price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading
trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional
trading.
PERFORMANCE
A fund may quote performance in various ways. All performance
information supplied by the funds in advertising is historical and is
not intended to indicate future returns. Each fund's share price and
return fluctuate in response to market conditions and other factors,
and the value of fund shares when redeemed may be more or less than
their original cost.
RETURN CALCULATIONS. Returns quoted in advertising reflect all aspects
of a fund's return, including the effect of reinvesting dividends and
capital gain distributions, and any change in a fund's NAV over a
stated period. A cumulative return reflects actual performance over a
stated period of time. Average annual returns are calculated by
determining the growth or decline in value of a hypothetical
historical investment in a fund over a stated period, and then
calculating the annually compounded percentage rate that would have
produced the same result if the rate of growth or decline in value had
been constant over the period. For example, a cumulative return of
100% over ten years would produce an average annual return of 7.18%,
which is the steady annual rate of return that would equal 100% growth
on a compounded basis in ten years. Average annual returns covering
periods of less than one year are calculated by determining a fund's
return for the period, extending that return for a full year (assuming
that return remains constant over the year), and quoting the result as
an annual return. While average annual returns are a convenient means
of comparing investment alternatives, investors should realize that a
fund's performance is not constant over time, but changes from year to
year, and that average annual returns represent averaged figures as
opposed to the actual year-to-year performance of a fund.
In addition to average annual returns, a fund may quote unaveraged or
cumulative returns reflecting the simple change in value of an
investment over a stated period. Average annual and cumulative returns
may be quoted as a percentage or as a dollar amount, and may be
calculated for a single investment, a series of investments, or a
series of redemptions, over any time period. Returns may be broken
down into their components of income and capital (including capital
gains and changes in share price) to illustrate the relationship of
these factors and their contributions to return. Returns may be quoted
on a before-tax or after-tax basis. Returns may or may not include the
effect of a fund's maximum sales charge or the effect of a fund's
trading fee. Excluding a fund's sales charge or trading fee from a
return calculation produces a higher return figure. Returns and other
performance information may be quoted numerically or in a table,
graph, or similar illustration.
NET ASSET VALUE. Charts and graphs using a fund's NAVs, adjusted NAVs,
and benchmark indexes may be used to exhibit performance. An adjusted
NAV includes any distributions paid by a fund and reflects all
elements of its return. Unless otherwise indicated, a fund's adjusted
NAVs are not adjusted for sales charges, if any.
MOVING AVERAGES. A fund may illustrate performance using moving
averages. A long-term moving average is the average of each week's
adjusted closing NAV for a specified period. A short-term moving
average is the average of each day's adjusted closing NAV for a
specified period. Moving Average Activity Indicators combine adjusted
closing NAVs from the last business day of each week with moving
averages for a specified period to produce indicators showing when an
NAV has crossed, stayed above, or stayed below its moving average.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS. A fund's performance may be compared to the
performance of other mutual funds in general, or to the performance of
particular types of mutual funds. These comparisons may be expressed
as mutual fund rankings prepared by Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an
independent service located in Summit, New Jersey that monitors the
performance of mutual funds. Generally, Lipper rankings are based on
return, assume reinvestment of distributions, do not take sales
charges or trading fees into consideration, and are prepared without
regard to tax consequences. In addition to the mutual fund rankings, a
fund's performance may be compared to stock, bond, and money market
mutual fund performance indexes prepared by Lipper or other
organizations. When comparing these indexes, it is important to
remember the risk and return characteristics of each type of
investment. For example, while stock mutual funds may offer higher
potential returns, they also carry the highest degree of share price
volatility. Likewise, money market funds may offer greater stability
of principal, but generally do not offer the higher potential returns
available from stock mutual funds.
From time to time, a fund's performance may also be compared to other
mutual funds tracked by financial or business publications and
periodicals. For example, a fund may quote Morningstar, Inc. in its
advertising materials. Morningstar, Inc. is a mutual fund rating
service that rates mutual funds on the basis of risk-adjusted
performance. Rankings that compare the performance of Fidelity funds
to one another in appropriate categories over specific periods of time
may also be quoted in advertising.
A fund's performance may also be compared to that of each benchmark
index representing the universe of securities in which the fund may
invest. The return of each index reflects reinvestment of all
dividends and capital gains paid by securities included in each index.
Unlike a fund's returns, however, each index's returns do not reflect
brokerage commissions, transaction fees, or other costs of investing
directly in the securities included in the index.
Each fund may compare its performance to that of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks.
Networking & Infrastructure may also compare its performance to that
of the Goldman Sachs Technology Index, a market
capitalization-weighted index of 185 stocks designed to measure the
performance of companies in the technology sector. Issues in the index
include producers of sophisticated devices, services and software
related to the fields of computers, electronics, networking and
Internet services.
Wireless may also compare its performance to that of the Goldman Sachs
Utilities Index, a market capitalization-weighted index of 150 stocks
designed to measure the performance of companies in the utilities
sector. Issues in the index include generators and distributors of
electricity, distributors of natural gas and water, and providers of
telecommunications services.
A fund may be compared in advertising to Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
or other investments issued by banks or other depository institutions.
Mutual funds differ from bank investments in several respects. For
example, [the/a] fund may offer greater liquidity or higher potential
returns than CDs, a fund does not guarantee an investor's principal or
return, and fund shares are not FDIC insured.
Fidelity may provide information designed to help individuals
understand their investment goals and explore various financial
strategies. Such information may include information about current
economic, market, and political conditions; materials that describe
general principles of investing, such as asset allocation,
diversification, risk tolerance, and goal setting; questionnaires
designed to help create a personal financial profile; worksheets used
to project savings needs based on assumed rates of inflation and
hypothetical rates of return; and action plans offering investment
alternatives. Materials may also include discussions of Fidelity's
asset allocation funds and other Fidelity funds, products, and
services.
Ibbotson Associates of Chicago, Illinois (Ibbotson) provides
historical returns of the capital markets in the United States,
including common stocks, small capitalization stocks, long-term
corporate bonds, intermediate-term government bonds, long-term
government bonds, Treasury bills, the U.S. rate of inflation (based on
the CPI), and combinations of various capital markets. The performance
of these capital markets is based on the returns of different indexes.
Fidelity funds may use the performance of these capital markets in
order to demonstrate general risk-versus-reward investment scenarios.
Performance comparisons may also include the value of a hypothetical
investment in any of these capital markets. The risks associated with
the security types in any capital market may or may not correspond
directly to those of the funds. Ibbotson calculates returns in the
same method as the funds. The funds may also compare performance to
that of other compilations or indexes that may be developed and made
available in the future.
In advertising materials, Fidelity may reference or discuss its
products and services, which may include other Fidelity funds;
retirement investing; brokerage products and services; model
portfolios or allocations; saving for college or other goals; and
charitable giving. In addition, Fidelity may quote or reprint
financial or business publications and periodicals as they relate to
current economic and political conditions, fund management, portfolio
composition, investment philosophy, investment techniques, the
desirability of owning a particular mutual fund, and Fidelity services
and products. Fidelity may also reprint, and use as advertising and
sales literature, articles from Fidelity Focus(Registered trademark),
a quarterly magazine provided free of charge to Fidelity fund
shareholders.
A fund may present its fund number, Quotron(trademark) number, and
CUSIP number, and discuss or quote its current portfolio manager.
VOLATILITY. A fund may quote various measures of volatility and
benchmark correlation in advertising. In addition, the fund may
compare these measures to those of other funds. Measures of volatility
seek to compare a fund's historical share price fluctuations or
returns to those of a benchmark. Measures of benchmark correlation
indicate how valid a comparative benchmark may be. All measures of
volatility and correlation are calculated using averages of historical
data.
MOMENTUM INDICATORS indicate a fund's price movements over specific
periods of time. Each point on the momentum indicator represents a
fund's percentage change in price movements over that period.
A fund may advertise examples of the effects of periodic investment
plans, including the principle of dollar cost averaging. In such a
program, an investor invests a fixed dollar amount in a fund at
periodic intervals, thereby purchasing fewer shares when prices are
high and more shares when prices are low. While such a strategy does
not assure a profit or guard against loss in a declining market, the
investor's average cost per share can be lower than if fixed numbers
of shares are purchased at the same intervals. In evaluating such a
plan, investors should consider their ability to continue purchasing
shares during periods of low price levels.
As of May 31, 2000, FMR advised over $35 billion in municipal fund
assets, $145 billion in taxable fixed-income fund assets, $153 billion
in money market fund assets, $607 billion in equity fund assets, $20
billion in international fund assets, and $42 billion in Spartan fund
assets. The fund may reference the growth and variety of money market
mutual funds and the adviser's innovation and participation in the
industry. The equity funds under management figure represents the
largest amount of equity fund assets under management by a mutual fund
investment adviser in the United States, making FMR America's leading
equity (stock) fund manager. FMR, its subsidiaries, and affiliates
maintain a worldwide information and communications network for the
purpose of researching and managing investments abroad.
ADDITIONAL PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION
Pursuant to Rule 22d-1 under the 1940 Act, FDC exercises its right to
waive each fund's front-end sales charge on shares acquired through
reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions or in
connection with a fund's merger with or acquisition of any investment
company or trust. In addition, FDC has chosen to waive each fund's
front-end sales charge in certain instances due to sales efficiencies
and competitive considerations. The sales charge will not apply:
1. to shares purchased in connection with an employee benefit plan
(including the Fidelity-sponsored 403(b) and corporate IRA programs
but otherwise as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act) maintained by a U.S. employer and having more than 200 eligible
employees, or a minimum of $3,000,000 in plan assets invested in
Fidelity mutual funds, or as part of an employee benefit plan
maintained by a U.S. employer that is a member of a parent-subsidiary
group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 1563(a)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code, with "50%" substituted for "80%") any member of
which maintains an employee benefit plan having more than 200 eligible
employees, or a minimum of $3,000,000 in plan assets invested in
Fidelity mutual funds, or as part of an employee benefit plan
maintained by a non-U.S. employer having 200 or more eligible
employees, or a minimum of $3,000,000 in assets invested in Fidelity
mutual funds, the assets of which are held in a bona fide trust for
the exclusive benefit of employees participating therein;
2. to shares purchased by an insurance company separate account used
to fund annuity contracts purchased by employee benefit plans
(including 403(b) programs, but otherwise as defined in the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act), which, in the aggregate, have either
more than 200 eligible employees or a minimum of $3,000,000 in assets
invested in Fidelity funds;
3. to shares in a Fidelity account purchased (including purchases by
exchange) with the proceeds of a distribution from an employee benefit
plan provided that: (i) at the time of the distribution, the employer,
or an affiliate (as described in waiver (1) above) of such employer,
maintained at least one employee benefit plan that qualified for
waiver (1) above and that had at least some portion of its assets
invested in one or more mutual funds advised by FMR, or in one or more
investment accounts or pools advised by Fidelity Management Trust
Company; and (ii) either (a) the distribution is transferred from the
plan to a Fidelity IRA account within 60 days from the date of the
distribution or (b) the distribution is transferred directly from the
plan into another Fidelity account;
4. to shares purchased by a charitable organization (as defined for
purposes of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) investing
$100,000 or more;
5. to shares purchased for a charitable remainder trust or life income
pool established for the benefit of a charitable organization (as
defined for purposes of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code);
6. to shares purchased by an investor participating in the Fidelity
Trust Portfolios program (these investors must make initial
investments of $100,000 or more in the Trust Portfolios funds and
must, during the initial six-month period, reach and maintain an
aggregate balance of at least $500,000 in all accounts and subaccounts
purchased through the Trust Portfolios program);
7. to shares purchased by a mutual fund or a qualified state tuition
program for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager;
8. to shares purchased through Portfolio Advisory ServicesSM or
Fidelity Charitable Advisory Services;
9. to shares purchased by a current or former Trustee or officer of a
Fidelity fund or a current or retired officer, director, or regular
employee of FMR Corp. or Fidelity International Limited (FIL) or their
direct or indirect subsidiaries (a Fidelity Trustee or employee), the
spouse of a Fidelity Trustee or employee, a Fidelity Trustee or
employee acting as custodian for a minor child, or a person acting as
trustee of a trust for the sole benefit of the minor child of a
Fidelity Trustee or employee; or
10. to shares purchased by a bank trust officer, registered
representative, or other employee of a qualified recipient. Qualified
recipients are securities dealers or other entities, including banks
and other financial institutions, who have sold the fund's shares
under special arrangements in connection with FDC's sales activities.
A fund's sales charge may be reduced to reflect sales charges
previously paid, or that would have been paid absent a reduction for
some purchases made directly with Fidelity as noted in the prospectus,
in connection with investments in other Fidelity funds. This includes
reductions for investments in the following prototype or
prototype-like retirement plans sponsored by FMR or FMR Corp.: The
Fidelity Traditional IRA, The Fidelity Roth IRA, The Fidelity Rollover
IRA, The Fidelity SEP-IRA and SARSEP, The Fidelity SIMPLE IRA, The
Fidelity Retirement Plan, Fidelity Defined Benefit Plan, The Fidelity
Group IRA, The Fidelity 403(b) Program, The Fidelity Investments
401(a) Prototype Plan for Tax-Exempt Employers, and The CORPORATEplan
for Retirement (Profit Sharing and Money Purchase Plan).
A fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily
marketable securities or other property, valued for this purpose as
they are valued in computing each fund's NAV, if FMR determines it is
in the best interests of the fund. Shareholders that receive
securities or other property on redemption may realize a gain or loss
for tax purposes, and will incur any costs of sale, as well as the
associated inconveniences.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
DIVIDENDS. A portion of each fund's income may qualify for the
dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders to
the extent that the fund's income is derived from qualifying
dividends. Because each fund may earn other types of income, such as
interest, short-term capital gains, and non-qualifying dividends, the
percentage of dividends from the fund that qualifies for the deduction
generally will be less than 100%. A portion of each fund's dividends
derived from certain U.S. Government securities and securities of
certain other investment companies may be exempt from state and local
taxation.
CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS. Each fund's long-term capital gain
distributions are federally taxable to shareholders generally as
capital gains.
RETURNS OF CAPITAL. If a fund's distributions exceed its taxable
income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a
portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be
recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of
capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce
each shareholder's cost basis in the fund and result in a higher
reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares
on which the distribution was received are sold.
FOREIGN TAX CREDIT OR DEDUCTION. Foreign governments may withhold
taxes on dividends and interest earned by a fund with respect to
foreign securities. Foreign governments may also impose taxes on other
payments or gains with respect to foreign securities. Because each
fund does not currently anticipate that securities of foreign issuers
will constitute more than 50% of its total assets at the end of its
fiscal year, shareholders should not expect to be eligible to claim a
foreign tax credit or deduction on their federal income tax returns
with respect to foreign taxes withheld.
TAX STATUS OF THE FUND[S]. Each fund intends to qualify each year as a
"regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income
and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as
a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal
income or excise taxes at the fund level, each fund intends to
distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net
realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a
fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules
applicable to regulated investment companies.
OTHER TAX INFORMATION. The information above is only a summary of some
of the tax consequences generally affecting each fund and its
shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax
consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine
whether the sale of shares of a fund resulted in a capital gain or
loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income
taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund
distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal
property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to
determine whether a fund is suitable to their particular tax
situation.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of
the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of
Trustees governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the
interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who
meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each fund's
activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that
provide services to each fund, and review each fund's performance.
Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or
other offices in the same company for the last five years. All persons
named as Trustees and Members of the Advisory Board also serve in
similar capacities for other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates.
The business address of each Trustee, Member of the Advisory Board,
and officer who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act)
is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, which is also
the address of FMR. The business address of all the other Trustees is
Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 9235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-9235.
Those Trustees who are "interested persons" by virtue of their
affiliation with either the trust or FMR are indicated by an asterisk
(*).
*EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d (69), Trustee, is President of the funds. Mr.
Johnson also serves as President of other Fidelity funds. He is Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director
and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR;
Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
and of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998)
and a Director (1997) of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.;
Chairman and Representative Director of Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited (1997); and a Director of FDC and of FMR Co., Inc. (2000).
Abigail Johnson, Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Select
Portfolios, is Mr. Johnson's daughter.
ABIGAIL P. JOHNSON (38), Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity
Select Portfolios (1999), is Vice President of certain Equity Funds
(1997), and is a Director of FMR Corp. (1994). Before assuming her
current responsibilities, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity
funds. Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee and President of the Funds, is
Ms. Johnson's father.
J. MICHAEL COOK (57), Member of the Advisory Board (2000). Prior to
Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chairman of the Deloitte &
Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu. He currently serves as an Executive in Residence of the
Columbia Business School and as a Director of Dow Chemical Company
(2000), HCA - The Healthcare Company (1999), and Children First
(1999). He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Securities
Regulation Institute, a member of the Advisory Board of Boardroom
Consultants, past chairman and a member of the Board of Catalyst (a
leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is
a Director of the STAR Foundation (Society to Advance the Retarded and
Handicapped). He also serves as a member of the Board and Executive
Committee and as Co-Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee of the
Center for Strategic & International Studies, a member of the Board of
Overseers of the Columbia Business School, and a Member of the
Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of
Florida.
RALPH F. COX (67), Trustee, is President of RABAR Enterprises
(management consulting-engineering industry, 1994). Prior to February
1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum
exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President
and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company
(exploration and production). He is a Director of Waste Management
Inc. (non-hazardous waste, 1993), CH2M Hill Companies (engineering),
and Bonneville Pacific (independent power and petroleum production).
In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University
and the University of Texas at Austin.
PHYLLIS BURKE DAVIS (68), Trustee. Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon
Products, Inc. where she held various positions including Senior Vice
President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. sales,
distribution, and manufacturing. She is currently a Director of
BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation
(manufacturing), and the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), and
previously served as a Director of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Nabisco
Brands, Inc., and Standard Brands, Inc. In addition, she is a member
of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton,
N.Y. (1998).
ROBERT M. GATES (56), Trustee (1997), is a consultant, author, and
lecturer (1993). Mr. Gates was Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) from 1991-1993. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Gates served as
Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National
Security Advisor. Mr. Gates is a Director of Charles Stark Draper
Laboratory (non-profit), NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and
manufacturing), and TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and
information technology). Mr. Gates previously served as a Director of
LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines). He is
currently serving as Dean of the George Bush School of Government and
Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2000). Mr. Gates also is
a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy and of the Endowment
Association of the College of William and Mary. In addition, he is a
member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America.
DONALD J. KIRK (67), Trustee, is Executive-in-Residence (1995) at
Columbia University Graduate School of Business. From 1987 to January
1995, Mr. Kirk was a Professor at Columbia University Graduate School
of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board. Mr. Kirk previously served as a Director
of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director
of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations, 1993-1995). He
serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts
Stabilization Inc., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich
Hospital Association, Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services
Corp. (1998), Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice
Section (1995), and as a Public Governor of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996).
MARIE L. KNOWLES (54), Member of the Advisory Board (2000). Beginning
in 1972, Ms. Knowles served in various positions with Atlantic
Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy) including Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer (1996-2000); Director
(1996-1998); and Senior Vice President (1993-1996). In addition, Ms.
Knowles served as President of ARCO Transportation Company
(1993-1996). She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge
Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation
(multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and America West Holdings
Corporation (aviation and travel services, 1999). Ms. Knowles also
serves as a member of the National Board of the Smithsonian
Institution and she is a trustee of the Brookings Institution.
NED C. LAUTENBACH (56), Trustee (2000), has been a partner of Clayton,
Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September
1998. Mr. Lautenbach was Senior Vice President of IBM Corporation from
1992 until his retirement in July 1998. From 1993 to 1995 he was
Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation. He also was a member of IBM's
Corporate Executive Committee from 1994 to July 1998. He is a Director
of PPG Industries Inc. (glass, coating and chemical manufacturer),
Dynatech Corporation (global communications equipment), Eaton
Corporation (global manufacturer of highly engineered products) and
ChoicePoint Inc. (data identification, retrieval, storage, and
analysis).
*PETER S. LYNCH (57), Trustee, is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR;
and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2000). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was
a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he
held until March 31, 1991); Vice President of Fidelity Magellan Fund
and FMR Growth Group Leader; and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr.
Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate
Services (1991-1992). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston
College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield (1989)
and Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, and as an
Overseer of the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston.
WILLIAM O. McCOY (66), Trustee (1997), is the Interim Chancellor for
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Previously he had
served from 1995 through 1998 as Vice President of Finance for the
University of North Carolina (16-school system). Prior to his
retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board
of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications, 1984) and President of
BellSouth Enterprises (1986). He is currently a Director of Liberty
Corporation (holding company, 1984), Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation
(real estate, 1994), Carolina Power and Light Company (electric
utility, 1996), the Kenan Transport Company (trucking, 1996), and
Dynatech Corporation (electronics, 1999). Previously, he was a
Director of First American Corporation (bank holding company,
1979-1996). In addition, Mr. McCoy served as a member of the Board of
Visitors for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(1994-1998) and currently serves on the Board of Visitors of the
Kenan-Flager Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, 1988).
GERALD C. McDONOUGH (71), Trustee and Chairman of the non-interested
Trustees, is Chairman of G.M. Management Group (strategic advisory
services). Mr. McDonough is a Director and Chairman of the Board of
York International Corp. (air conditioning and refrigeration) and
Associated Estates Realty Corporation (a real estate investment trust,
1993). Mr. McDonough served as a Director of ACME-Cleveland Corp.
(metal working, telecommunications, and electronic products) from
1987-1996 and Brush-Wellman Inc. (metal refining) from 1983-1997. He
also served as a Director of Commercial Intertech Corp. (hydraulic
systems, building systems, and metal products) from 1992-2000 and
CUNO, Inc. (liquid and gas filtration products) from 1996-2000.
MARVIN L. MANN (66), Trustee (1993), is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark
International, Inc. (office machines, 1991) where he still remains a
member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice
President of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and
President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and
subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Director of M.A. Hanna Company (chemicals,
1993), Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage, 1997). He is a
Board member of Dynatech Corporation (electronics, 1999).
*ROBERT C. POZEN (53), Trustee (1997), is Senior Vice President of the
funds. Mr. Pozen also serves as Senior Vice President of other
Fidelity funds (1997). He is President and a Director of FMR (1997),
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1997), Fidelity Management
& Research (Far East) Inc. (1997), Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (1998), and FMR Co., Inc. (2000); and a Director of
Strategic Advisers, Inc. (1999). Previously, Mr. Pozen served as
General Counsel, Managing Director, and Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
THOMAS R. WILLIAMS (71), Trustee, is President of The Wales Group,
Inc. (management and financial advisory services). Prior to retiring
in 1987, Mr. Williams served as Chairman of the Board of First
Wachovia Corporation (bank holding company), and Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of The First National Bank of Atlanta and First
Atlanta Corporation (bank holding company). He is currently a Director
of National Life Insurance Company of Vermont and American Software,
Inc. Mr. Williams was previously a Director of ConAgra, Inc.
(agricultural products), Georgia Power Company (electric utility), and
Avado, Inc. (restaurants).
ERIC D. ROITER (51), is Secretary of the funds. He also serves as
Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General
Counsel, and Clerk of FMR (1998); and Vice President and Clerk of FDC
(1998). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of
Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner
(1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter was an
Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Columbia University Law School
(1996-1997).
ROBERT A. DWIGHT (41), is Treasurer of of the funds. Mr. Dwight also
serves as Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and is an employee
of FMR. Prior to becoming Treasurer of the Fidelity funds, he served
as President of Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services (FACS).
Before joining Fidelity, Mr. Dwight was Senior Vice President of fund
accounting operations for The Boston Company.
MARIA F. DWYER (41), is Deputy Treasurer of the funds. She also serves
as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) 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.
JOHN H. COSTELLO (53), is Assistant Treasurer of the funds. Mr.
Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds
and is an employee of FMR.
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 February 29, 2001, or
calendar year ended December 31, 1999, as applicable.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
Trustees and Members of the Aggregate Compensation from Aggregate Compensation from Total Compensation from the
Advisory Board Networking & Wireless[B,]D,+ Fund Complex*,A
Infrastructure[B,]C,+
Edward C. Johnson 3d** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Abigail P. Johnson** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
J. Michael Cook***** $ $ $ 0
Ralph F. Cox $ $ $ 217,500
Phyllis Burke Davis $ $ $ 211,500
Robert M. Gates $ $ $ 217,500
E. Bradley Jones**** $ $ $ 217,500
Donald J. Kirk $ $ $ 217,500
Ned C. Lautenbach*** $ $ $ 54,000
Peter S. Lynch** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
William O. McCoy $ $ $ 214,500
Gerald C. McDonough $ $ $ 269,000
Marvin L. Mann $ $ $ 217,500
Robert C. Pozen** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Thomas R. Williams $ $ $213,000
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* Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 1999 for 236
funds in the complex.
** Interested Trustees of the funds and Ms. Johnson 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.
***** Effective March 16, 2000, Mr. Cook serves as a Member of the
Advisory Board.
+ Estimated
A Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred,
and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 1999, 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, $53,735; William O. McCoy, $53,735; and Thomas
R. Williams, $62,319.
[B Compensation figures include cash, and may include amounts required
to be deferred and amounts deferred at the election of Trustees.]
[C The following amounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $__; Phyllis Burke Davis, $__;
Robert M. Gates, $__; E. Bradley Jones, $__; Donald J. Kirk, $__; Ned
C. Lautenbach, $__; William O. McCoy, $__; Gerald C. McDonough, $__;
Marvin L. Mann, $__; and Thomas R. Williams, $__.]
[D The following amounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $__; Phyllis Burke Davis, $__;
Robert M. Gates, $__; E. Bradley Jones, $__; Donald J. Kirk, $__; Ned
C. Lautenbach, $__; William O. McCoy, $__; Gerald C. McDonough, $__;
Marvin L. Mann, $__; and Thomas R. Williams, $__.]
[E The following amounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $__; Phyllis Burke Davis, $__;
Robert M. Gates, $__; E. Bradley Jones, $__; Donald J. Kirk, $__; Ned
C. Lautenbach, $__; William O. McCoy, $__; Gerald C. McDonough, $__;
Marvin L. Mann, $__; and Thomas R. Williams, $__.]
[F Certain of the non-interested Trustees' aggregate compensation from
a fund includes accrued voluntary deferred compensation as follows:
[trustee name, dollar amount of deferred compensation, fund name];
[trustee name, dollar amount of deferred compensation, fund name]; and
[trustee name, dollar amount of deferred compensation, fund name].]
Under a deferred compensation plan adopted in September 1995 and
amended in November 1996 and January 2000 (the Plan), non-interested
Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer
receipt of an additional portion of, their annual fees. Amounts
deferred under the Plan are treated as though equivalent dollar
amounts had been invested in shares of a cross-section of Fidelity
funds including funds in each major investment discipline and
representing a majority of Fidelity's assets under management (the
Reference Funds). The amounts ultimately received by the Trustees
under the Plan will be directly linked to the investment performance
of the Reference Funds. Deferral of fees in accordance with the Plan
will have a negligible effect on a fund's assets, liabilities, and net
income per share, and will not obligate a fund to retain the services
of any Trustee or to pay any particular level of compensation to the
Trustee. A fund may invest in the Reference Funds under the Plan
without shareholder approval.
As of the public offering of shares of each fund, 100% of each fund's
total outstanding shares was held by [FMR] [[and] [an] FMR
affiliate[s]]. FMR Corp. is the ultimate parent company of [FMR]
[[and] [this/these] FMR affiliate[s]]. By virtue of their ownership
interest in FMR Corp., as described in the "Control of Investment
Advisers" section on page 63, Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee and
President of the fund, and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson, Member of the
Advisory Board, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of these
shares.
CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS
FMR Corp., organized in 1972, is the ultimate parent company of FMR,
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), Fidelity
Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR Far East) and FMR Co., Inc.
(FMRC). The voting common stock of FMR Corp. is divided into two
classes. Class B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C.
Johnson 3d family and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter
acted upon by the voting common stock. Class A is held predominantly
by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR Corp. and its affiliates
and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson
family group and all other Class B shareholders have entered into a
shareholders' voting agreement under which all Class B shares will be
voted in accordance with the majority vote of Class B shares. Under
the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or
group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting stock of that
company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common stock and
the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the
Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a
controlling group with respect to FMR Corp.
At present, the principal operating activities of FMR Corp. are those
conducted by its division, Fidelity Investments Retail Marketing
Company, which provides marketing services to various companies within
the Fidelity organization.
Fidelity 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 funds, FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIJ, and FDC have
adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that sets
forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds,
establishes procedures for personal investing, and restricts certain
transactions. Employees subject to the code of ethics, including
Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own
investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or
held by the funds.
MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
Each fund has entered into a management contract with FMR, pursuant to
which FMR furnishes investment advisory and other services.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Under the terms of its management contract with
each fund, FMR acts as investment adviser and, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the
fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and
limitations. FMR also provides each fund with all necessary office
facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments,
compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are
"interested persons" of the trust or of FMR, and all personnel of each
fund or FMR performing services relating to research, statistical and
investment activities.
In addition, FMR or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the
Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services
necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include
providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization;
supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents,
accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund;
preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting
shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the
registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and
making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing
management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing
reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the
Trustees.
MANAGEMENT-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to the management fee payable
to FMR and the fees payable to the transfer, dividend disbursing, and
shareholder servicing agent, pricing and bookkeeping agent, and the
costs associated with securities lending, each fund pays all of its
expenses that are not assumed by those parties. Each fund pays for the
typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy materials to
shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor,
and non-interested Trustees. Each fund's management contract further
provides that the fund will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing
prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and
reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of each fund's
transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears the costs of
providing these services to existing shareholders. Other expenses paid
by each fund include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, the
fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment
Company Institute dues, and the costs of registering shares under
federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state
securities laws. Each fund is also liable for such non-recurring
expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which the
fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its
officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.
MANAGEMENT FEES. For the services of FMR under the management
contract, each fund pays FMR a monthly management fee which has two
components: a group fee rate and an individual fund fee rate.
The group fee rate is based on the monthly average net assets of all
of the registered investment companies with which FMR has management
contracts.
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GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES
Average Group Assets Annualized Rate Group Net Assets Effective Annual Fee Rate
0 - $3 billion .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 group fee rate is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the
graduated fee rate schedule shown above on the left. The schedule
above on the right shows the effective annual group fee rate at
various asset levels, which is the result of cumulatively applying the
annualized rates on the left. For example, the effective annual fee
rate at $836 billion of group net assets - the approximate level for
May 2000 - was 0.2763%, which is the weighted average of the
respective fee rates for each level of group net assets up to $836
billion.
Each fund's individual fund fee rate is 0.30%. Based on the average
group net assets of the funds advised by FMR for May 2000, each fund's
annual management fee rate would be calculated as follows:
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Group Fee Rate Individual Fund Fee Rate Management Fee Rate
Networking & Infrastructure 0.2763% + 0.30% = 0.5763%
Wireless 0.2763% + 0.30% = 0.5763%
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One-twelfth of the management fee rate is applied to each fund's
average net assets for the month, giving a dollar amount which is the
fee for that month.
FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of
a fund's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, certain
securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary
expenses), which is subject to revision or discontinuance. FMR retains
the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the
amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the
fiscal year.
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase a fund's returns, and
repayment of the reimbursement by a fund will lower its returns.
SUB-ADVISERS. On January 1, 2001, FMR will enter into a sub-advisory
agreement with FMRC on behalf of each fund pursuant to which FMRC will
have primary responsibility for choosing investments for each fund.
Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreements for each fund, FMR will
pay FMRC fees equal to 50% of the management fee payable to FMR under
its management contract with each fund. The fees paid to FMRC will not
be reduced by any voluntary or mandatory expense reimbursements that
may be in effect from time to time.
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.
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).
For providing non-discretionary investment advice and research
services the sub-advisers are compensated as follows:
(small solid bullet) 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.
(small solid bullet) 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.
For providing discretionary investment management and executing
portfolio transactions, the sub-advisers are compensated as follows:
(small solid bullet) FMR pays FMR U.K. and FMR Far East a fee equal to
50% of its monthly management fee with respect to the fund's average
net assets managed by the sub-adviser on a discretionary basis.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Each fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an
affiliate of FMR. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreements
call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other
business, to secure purchasers for shares of each fund, which are
continuously offered. Promotional and administrative expenses in
connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by FMR.
The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans on behalf of
each fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the
Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not
engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except
pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The
Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow the funds and FMR to incur
certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect
payment by the funds of distribution expenses.
Under each Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR
is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of
its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. Each Plan
specifically recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenue,
as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for
expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to
result in the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services.
In addition, each Plan provides that FMR, directly or through FDC, may
pay significant amounts to intermediaries, such as banks,
broker-dealers and other service-providers, that provide those
services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such
payments for Fidelity Select Networking & Infrastructure Portfolio and
Fidelity Select Wireless Portfolio shares.
Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all
pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and
determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will
benefit the fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees
noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by the fund other
than those made to FMR under its management contract with the fund. To
the extent that each Plan gives FMR and FDC greater flexibility in
connection with the distribution of fund shares, additional sales of
fund shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore,
certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively
under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other
relationships.
The Glass-Steagall Act generally prohibits federally and state
chartered or supervised banks from directly engaging in the business
of underwriting, selling or distributing securities. FDC believes that
the Glass-Steagall Act should not preclude a bank from performing
shareholder support services, or servicing and recordkeeping
functions. FDC intends to engage banks only to perform such functions.
However, changes in federal or state statutes and regulations
pertaining to the permissible activities of banks, as well as further
judicial or administrative decisions or interpretations, could prevent
a bank from continuing to perform all or a part of the contemplated
services. If a bank were prohibited from so acting, the Trustees would
consider what actions, if any, would be necessary to continue to
provide efficient and effective shareholder services. In such event,
changes in the operation of the funds might occur, including possible
termination of any automatic investment or redemption or other
services then provided by the bank. It is not expected that
shareholders would suffer any adverse financial consequences as a
result of any of these occurrences. In addition, state securities laws
on this issue may differ from the interpretations of federal law
expressed herein, and banks and other financial institutions may be
required to register as dealers pursuant to state law.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with, and purchase
securities issued by, depository institutions that receive payments
under the Plans. No preference for the instruments of such depository
institutions will be shown in the selection of investments.
FDC may compensate intermediaries that satisfy certain criteria
established from time to time by FDC relating to the level or type of
services provided by the intermediary, the sale or expected sale of
significant amounts of shares, or other factors.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with FSC, an
affiliate of FMR. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC performs
transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for
each fund.
For providing transfer agency services, FSC receives an account fee
and an asset-based fee each paid monthly with respect to each account
in a fund. For retail accounts and certain institutional accounts,
these fees are based on account size and fund type. For certain
institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on fund type.
For certain other institutional retirement accounts, these fees are
based on account type and fund type. The account fees are subject to
increase based on postage rate changes.
The asset-based fees are subject to adjustment if the year-to-date
total return of the S&P 500 exceeds a positive or negative 15%.
FSC also collects small account fees from certain accounts with
balances of less than $2,500.
In addition, FSC collects a $7.50 exchange fee for each exchange out
of a fund.
In addition, FSC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency
fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualified state tuition
program (QSTP), as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act
of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate and in each Fidelity Freedom
Fund and Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund, funds of funds managed by an
FMR affiliate, according to the percentage of the QSTP's, Freedom
Fund's or Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund's assets that is invested in
a fund, subject to certain limitations in the case of Fidelity
Four-in-One Index Fund.
FSC pays out-of-pocket expenses associated with providing transfer
agent services. In addition, FSC bears the expense of typesetting,
printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional
information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to
existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Each fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with FSC .
Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and
dividends for each fund, maintains each fund's portfolio and general
accounting records, and administers each fund's securities lending
program.
For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly
fee based on each fund's average daily net assets throughout the
month.
The annual rates for pricing and bookkeeping services for the funds
are 0.0650% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.0400%
of average net assets between $500 million and $3 billion, 0.0021% of
average net assets between $3 billion and $25 billion, and 0.00075% of
average net assets in excess of $25 billion. The fee, not including
reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, is limited to a minimum of
$60,000 per year.
For administering each fund's securities lending program, FSC is paid
based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
TRUST ORGANIZATION. Fidelity Select Networking & Infrastructure
Portfolio and Fidelity Select Wireless Portfolio are funds of Fidelity
Select Portfolios, an open-end management investment company organized
as a Massachusetts business trust on November 20, 1980. Currently,
there are 41 funds in Fidelity Select Portfolios: Air Transportation
Portfolio, Automotive Portfolio, Banking Portfolio, Biotechnology
Portfolio, Brokerage and Investment Management Portfolio, Business
Services and Outsourcing Portfolio, Chemicals Portfolio, Computers
Portfolio, Construction and Housing Portfolio, Consumer Industries
Portfolio, Cyclical Industries Portfolio, Defense and Aerospace
Portfolio, Developing Communications Portfolio, Electronics Portfolio,
Energy Portfolio, Energy Service Portfolio, Environmental Services
Portfolio, Financial Services Portfolio, Food and Agriculture
Portfolio, Gold Portfolio, Health Care Portfolio, Home Finance
Portfolio, Industrial Equipment Portfolio, Industrial Materials
Portfolio, Insurance Portfolio, Leisure Portfolio, Medical Delivery
Portfolio, Medical Equipment and Systems Portfolio, Multimedia
Portfolio, Natural Gas Portfolio, Natural Resources Portfolio,
Networking and Infrastructure Portfolio, Paper and Forest Products
Portfolio, Retailing Portfolio, Software and Computer Services
Portfolio, Technology Portfolio, Telecommunications Portfolio,
Transportation Portfolio, Utilities Growth Portfolio, Wireless
Portfolio, and Money Market Portfolio. The Trustees are permitted to
create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes
of the funds.
The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of
each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof,
subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and
constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets
of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and
expenses attributable to such fund. Any general expenses of the trust
shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds.
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY. The trust is an entity commonly known as a
"Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders
of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally
liable for the obligations of the trust.
The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder
liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the
trust or fund. The Declaration of Trust provides that the trust shall
not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the
purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation,
or instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees
relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting
the obligations created thereby to the trust or to one or more funds
and its or their assets. The Declaration of Trust further provides
that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any
assets belonging to any other fund.
The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each
fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held
personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of
his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his
or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Declaration of
Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the
defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or
obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the
risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of
shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund
itself would be unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in
view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is
remote.
VOTING RIGHTS. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial
interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each
dollar of net asset value you own. The voting rights of shareholders
can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the
aggregate, by fund, and by class.
The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully
paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading
"Shareholder Liability" above.
The trust or a fund may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to,
or merger with, another open-end management investment company or
series thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets.
Generally, the merger of the trust or a fund with another operating
mutual fund or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the
trust or a fund to another operating mutual fund requires approval by
a vote of shareholders of the trust or the fund. The Trustees may,
however, reorganize or terminate the trust or a fund without prior
shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation
of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to
receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution.
In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund, shareholders
of that fund are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund
available for distribution.
CUSTODIANS. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 40 Water Street, Boston,
Massachusetts, is custodian of the assets of each fund. The custodian
is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the
appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. The Chase
Manhattan Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special
purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase
agreement transactions. The Bank of New York, headquartered in New
York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets
in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, Members of
the Advisory Board, and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from
time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks
serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. The Boston
branch of the funds' custodian leases its office space from an
affiliate of FMR at a lease payment which, when entered into, was
consistent with prevailing market rates. Transactions that have
occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business
loans. In the judgment of FMR, the terms and conditions of those
transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or
other fund relationships.
AUDITOR. _________, serves as independent accountant for each fund.
The auditor examines financial statements for the funds and provides
other audit, tax, and related services.
APPENDIX
Fidelity, Select Portfolios, Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design,
Fidelity Focus, Fidelity Investments, and Magellan are registered
trademarks of FMR Corp.
Portfolio Advisory Services is a service mark of FMR Corp.
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their
respective owners.
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. Exhibits
(a) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated December 16,
1999, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit a(1) of
Post-Effective Amendment No.67.
(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated May 19, 1994, are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2(a) of Fidelity
Union Street Trust's (File No. 2-50318) Post-Effective Amendment
No. 87.
(c) Not applicable.
(d)(1) Management Contract between Fidelity Select Portfolios, on
behalf of Cyclical Industries Portfolio, and Fidelity
Management & Research Company, dated January 16, 1997, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(d) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 58.
(2) Management Contract between Fidelity Select Portfolios, on
behalf of Natural Resources Portfolio, and Fidelity Management
& Research Company, dated January 16, 1997, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 5(e) of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 58.
(3) Management Contract between Fidelity Select Portfolios, on
behalf of Business Services and Outsourcing Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research Company, dated December 18,
1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(j) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 62.
(4) Management Contract between Fidelity Select Portfolios, on
behalf of Medical Equipment and Systems Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research Company, dated December 18,
1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(k) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 64.
(5) Management Contracts between Fidelity Select Portfolios, on
behalf of Air Transportation, Automotive, Banking (formerly
Regional Banks), Biotechnology, Brokerage and Investment
Management, Chemicals, Computers, Construction and Housing,
Consumer Industries, Defense and Aerospace, Developing
Communications, Electronics, Energy, Energy Service,
Environmental Services, Financial Services, Food and
Agriculture, Gold, Health Care, Home Finance, Industrial
Equipment, Industrial Materials, Insurance, Leisure, Medical
Delivery, Multimedia, Natural Gas, Paper and Forest Products,
Retailing, Software and Computer Services, Technology,
Telecommunications, Transportation, Utilities Growth, and
Money Market Portfolios and Fidelity Management & Research
Company, dated June 1, 1998, are incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits d(1)(a-jj) of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 65.
(6) Form of Management Contract between Fidelity Select
Portfolios, on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
Portfolio, and Fidelity Management & Research Company, is
filed herein as Exhibit d(6).
(7) Form of Management Contract between Fidelity Select
Portfolios, on behalf of Wireless Portfolio, and Fidelity
Management & Research Company, is filed herein as Exhibit
d(7).
(8) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Money Market Portfolio, and FMR Texas
Inc. (currently known as Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc.), dated January 1, 1990, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 5(c) of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 51.
(9) Sub-Advisory Agreements between Fidelity Management & Research
Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. and
between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity
Management & Research (Far East) Inc., respectively, on behalf
of Air Transportation, Automotive, Banking (formerly Regional
Banks), Biotechnology, Brokerage and Investment Management,
Chemicals, Computers, Construction and Housing, Consumer
Industries (formerly Consumer Products), Defense and
Aerospace, Developing Communications, Electronics, Energy,
Energy Service, Environmental Services, Financial Services,
Food and Agriculture, Health Care, Home Finance, Industrial
Equipment, Industrial Materials, Insurance, Leisure, Medical
Delivery, Multimedia (formerly Broadcast and Media), Natural
Gas, Paper and Forest Products, Retailing, Software and
Computer Services, Technology, Telecommunications,
Transportation, and Utilities Growth (formerly Utilities)
Portfolios, dated March 1, 1994, are incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit Nos. 5(b)(1-34) of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 48.
(10) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Cyclical Industries Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., dated January 16,
1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(f) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(11) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Cyclical Industries Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc., dated January
16, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(g)
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(12) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Natural Resources Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., dated January 16,
1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(h) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(13) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Natural Resources Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc., dated January
16, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(i)
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(14) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Business Services and Outsourcing
Portfolio, and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.,
dated December 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 5(l) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 62.
(15) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Business Services and Outsourcing
Portfolio, and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.,
dated December 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 5(m) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 62.
(16) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Medical Equipment and Systems Portfolio,
and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., dated December
18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d(14)
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 65.
(17) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Medical Equipment and Systems Portfolio,
and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc., dated
December 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit d(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 65.
(18) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Gold Portfolio, and Fidelity Management
& Research (U.K.) Inc., dated June 1, 1998, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit d(16) of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 65.
(19) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management & Research
Company, on behalf of Gold Portfolio, and Fidelity Management
& Research (Far East) Inc., dated June 1, 1998, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d(17) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 65.
(20) Form of Sub-Advisory Agreements between Fidelity Management &
Research Company, on behalf of the equity portfolios, and FMR
Co., Inc. are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits
d(18)(a-ll) of Post-Effective Amendment No.67.
(21) Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company, on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
Portfolio, and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., is
filed herein as Exhibit d(21).
(22) Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company, on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
Portfolio, and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.,
is filed herein as Exhibit d(22).
(23) Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company, on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
Portfolio, and FMR Co., Inc., is filed herein as Exhibit
d(23).
(24) Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company, on behalf of Wireless Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., is filed here as
Exhibit d(24).
(25) Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company, on behalf of Wireless Portfolio, and
Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc., is filed
herein as Exhibit d(25).
(26) Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company, on behalf of Wireless Portfolio, and FMR
Co., Inc., is filed herein as Exhibit d(26).
(27) Research Agreements between Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc. and Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ),
on behalf of the equity portfolios, dated January 1, 2000, are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits d(19)(a-ll) of
Post-Effective Amendment No.67.
(28) Form of Research Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc., on behalf of Networking &
Infrastructure Portfolio, and Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited (FIJ), is filed herein as Exhibit d(28).
(29) Form of Research Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc., on behalf of Wireless Portfolio, and
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ), is filed herein as
Exhibit d(29).
(e)(1) General Distribution Agreements between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Air Transportation, Gold (formerly
American Gold), Automotive, Banking (formerly Regional Banks),
Biotechnology, Brokerage and Investment Management, Chemicals,
Computers, Construction and Housing (formerly Housing),
Defense and Aerospace, Electronics, Energy, Energy Service,
Financial Services, Food and Agriculture, Health Care, Home
Finance (formerly Savings and Loan), Industrial Materials,
Insurance (formerly Property and Casualty Insurance), Leisure,
Medical Delivery, Money Market, Multimedia (formerly Broadcast
and Media), Paper and Forest Products, Retailing, Software and
Computer Services, Technology, Telecommunications,
Transportation, and Utilities Growth (formerly Utilities)
Portfolios and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated April
1, 1987, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit Nos.
6(a)(1-31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 51.
(2) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Industrial Equipment (formerly Capital
Goods) Portfolio and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated
April 1, 1987, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
6(h) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 54.
(3) Amendment to General Distribution Agreements between Fidelity
Select Portfolios on behalf of Air Transportation, Gold
(formerly American Gold), Automotive, Banking (formerly
Regional Banks), Biotechnology, Brokerage and Investment
Management, Chemicals, Computers, Construction and Housing
(formerly Housing), Defense and Aerospace, Electronics,
Energy, Energy Service, Financial Services, Food and
Agriculture, Health Care, Home Finance (formerly Savings and
Loan), Industrial Equipment (formerly Capital Goods),
Industrial Materials, Insurance (formerly Property and
Casualty Insurance), Leisure, Medical Delivery, Money Market,
Multimedia (formerly Broadcast and Media), Paper and Forest
Products, Retailing, Software and Computer Services,
Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Utilities
Growth (formerly Utilities) Portfolios and Fidelity
Distributors Corporation, dated January 1, 1988, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(b) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51.
(4) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Environmental Services Portfolio and
Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated June 29, 1989, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(c) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51.
(5) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Consumer Industries (formerly Consumer
Products) Portfolio and Fidelity Distributors Corporation,
dated June 14, 1990, is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 6(d) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 51.
(6) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Developing Communications Portfolio
and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated June 14, 1990, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(e) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51.
(7) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Natural Gas Portfolio and Fidelity
Distributors Corporation, dated April 15, 1993, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(f) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 46.
(8) Amendment, dated May 10, 1994, to the General Distribution
Agreement, dated April 15, 1993, between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Natural Gas Portfolio and Fidelity
Distributors Corporation, is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 6(g) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 50.
(9) Amendments to the General Distribution Agreements between
Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of each Fidelity Select
Portfolio except Natural Gas, Cyclical Industries, Natural
Resources, Business Services and Outsourcing, and Medical
Equipment and Systems and Fidelity Distributors Corporation,
dated March 14, 1996 and July 15, 1996, are incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 6(k) of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 57.
(10) Amendments to the General Distribution Agreement between
Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of Natural Gas Portfolio
and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated March 14, 1996
and July 15, 1996, are incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 6(l) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57.
(11) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Cyclical Industries Portfolio and
Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated January 16, 1997, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(i) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(12) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Natural Resources Portfolio and
Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated January 16, 1997, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(j) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 59.
(13) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Business Services and Outsourcing
Portfolio and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated
December 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 6(m) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 62.
(14) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Medical Equipment and Systems
Portfolio and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated
December 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 6(n) of Post-Effective No. 64.
(15) Form of General Distribution Agreement, between Fidelity
Select Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
Portfolio and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, is filed
herein as Exhibit e(15).
(16) Form of General Distribution Agreement, between Fidelity
Select Portfolios on behalf of Wireless Portfolio and Fidelity
Distributors Corporation, is filed herein as Exhibit e(16).
(17) Form of Bank Agency Agreement (most recently revised January,
1997), is filed herein as Exhibit e(17).
(18) Form of Selling Dealer Agreement for Bank-Related Transactions
(most recently revised January, 1997), is filed herein as
Exhibit e(18).
(f)(1) The Fee Deferral Plan for Non-Interested Person Directors and
Trustees of the Fidelity Funds, effective as of September 15,
1995 and amended through January 1, 2000, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit (f)(1) of Fidelity
Massachusetts Municipal Trust's (File No. 2-75537)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 39.
(g) (1) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, dated September 1, 1994,
between Brown Brothers Harriman & Company and Fidelity
Select Portfolios on behalf of the equity portfolios are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(a) of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust's (File No. 2-52322) Post-Effective
Amendment No. 56.
(2) Appendix A, dated August 11, 1999, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated September 1, 1994, between Brown Brothers
Harriman & Company and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf
of the equity portfolios is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit g (6) of Fidelity Advisor Series I's (File No.
2-84776) Post-Effective Amendment No. 50.
(3) Appendix B, dated March 16, 2000, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated September 1, 1994, between Brown Brothers
Harriman & Company and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf
of the equity portfolios is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit g (3) of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust's (File No.
2-52322) Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(4) Addendum, dated October 21, 1996, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated September 1, 1994, between Brown Brothers
Harriman & Company and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf
of the equity portfolios is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit g (4) of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust's (File No.
2-52322) Post-Effective Amendment No. 68.
(5) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, dated December 1, 1994,
between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Select Portfolios
on behalf of Select Money Market Portfolio are incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 8(a) of Fidelity Hereford
Street Trust's (File No. 33-52577) Post-Effective Amendment
No. 4.
(6) Appendix A, dated October 18, 1999, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New
York and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of Select
Money Market Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit g (2) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No.
2-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 58.
(7) Appendix B, dated March 16, 2000, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New
York and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of Select
Money Market Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit g (3) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No.
2-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 58.
(8) Addendum, dated October 21, 1996, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New
York and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of Select
Money Market Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit g (4) of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust's (File
No. 33-52577) Post-Effective Amendment No. 12.
(9) Amendment, dated July 14, 1999, to the Fee Schedule to the
Custodian Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, between The
Bank of New York and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of
Select Money Market Portfolio is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit g (5) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's
(File No. 2-58542) Post- Effective Amendment No. 58.
(10) Forms of Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, between Brown
Brothers Harriman & Company and Fidelity Select Portfolios
on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure and Wireless
Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(10).
(11) Appendix A, to the Custodian Agreement, between Brown
Brothers Harriman & Company and Fidelity Select Portfolios
on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure and Wireless
Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(11).
(12) Form of Appendix B, to the Custodian Agreement, between
Brown Brothers Harriman & Company and Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure and
Wireless Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(12).
(13) Form of Addendum, to the Custodian Agreement, between Brown
Brothers Harriman & Company and Fidelity Select Portfolios
on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure and Wireless
Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(13).
(14) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among The Bank of
New York, J. P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of all of the portfolios with the
exception of Cyclical Industries, Natural Resources,
Business Services and Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and
Systems, Networking & Infrastructure, and Wireless
Portfolios, dated February 12, 1996, is incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 8(d) of Fidelity Institutional Cash
Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No.
31.
(15) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement
between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Select Portfolios
on behalf of all of the portfolios with the exception of
Cyclical Industries, Natural Resources, Business Services
and Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and Systems, Networking &
Infrastructure, and Wireless Portfolios, dated February 12,
1996, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(e) of
Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(16) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among Chemical Bank,
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., and Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of all of the portfolios with the
exception of Cyclical Industries, Natural Resources,
Business Services and Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and
Systems, Networking & Infrastructure, and Wireless
Portfolios, dated November 13, 1995, is incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 8(f) of Fidelity Institutional Cash
Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No.
31.
(17) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement
between Chemical Bank and Fidelity Select Portfolios on
behalf of all of the portfolios with the exception of
Cyclical Industries, Natural Resources, Business Services
and Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and Systems, Networking &
Infrastructure, and Wireless Portfolios, dated November 13,
1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(g) of
Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(18) Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The Bank of
New York and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of all of
the portfolios with the exception of Cyclical Industries,
Natural Resources, Business Services and Outsourcing,
Medical Equipment and Systems, Networking & Infrastructure,
and Wireless Portfolios, dated May 11, 1995, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 8(h) of Fidelity
Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(19) First Amendment to Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement
between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Select Portfolios
on behalf of all of the portfolios with the exception of
Cyclical Industries, Natural Resources, Business Services
and Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and Systems, Networking &
Infrastructure, and Wireless Portfolios, dated July 14,
1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(i) of
Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(20) Forms of Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement and
Schedule 1 among The Bank of New York, J. P. Morgan
Securities, Inc., and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf
of Cyclical Industries, Natural Resources, Business Services
and Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and Systems, Networking &
Infrastructure, and Wireless Portfolios are incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit g (16) of Post-Effective
Amendment No.67.
(21) Forms of Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement and
Schedule 1 among Chemical Bank, Greenwich Capital Markets,
Inc., and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of Cyclical
Industries, Natural Resources, Business Services and
Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and Systems, Networking &
Infrastructure, and Wireless Portfolios are incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit g (17) of Post-Effective
Amendment No.67.
(22) Forms of Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement and First
Amendment to Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between
The Bank of New York and Fidelity Select Portfolios on
behalf of Cyclical Industries, Natural Resources, Business
Services and Outsourcing, Medical Equipment and Systems,
Networking & Infrastructure, and Wireless Portfolios are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit g (18) of
Post-Effective Amendment No.67.
(23) Form of Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among The
Bank of New York, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and Fidelity
Select Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
and Wireless Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(23).
(24) Form of Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian
Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure and
Wireless Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g (24).
(25) Form of Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among
Chemical Bank, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., and Fidelity
Select Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
and Wireless Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(25).
(26) Form of Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian
Agreement between Chemical Bank and Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure and
Wireless Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(26).
(27) Form of Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The
Bank of New York and Fidelity Select Portfolios on behalf of
Networking & Infrastructure and Wireless Portfolios, are
filed herein as Exhibit g(27).
(28) Form of First Amendment to Joint Trading Account Custody
Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Select
Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure and
Wireless Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(28).
(29) Form of Schedule A-1, to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian
Agreements, Schedule 1s to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian
Agreements, Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement, and
First Amendment to the Joint Trading Account Custody
Agreement, between the respective parties and Fidelity
Select Portfolios on behalf of Networking & Infrastructure
and Wireless Portfolios, are filed herein as Exhibit g(29).
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Not applicable.
(m) (1) Form of Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1
for Networking & Infrastructure Portfolio, is filed herein as
Exhibit m(1).
(2) Form of Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1
for Wireless Portfolio, is filed herein as Exhibit m(2).
(n) Not applicable.
(p)(1) Code of Ethics, dated January 1, 2000, adopted by the funds,
Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Far
East) Inc., Fidelity Investments Japan Limited, and Fidelity
Distributors Corporation pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust's (File No. 2-52322) Post-Effective
Amendment No. 69.
Item 24. Trusts Controlled by or under Common Control with this Trust
The Board of Trustees of the Trust is the same as the board of other
Fidelity funds, each of which has Fidelity Management & Research
Company, or an affiliate, as its investment adviser. In addition, the
officers of the Trust are substantially identical to those of the
other Fidelity funds. Nonetheless, the Trust takes the position that
it is not under common control with other Fidelity funds because the
power residing in the respective boards and officers arises as the
result of an official position with the respective trusts.
Item 25. Indemnification
Article XI, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust sets forth the
reasonable and fair means for determining whether indemnification
shall be provided to any past or present Trustee or officer. It states
that the Trust shall indemnify any present or past trustee or officer
to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability, and all
expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any
claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is involved by
virtue of his or her service as a trustee or officer and against any
amount incurred in settlement thereof. Indemnification will not be
provided to a person adjudged by a court or other adjudicatory body to
be liable to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his
or her duties (collectively, "disabling conduct"), or not to have
acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action
was in the best interest of the Trust. In the event of a settlement,
no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a
determination, as specified in the Declaration of Trust, that the
officer or trustee did not engage in disabling conduct.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its
directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against
any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the
reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss,
liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees
incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person
acquiring any shares, based upon the ground that the registration
statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information,
shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the
Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading
under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law. However,
the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it
harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the
Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case is the indemnity
of the Trust in favor of the Distributor or any person indemnified to
be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any
liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which the
Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance
of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement by which Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
("FSC") is appointed transfer agent, the Trust agrees to indemnify and
hold FSC harmless against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting
from:
(1) any claim, demand, action or suit brought by any person other
than the Trust, including by a shareholder, which names FSC and/or the
Trust as a party and is not based on and does not result from FSC's
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of
duties, and arises out of or in connection with FSC's performance
under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or
(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent
contributed to by FSC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
or reckless disregard of its duties) which results from the negligence
of the Trust, or from FSC's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably
believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person
duly authorized by the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in
reliance upon advice reasonably believed by FSC to have been given by
counsel for the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in reliance upon
any instrument or stock certificate reasonably believed by it to have
been genuine and signed, countersigned or executed by the proper
person.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers
(1) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMR)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
FMR serves as investment adviser to a number of other investment
companies. The directors and officers of the Adviser have held,
during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a
substantial nature.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR; Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman
of the Board, and Director
of FMR Corp.; Chairman of
the Board and Director of
Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (FIMM),
Fidelity Management &
Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR
U.K.), and Fidelity
Management & Research (Far
East) Inc. (FMR Far East);
Director of Fidelity
Management & Research Co.,
Inc. (FMRC); Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
Chairman and Representative
Director of Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited
(FIJ); President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of
FMR; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FIMM, FMRC, FMR
U.K., and FMR Far East;
Director of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Previously,
General Counsel, Managing
Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
John Avery Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Robert Bertelson Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
John H. Carlson Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Chow Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Dwight D. Churchill Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Bond
Funds and Money Market Funds
advised by FMR; Senior Vice
President of FIMM and
President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
Laura B. Cronin Vice President of FMR and
Treasurer of FMR, FIMM, FMR
U.K., FMRC and FMR Far East.
Barry Coffman Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Arieh Coll Vice President of FMR.
Catherine Collins Vice President of FMR.
Frederic G. Corneel Tax Counsel of FMR.
William Danoff Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Scott E. DeSano Vice President of FMR.
Penelope Dobkin Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Walter C. Donovan Vice President of FMR.
Bettina Doulton Senior Vice President of FMR
and of funds advised by FMR.
Stephen DuFour Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Maria F. Dwyer Vice President of FMR and
Deputy Treasurer of the
Fidelity funds.
Margaret L. Eagle Vice President of FMR.
William R. Ebsworth Vice President of FMR.
David Felman Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Richard B. Fentin Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Karen Firestone Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FMR,
FIMM, FMR U.K., and FMR Far
East; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp. and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Vice President of FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, and FIMM.
Gregory Fraser Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Jay Freedman Assistant Clerk of FMR; Clerk
of FMR Corp., FMR U.K., FMR
Far East, FMRC, and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Secretary of FIMM; Vice
President and Deputy General
Counsel of FMR Corp.
David L. Glancy Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Barry A. Greenfield Vice President of FMR.
Boyce I. Greer Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Money
Market Funds and Bond Funds
advised by FMR; Vice
President of FIMM and
Executive Vice President of
Fidelity Investments Fixed
Income Division.
Bart A. Grenier Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Robert J. Haber Vice President of FMR.
Richard C. Habermann Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Fred L. Henning Jr. Senior Vice President of FMR.
Bruce T. Herring Vice President of FMR.
Robert F. Hill Vice President of FMR and
Director of Technical
Research.
Frederick Hoff Vice President of FMR.
Abigail P. Johnson Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR; Director of
FMR Corp.; Associate
Director and Senior Vice
President of Equity Funds
advised by FMR.
David B. Jones Vice President of FMR.
Steven Kaye Senior Vice President of FMR
and of a fund advised by FMR.
Francis V. Knox Vice President of FMR;
Compliance Officer of FMR
U.K. and FMR Far East.
Harris Leviton Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Bradford E. Lewis Vice President of FMR.
Peter S. Lynch Vice Chairman of the Board
and Director of FMR and FMRC.
Richard R. Mace Jr. Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Shigeki Makino Vice President of FMR.
Charles A. Mangum Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Kevin McCarey Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
James McDowell Senior Vice President of FMR.
Neal P. Miller Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Jacques Perold Vice President of FMR.
Stephen Petersen Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Alan Radlo Vice President of FMR.
Eric D. Roiter Vice President, General
Counsel, and Clerk of FMR
and Secretary of funds
advised by FMR.
Lee H. Sandwen Vice President of FMR.
Patricia A. Satterthwaite Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Fergus Shiel Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Richard A. Silver Vice President of FMR.
Carol A. Smith-Fachetti Vice President of FMR.
Steven J. Snider Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Thomas T. Soviero Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Richard Spillane Senior Vice President of FMR;
Associate Director and
Senior Vice President of
Equity Funds advised by FMR;
Previously, Senior Vice
President and Director of
Operations and Compliance of
FMR U.K.
Thomas M. Sprague Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Robert E. Stansky Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Scott D. Stewart Vice President of FMR.
Beth F. Terrana Senior Vice President of FMR.
Yoko Tilley Vice President of FMR.
Joel C. Tillinghast Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Robert Tuckett Vice President of FMR.
Jennifer Uhrig Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
George A. Vanderheiden Senior Vice President of FMR
and Director of FMR Corp.
Jason Weiner Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Steven S. Wymer Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
(2) FMR CO., INC. (FMRC)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
FMRC provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management &
Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have
held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past
two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Director of FMRC; Chairman of
the Board and Director of
FMR U.K., FMR, FMR Corp.,
FIMM, and FMR Far East;
President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
Chairman and Representative
Director of Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited
(FIJ); President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of
FMRC, FIMM, FMR, FMR U.K.,
and FMR Far East; Senior
Vice President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR;
Director of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Previously,
General Counsel, Managing
Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
Brian Clancy Vice President of FMRC.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FMRC, FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, FMR, and FIMM
and Vice President of FMR.
Jay Freedman Assistant Clerk of FMR; Clerk
of FMR Corp., FMR U.K., FMR
Far East, FMRC, and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Secretary of FIMM; Vice
President and Deputy General
Counsel of FMR Corp.
Peter S. Lynch Vice Chairman of the Board
and Director of FMR and FMRC.
(3) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC. (FMR U.K.)
25 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8LL, England
FMR U.K. provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management
& Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company. The
directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following
positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR U.K., FMR,
FMR Corp., FIMM, and FMR Far
East; Director of FMRC;
President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
Chairman and Representative
Director of Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited
(FIJ); President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of FMR
U.K.; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FIMM, FMR, FMRC,
and FMR Far East; Director
of Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Previously, General Counsel,
Managing Director, and
Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FMR U.K., FMR
Far East, FMR, FMRC, and
FIMM and Vice President of
FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FMR
U.K., FMR, FMR Far East, and
FIMM; Vice President of FMR
U.K., FMR Far East, and
FIMM; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp. and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.
Simon Fraser Senior Vice President of FMR
U.K. and Director and
President of FIIA.
Jay Freedman Clerk of FMR U.K., FMR Far
East, FMR Corp., FMRC, and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Clerk of FMR;
Secretary of FIMM; Vice
President and Deputy General
Counsel of FMR Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Assistant
Secretary of FIMM.
Francis V. Knox Compliance Officer of FMR
U.K. and FMR Far East; Vice
President of FMR.
(4) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (Far East) INC. (FMR Far East)
Shiroyama JT Mori Bldg., 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo 105,
Japan
FMR Far East provides investment advisory services to Fidelity
Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company.
The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following
positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR Far East,
FMR, FMR Corp., FIMM, and
FMR U.K.; Director of FMRC;
Chairman of the Executive
Committee of FMR; President
and Chief Executive Officer
of FMR Corp.; Chairman and
Representative Director of
Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited (FIJ); President and
Trustee of funds advised by
FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of FMR
Far East; Senior Vice
President and Trustee of
funds advised by FMR;
President and Director of
FIMM, FMR U.K., FMRC, and
FMR; Director of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Previously,
General Counsel, Managing
Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
Robert H. Auld Senior Vice President of FMR
Far East.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FMR Far East,
FMR U.K., FMR, FMRC, and
FIMM and Vice President of
FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FMR
Far East, FMR, FMR U.K., and
FIMM; Vice President of FMR
Far East, FMR U.K. and FIMM;
Vice President and Treasurer
of FMR Corp., and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
Jay Freedman Clerk of FMR Far East, FMR
U.K., FMR Corp., FMRC, and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Clerk of FMR;
Secretary of FIMM; Vice
President and Deputy General
Counsel of FMR Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Clerk of FMR Far
East, FMR U.K., and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Secretary of FIMM.
Francis V. Knox Compliance Officer of FMR Far
East and FMR U.K.; Vice
President of FMR.
Billy Wilder Vice President of FMR Far
East; President and
Representative Director of
FIJ.
(5) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)
1 Spartan Way, Merrimack, NH 03054
FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management &
Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have
held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past
two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FIMM, FMR, FMR
Corp., FMR Far East, and FMR
U.K.; Director of FMRC;
Chairman of the Executive
Committee of FMR; President
and Chief Executive Officer
of FMR Corp.; Chairman and
Representative Director of
Fidelity Investments Japan
Limited (FIJ); President and
Trustee of funds advised by
FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of
FIMM; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FMR, FMR U.K.,
FMRC, and FMR Far East;
Director of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Previously,
General Counsel, Managing
Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
Dwight D. Churchill Senior Vice President of
FIMM; President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division; Senior Vice
President of FMR and Vice
President of Bond Funds and
Money Market Funds advised
by FMR.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FIMM, FMR Far
East, FMR U.K., FMRC, and
FMR and Vice President of FMR.
Anthony M. DuBon Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
Robert Duby Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division and of funds
advised by FMR.
Dorothy T. Egan Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
George A. Fischer Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division and of funds
advised by FMR.
Michael B. Fox Assistant Treasurer of FIMM,
FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and
FMR; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp. and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Vice President of FIMM, FMR
U.K., and FMR Far East.
Jay Freedman Secretary of FIMM; Clerk of
FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FMR
Corp., FMRC, and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Assistant
Clerk of FMR; Vice President
and Deputy General Counsel
of FMR Corp.
Kevin E. Grant Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division and of funds
advised by FMR.
Boyce I. Greer Vice President of FIMM;
Executive Vice President of
Fidelity Investments Fixed
Income Division; Senior Vice
President of FMR and Vice
President of Money Market
Funds and Bond Funds advised
by FMR.
Stanley N. Griffith Assistant Secretary of FIMM,
Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Secretary of FIMM;
Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
Susan L. Johnson Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
Robert A. Litterst Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division and of funds
advised by FMR.
Michael J. Marchese Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
Diane M. McLaughlin Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division and of funds
advised by FMR.
Charles S. Morrison Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division and of funds
advised by FMR.
David L. Murphy Vice President of FIMM;
Senior Vice President of
Fidelity Investments Fixed
Income Division; and Vice
President of Taxable Bond
Funds.
Cynthia C. Strauss Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
John J. Todd Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division and of funds
advised by FMR.
Jennifer Toolin McAuliffe Vice President of Fidelity
Investments Fixed Income
Division.
(8) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED (FIJ)
1-8-8 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan
The directors and officers of FIJ have held, during the past two
fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman and Representative
Director of FIJ; Chairman of
the Board and Director of
FMR Far East, FMR, FMR
Corp., FMR U.K., and FIMM;
Director of FMRC; Chairman
of the Executive Committee
of FMR; President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Simon Haslam Director of FIJ; Director and
Chief Financial Officer of
FIIA, FISL (U.K.), and FII;
Director and Secretary of
FIIA(U.K.)L; Previously,
Chief Financial Officer of
FIL; Company Secretary of
Fidelity Investments Group
of Companies (U.K.).
Noboru Kawai Director and General Manager
of Administration of FIJ.
Yasuo Kuramoto Vice Chairman and
Representative Director of
FIJ.
Tetsuzo Nishimura Director and Vice President
of Wholesales/ Broker
Distribution of FIJ.
Takeshi Okazaki Director and Head of
Institutional Sales of FIJ.
Billy Wilder President and Representative
Director of FIJ; Vice
President of FMR Far East.
Hiroshi Yamashita Senior Managing Director of
FIJ.
Item 27. Principal Underwriters
(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for
all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
(b)
Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices
Business Address* with Underwriter with Fund
Edward L. McCartney Director and President None
J. Gary Burkhead Director None
Paul J. Gallagher Director None
Kevin J. Kelly Director None
Daniel T. Geraci Executive Vice President None
Eric D. Roiter Vice President and Clerk Secretary
Jane Greene Treasurer and Controller None
Gary Greenstein Assistant Treasurer None
Jay Freedman Assistant Clerk None
Linda Capps Holland Compliance Officer None
* 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
(c) Not applicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by
Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are
maintained by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Service
Company, Inc. or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, or the funds'
respective custodians, The Bank of New York, 110 Washington Street,
New York, NY and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 40 Water Street,
Boston, MA.
Item 29. Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 30. Undertakings
(a) The Registrant undertakes for Natural Gas Portfolio, Cyclical
Industries Portfolio, Natural Resources Portfolio, Business Services
and Outsourcing Portfolio, and Medical Equipment and Systems
Portfolio: 1) to call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of
voting upon the questions of removal of a trustee or trustees, when
requested to do so by record holders of not less than 10% of its
outstanding shares; and 2) to assist in communications with other
shareholders pursuant to Section 16(c)(1) and (2), whenever
shareholders meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 16(c)
seek the opportunity to communicate with other shareholders with a
view toward requesting a meeting.
(b) The Registrant, on behalf of Fidelity Select Portfolios, provided
the information required for the stock funds by Item 5A is contained
in the annual report, undertakes to furnish to each person to whom a
prospectus has been delivered, upon their request and without charge,
a copy of the Registrant's latest annual report to shareholders.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 29th
day of June 2000.
Fidelity Select Portfolios
By /s/Edward C. Johnson 3d, President(dagger)
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
(Signature) (Title) (Date)
/s/ Edward C. Johnson 3d President and Trustee June 29, 2000
(dagger)
Edward C. Johnson 3d (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert A. Dwight Treasurer June 29, 2000
Robert A. Dwight
/s/ Robert C. Pozen Trustee June 29, 2000
Robert C. Pozen
/s/ Ralph F. Cox Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Ralph F. Cox
/s/ Phyllis Burke Davis Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Phyllis Burke Davis
/s/ Robert M. Gates Trustee June 29, 2000
**
Robert M. Gates
/s/ Donald J. Kirk Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Donald J. Kirk
/s/ Ned C. Lautenbach Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Ned C. Lautenbach
/s/ Peter S. Lynch Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Peter S. Lynch
/s/ Marvin L. Mann Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Marvin L. Mann
/s/ William O. McCoy Trustee June 29, 2000
*
William O. McCoy
/s/ Gerald C. McDonough Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Gerald C. McDonough
/s/ Thomas R. Williams Trustee June 29, 2000
*
Thomas R. Williams
(dagger) Signatures affixed by Robert C. Pozen pursuant to a power of
attorney dated July 17, 1997 and filed herewith.
* Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of
attorney dated December 16, 1999 and filed herewith.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned President and Director, Trustee, or General
Partner, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Institutional Cash
Fidelity Advisor Series III Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series V Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Massachusetts
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Municipal Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Money Market Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Trust Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Municipal Trust
Trust II Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Concord Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Daily Money Fund Fidelity Sterling Performance
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Performance Fidelity Trend Fund
Portfolio, L.P. Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Financial Trust Investments-Government
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Securities
Fidelity Government Fund, L.P.
Securities Fund Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Fidelity Yen Performance
Portfolio, L.P.
Newbury Street Trust
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
Variable Insurance Products
Fund III
in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity
Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment
adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as President
and Director, Trustee, or General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute and appoint Robert C. Pozen my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power
to him to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all
Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any
successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective
Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration
Statements on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any
Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other
instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such
things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said
attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said
attorney-in-fact or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents
filed on or after August 1, 1997.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d July 17, 1997
Edward C. Johnson 3d
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees, or General Partners, as the
case may be, of the following investment companies:
Colchester Street Trust Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series III Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series V Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Massachusetts
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Money Market Trust
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Municipal Trust
Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity New York Municipal
Trust II Trust
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Oxford Street Trust
Fidelity Concord Street Trust Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Financial Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Government Investments-Government
Securities Fund Securities
Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Newbury Street Trust
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management &
Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for
which the undersigned individual serves as Directors, Trustees, or
General Partners (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and
appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert, Stephanie A. Djinis,
Robert C. Hacker, Thomas M. Leahey, Richard M. Phillips, and Dana L.
Platt, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them,
to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all
Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any
successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective
Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration
Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any Registration
Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in
connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names
and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deems
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all
related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their
substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power
of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after January
1, 2000.
WITNESS our hands on this sixteenth day of December, 1999.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d /s/Peter S. Lynch
Edward C. Johnson 3d Peter S. Lynch
/s/Ralph F. Cox /s/William O. McCoy
Ralph F. Cox William O. McCoy
/s/Phyllis Burke Davis /s/Gerald C. McDonough
Phyllis Burke Davis Gerald C. McDonough
/s/Ned C. Lautenbach /s/Marvin L. Mann
Ned C. Lautenbach Marvin L. Mann
/s/Donald J. Kirk /s/Thomas R. Williams
Donald J. Kirk Thomas R. Williams
/s/Robert C. Pozen /s/Robert M. Gates
Robert C. Pozen Robert M. Gates