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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 2-73133)
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____________ [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. ____50_____ [ x ]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. ____________ [ ]
FIDELITY CHARLES STREET TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (617) 570-7000
Arthur S. Loring, Esq., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on APRIL 11, 1994,
pursuant to Paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title
of Proposed
Securities Amount Proposed Maximum
Being of Shares Maximum Aggregate Amount of
Registered Being Registered Offering per Unit Offering Price Registration Fee
FIDELITY 1,162,659* $9.45 $10,987,127 $100
SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
GOVT FUND
FIDELITY US GOVT 276,948,830* $1.00 $276,948,830
RESERVES
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The fee for the above shares to be registered by this filing has been
computed on the basis of the average of the bid and ask prices in effect on
APRIL 4, 1994.
* This calculation has been made pursuant to Rule 24e-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Registrant, during its fiscal year ended
SEPTEMBER 30, 1993, redeemed or repurchased 17,496,431 shares for the
FIDELITY SHORT-INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND and 1,456,797,322 shares for
FIDELITY U.S. GOVERNMENT RESERVES. 1,147,315 shares for the FIDELITY
SHORT-INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND and 276,803,830 shares for FIDELITY U.S.
GOVERNMENT RESERVES are being utilized for the purpose of reduction
pursuant to Paragraph (2) of such rule. 16,349,116 redeemed or repurchased
shares for the FIDELITY SHORT-INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND and
1,179,993,492 redeemed or repurchased shares for FIDELITY U.S. GOVERNMENT
RESERVES were used for reduction pursuant to Paragraph (a) of Rule 24e-2 or
Paragraph (c) of Rule 24f-2 in previous filings of post-effective
amendments during the current year.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 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 11th day
of April 1994.
FIDELITY CHARLES STREET TRUST
By /s/Edward C. Johnson 3d (dagger)
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
(Signature) (Title) (Date)
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/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d(dagger) President and Trustee April 11, 1994
Edward C. Johnson 3d (Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/Gary L. French Treasurer April 11, 1994
Gary L. French
/s/J. Gary Burkhead Trustee April 11, 1994
J. Gary Burkhead
/s/Ralph F. Cox * Trustee April 11, 1994
Ralph F. Cox
/s/Richard J. Flynn * Trustee April 11, 1994
Richard J. Flynn
/s/E. Bradley Jones * Trustee April 11, 1994
E. Bradley Jones
/s/Donald J. Kirk * Trustee April 11, 1994
Donald J. Kirk
/s/Peter S. Lynch * Trustee April 11, 1994
Peter S. Lynch
/s/Edward H. Malone * Trustee April 11, 1994
Edward H. Malone
/s/Gerald C. McDonough* Trustee April 11, 1994
Gerald C. McDonough
/s/Thomas R. Williams * Trustee April 11, 1994
Thomas R. Williams
(dagger) Signatures affixed by J. Gary Burkhead pursuant to a power of
attorney dated October 20, 1993 and filed herewith.
* Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of attorney
dated October 20, 1993 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:
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Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series V Fidelity Money Market Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity New York Municipal Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance Fund, L.P.
Portfolio, L.P. Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Exchange Fund Spartan U.S. Treasury Money Market
Fidelity Financial Trust Fund
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity Government Securities Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Income Fund
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plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management &
Research Company acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned
individual serves as President and Board Member (collectively, the
"Funds"), hereby severally constitute and appoint J. Gary Burkhead, my true
and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full
power to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all
Pre-Effective Amendments to any Registration Statements of the Funds, any
and all subsequent Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration
Statements, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements
or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such
things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said
attorney-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and 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.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d October 20, 1993
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:
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Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series V Fidelity Money Market Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity New York Municipal Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance Fund, L.P.
Portfolio, L.P. Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Exchange Fund Spartan U.S. Treasury Money Market
Fidelity Financial Trust Fund
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity Government Securities Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Income Fund
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plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management &
Research Company acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned
individuals serve as Board Members (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby
severally constitute and appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert,
Robert C. Hacker, Richard M. Phillips, Dana L. Platt and Stephanie A.
Xupolos, 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 Pre-Effective
Amendments to any Registration Statements of the Funds, any and all
subsequent Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements, 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 deem
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
WITNESS our hands on this twentieth day of October, 1993.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d /s/Peter S. Lynch
Edward C. Johnson 3d Peter S. Lynch
/s/J. Gary Burkhead /s/Edward H. Malone
J. Gary Burkhead Edward H. Malone
/s/Richard J. Flynn /s/Gerald C. McDonough
Richard J. Flynn Gerald C. McDonough
/s/E. Bradley Jones /s/Thomas R. Williams
E. Bradley Jones Thomas R. Williams
/s/Donald J. Kirk
Donald J. Kirk
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Director, Trustee or General Partner, as the case may
be, of the following investment companies:
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Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Money Market Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity New York Municipal Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance Fidelity Union Street Trust
Portfolio, L.P. Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities
Fidelity Financial Trust Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Government Securities Fund Spartan U.S. Treasury Money Market
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust Fund
Fidelity Income Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity Institutional Trust Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Fidelity Investment Trust
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plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management &
Research Company acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned
individual serves as a Board Member (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby
severally constitute and appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert,
Robert C. Hacker, Richard M. Phillips, Dana L. Platt and Stephanie A.
Xupolos, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign
for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all Pre-Effective
Amendments to any Registration Statements of the Funds, any and all
subsequent Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements, any
Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other
instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in
my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Ralph F. Cox October 20, 1993
Ralph F. Cox