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MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST:
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MAKKET FUND
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AMENDMENT made this 1st day of February, 2000, by and between
Fidelity Masschusetts Municipal Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest
(hereinafter called the "Fund"), on behalf of Fidelity Massachusetts
Municipal Money Market Fund (hereinafter called the "Portfolio"), and
Fidelity Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation
(hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.
Required authorization and approval by shareholders and Trustees
having been obtained, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and the
Adviser hereby consent, pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the existing
Management Contract dated February 1, 1994 to a modification of said
Contract in the manner set forth below. The Modified Management
Contract shall when executed by duly authorized officers of the Fund
and the Adviser, take effect on the later of February 1, 2000 or the
first day of the month following approval.
1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as
investment adviser of the Portfolio and shall, subject to the
supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of
the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies
and limitations as provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other
governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time
(the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Portfolio may
impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also
furnish for the use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary
office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the
investments of the Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and fees of
all officers of the Fund, of all Trustees of the Fund who are
"interested persons" of the Fund or of the Adviser and of all
personnel of the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to
research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is
authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the
Portfolio, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds
and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the
Portfolio. The investment policies and all other actions of the
Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the control and
direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for
the performance by its affiliates of) the management and
administrative services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The
Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees,
perform various services for the Portfolio, including but not limited
to: (i) providing the Portfolio with office space, equipment and
facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization;
(ii) on behalf of the Portfolio, supervising relations with, and
monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and
pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and
dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be
necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder
communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting
shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Fund's existence and its
records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered,
maintaining the registration and qualification of the Portfolio's
shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the
development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate,
management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or
convenience of the Portfolio as an investment vehicle.
The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information
or analyses to the Fund as the Fund's Board of Trustees may request
from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The
Adviser shall make recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees
with respect to Fund policies, and shall carry out such policies as
are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by
the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform
its obligations under this Contract.
(c) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to
seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are
advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are
reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers
or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or
dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research
services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or the other
accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment
discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who
provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in
good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which
they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Fund shall
periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine
if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor.
The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Portfolio.
2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of
the Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as
directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and
stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly
interested in the Fund, and that the Adviser may be or become
interested in the Fund as a shareholder or otherwise.
3. The Adviser will be compensated on the following basis for the
services and facilities to be furnished hereunder. The Adviser shall
receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as
practicable after the last day of each month, composed of a Group Fee
and an Individual Fund Fee.
a) Group Fee Rate. The Group Fee Rate shall be based upon the
monthly average of the net assets of the registered investment
companies having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the
Adviser (computed in the manner set forth in the fund's Declaration of
Trust or other organizational document) determined as of the close of
business on each business day throughout the month. The Group Fee Rate
shall be determined on a cumulative basis pursuant to the following
schedule:
Average Net Assets Annualized Fee Rate (for each
level)
0 - $ 3 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400
6 - 9 .3100
9 - 12 .2800
12 - 15 .2500
15 - 18 .2200
18 - 21 .2000
21 - 24 .1900
24 - 30 .1800
30 - 36 .1750
36 - 42 .1700
42 - 48 .1650
48 - 66 .1600
66 - 84 .1550
84 - 120 .1500
120 - 156 .1450
156 - 192 .1400
192 - 228 .1350
228 - 264 .1300
264 - 300 .1275
300 - 336 .1250
336 - 372 .1225
372 - 408 .1200
408 - 444 .1175
444 - 480 .1150
480 - 516 .1125
516 - 587 .1100
587 - 646 .1080
646 - 711 .1060
711 - 782 .1040
782 - 860 .1020
860 - 946 .1000
946 - 1,041 .0980
1,041 - 1,145 .0960
1,145 - 1,260 .0940
Over 1,260 .0920
(b) Individual Fund Fee Rate. The Individual Fund Fee Rate shall be
.25%.
The sum of the Group Fee Rate, calculated as described above to the
nearest millionth, and the Indivdiudal Fund Fee Rate shall constitute
the Annual Management Fee Rate. One-twelfth of the Annual Management
Fee Rate shall be applied to the average of the net assets of the
Portfolio (computed in the manner set forth in the Fund's Declaration
of Trust or other organizational document) determined as of the close
of business on each business day throughout the month.
(c) In case of termination of this Contract during any month, the
fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of
the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee
computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in
effect for that month.
4. It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all its expenses,
which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall include, without
limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and
other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of securities and
other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses of the Fund's
Trustees other than those who are "interested persons" of the Fund or
the Adviser; (iv) legal and audit expenses; (v) custodian, registrar
and transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related
to the registration and qualification of the Fund and the Portfolio's
shares for distribution under state and federal securities laws; (vii)
expenses of printing and mailing reports and notices and proxy
material to shareholders of the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses
incidental to holding meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders,
including proxy solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based
on relative net assets of the Portfolio and other registered
investment companies having Advisory and Service or Management
Contracts with the Adviser, of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity
and other coverage; (x) its proportionate share of association
membership dues; (xi) expenses of typesetting for printing
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and
Statements of Additional Information and supplements thereto sent to
existing shareholders; and (xiii) such non-recurring or extraordinary
expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits or
proceedings to which the Portfolio is a party and the legal obligation
which the Portfolio may have to indemnify the Fund's Trustees and
officers with respect thereto.
5. The services of the Adviser to the Portfolio are not to be deemed
exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and
engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other
services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract,
interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet
all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the
Portfolio hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject
to liability to the Portfolio or to any shareholder of the Portfolio
for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering
services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the
purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment
instrument.
6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d)
of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until May
31, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the
provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations
adopted by, or interpretative releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to the Contract or interested
persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior
written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment
of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as
the case may be, or with respect to the Portfolio by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio. This
Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of
shareholder liability as set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust
or other organizational document and agrees that the obligations
assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio or any other Portfolios of the Fund. In
addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser
understands that the rights and obligations of any Portfolio under the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and
distinct from those of any and all other Portfolios.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving
effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,"
"assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have
the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or
as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders as may be granted by
the Commission.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be
signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST
on behalf of Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund
By /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
By /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
SPARTAN(Registered trademark) MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET
FUND
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
SPARTAN(Registered trademark) MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
FUNDS OF
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JANUARY 19, 2000
9:00 A.M.
WELCOMING REMARKS
CHAIRMAN:
BEFORE COMMENCING WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE WITH ME. MY NAME IS RICH
SILVER, I AM THE TREASURER OF THE FUNDS, AND I WILL BE ACTING AS
CHAIRMAN OF THIS MEETING IN THE ABSENCE OF EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d. WITH
ME ARE MS. PHYLLIS DAVIS, AN INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST, MR.
ERIC ROITER, GENERAL COUNSEL OF FMR AND MR. MARK CHAPLEAU, SENIOR
LEGAL COUNSEL, WHO WILL BE ACTING AS SECRETARY. AFTER THE FORMAL
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING IS CONCLUDED WE WILL ADJOURN AND THE FUNDS'
GROUP LEADER AND RESPECTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING EACH FUND'S OPERATIONS.
MS. DAVIS AND MR. ROITER HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS PROXY AGENTS FOR ALL
SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE PROPERLY RETURNED THEIR PROXY CARDS. THEY WILL
BE MAKING AND SECONDING THE VARIOUS MOTIONS AS REPRESENTATIVES OF
THOSE SHAREHOLDERS. THE TRUST HAS VOTING RIGHTS BASED ON THE
PROPORTIONAL VALUE OF EACH SHAREHOLDER'S INVESTMENT. ACCORDINGLY,
EACH SHAREHOLDER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE FOR EACH DOLLAR OF NET ASSET
VALUE HELD ON THE RECORD DATE FOR THE MEETING.
THE SECRETARY HAS ADVISED ME THAT PROXIES REPRESENTING 53.794% OF THE
OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUST AND AT LEAST 51.829% OF
EACH FUND HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THESE FIGURES REPRESENT A MAJORITY OF
THE SHARES OUTSTANDING AND ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THIS MEETING AND THUS
CONSTITUTE A QUORUM. ACCORDINGLY, THE MEETING IS HEREBY CALLED TO
ORDER.
MEETING DOCUMENTS
CHAIRMAN:
THE SECRETARY HAS PRESENTED ME WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS MEETING:
- NOTICE OF MEETING DATED NOVEMBER 22, 1999
- PROXY STATEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 22, 1999
- FORM OF PROXY
- AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING TO THE MAILING OF THESE DOCUMENTS TO THOSE
RECORD SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THIS MEETING.
A LIST OF SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THIS MEETING IS
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
READING OF NOTICE
CHAIRMAN:
UNLESS THERE IS SOME OBJECTION, I BELIEVE WE CAN DISPENSE WITH A
READING OF THE NOTICE, which is printed on the first TWO PAGES of your
proxy statement.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, WE CAN NOW TURN TO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
ITEM 1 - TO ELECT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
CHAIRMAN:
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO ELECT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I NOMINATE THE TWELVE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES ARE CONTAINED
IN THE PROXY STATEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 22, 1999 AS TRUSTEES.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE NOMINATION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS OR QUESTIONS?
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO HAS NOT YET VOTED OR WISHES TO CHANGE AN
EARLIER VOTE? IF YOU WISH TO CHANGE A VOTE ON ANY ITEM, PLEASE
INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO DO SO WHEN THAT ITEM IS VOTED. ANY VOTE
RECEIVED AT THE MEETING WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL VOTE TABULATION.
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, EACH OF THE TWELVE NOMINEES NAMED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT
RECEIVED THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF AT LEAST 97.42% OF THE VOTES OF THE
TRUST CAST AT THE MEETING.
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THE SLATE OF NOMINEES CONTAINED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT
HAS BEEN ELECTED.
ITEM 2 - TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT OF THE FUNDS.
CHAIRMAN:
THE SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE &
TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT OF THE FUNDS.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT OF THE FUNDS BE
APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR EACH FUND DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP RECEIVED THE
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF AT LEAST 95.35% OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE MEETING.
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 3 - TO AUTHORIZE THE TRUSTEES TO ADOPT AN AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST.
CHAIRMAN:
THE THIRD ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE TRUSTEES TO ADOPT AN
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST FOR FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL TRUST. THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST WILL
ALLOW THE TRUSTEES MORE FLEXIBILITY AND BROADER AUTHORITY TO ACT -
SUBJECT TO THE TRUSTEES' CONTINUING FIDUCIARY DUTY TO ALWAYS ACT IN
THE SHAREHOLDERS' INTERESTS.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE THE TRUSTEES TO
ADOPT AN AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST, AS SET FORTH IN
THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM
THREE:
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST
FOR: 92.44%
AGAINST: 03.66%
ABSTAIN: 03.90%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 4 - TO APPROVE AN AMENDED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR EACH OF
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND AND SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND.
CHAIRMAN:
THE FOURTH ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE AN AMENDED MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT FOR EACH OF FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET
FUND AND SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND THAT WOULD (i)
MODIFY THE MANAGEMENT FEE THAT FMR RECEIVES FROM EACH FUND TO PROVIDE
FOR LOWER FEES WHEN FMR'S ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT EXCEED CERTAIN
LEVELS AND (ii) ALLOW FMR AND THE TRUST, FOR EACH OF FIDELITY
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND AND SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, TO MODIFY THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT SUBJECT TO
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDED
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR EACH OF FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY
MARKET FUND AND SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, AS SET
FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY: THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM FOUR:
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
FOR: 92.85%
AGAINST: 03.02%
ABSTAIN: 04.13%
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
FOR: 91.03%
AGAINST: 03.59%
ABSTAIN: 04.38%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 5 - TO APPROVE AN AMENDED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND.
CHAIRMAN:
THE FIFTH ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE AN AMENDED MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT FOR SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND THAT
WOULD (i) MODIFY THE LIST OF ENUMERATED EXPENSES BORNE DIRECTLY BY
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND UNDER ITS PRESENT
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT TO INCLUDE ANNUAL PREMIUMS PAYABLE ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 2004, IF ANY, FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE PROVIDED BY A MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY AND (ii) ALLOW FMR AND THE TRUST, FOR SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND, TO MODIFY THE MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDED
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET
FUND, AS SET FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM FIVE:
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
FOR: 92.54%
AGAINST: 04.50%
ABSTAIN: 02.96%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 6 - TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET
FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT POLICY AND ADOPT A COMPARABLE
NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY.
CHAIRMAN:
THE SIXTH ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT POLICY AND
ADOPT A COMPARABLE NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY THAT USES AN 80% ASSET TEST
RATHER THAN AN INCOME TEST. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE TRUSTEES TO MODIFY
THE FUND'S 80% POLICY, AS NECESSARY, TO COMPLY WITH THE SEC'S NAME
TEST RULE IF AND WHEN IT IS ADOPTED WITHOUT HAVING TO INCUR THE
POTENTIAL COSTS AND DELAYS OF CONDUCTING A SHAREHOLDER MEETING.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT
POLICY AND ADOPT A COMPARABLE NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY, AS SET FORTH IN
THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM
SIX:
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
FOR: 91.36%
AGAINST: 04.74%
ABSTAIN: 03.90%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 7 - TO ELIMINATE FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET
FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT POLICY AND ADOPT A COMPARABLE
NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY.
CHAIRMAN:
THE SEVENTH ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO ELIMINATE FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT POLICY AND
ADOPT A COMPARABLE NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY THAT USES AN 80% ASSET TEST
RATHER THAN AN INCOME TEST. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE TRUSTEES TO MODIFY
THE FUND'S 80% POLICY, AS NECESSARY, TO COMPLY WITH THE SEC'S NAME
TEST RULE IF AND WHEN IT IS ADOPTED WITHOUT HAVING TO INCUR THE
POTENTIAL COSTS AND DELAYS OF CONDUCTING A SHAREHOLDER MEETING.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE FIDELITY
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT
POLICY AND ADOPT A COMPARABLE NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY, AS SET FORTH IN
THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY: MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED
ON ITEM SEVEN:
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
FOR: 89.91%
AGAINST: 05.54%
ABSTAIN: 04.55%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 8 - TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S
FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT POLICY AND ADOPT A COMPARABLE
NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY.
CHAIRMAN:
THE EIGHTH ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT POLICY AND ADOPT A
COMPARABLE NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY THAT USES AN 80% ASSET TEST RATHER
THAN AN INCOME TEST. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE TRUSTEES TO MODIFY THE
FUND'S 80% POLICY, AS NECESSARY, TO COMPLY WITH THE SEC'S NAME TEST
RULE IF AND WHEN IT IS ADOPTED WITHOUT HAVING TO INCUR THE POTENTIAL
COSTS AND DELAYS OF CONDUCTING A SHAREHOLDER MEETING.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 80% INVESTMENT
POLICY AND ADOPT A COMPARABLE NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY, AS SET FORTH IN
THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM
EIGHT:
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
FOR: 87.79%
AGAINST: 06.55%
ABSTAIN: 05.66%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 9 - TO MODIFY SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE.
CHAIRMAN:
THE NINTH ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO MODIFY SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE TO ALLOW THE
FUND TO MORE CLEARLY COMMUNICATE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE BY
STANDARDIZING ITS INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH
OTHER FIDELITY FUNDS WITH SIMILAR INVESTMENT DISCIPLINES.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO MODIFY SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, AS SET FORTH
IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM
NINE:
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
FOR: 87.64%
AGAINST: 06.55%
ABSTAIN: 05.81%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 10 - TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN OF SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL
INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES.
CHAIRMAN:
THE TENTH ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN OF SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES
TO ALLOW THE FUND TO MORE CLEARLY COMMUNICATE ITS INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES BY STANDARDIZING ITS INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE IN A MANNER
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER FIDELITY FUNDS WITH SIMILAR INVESTMENT
DISCIPLINES.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN OF SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES,
AS SET FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM
TEN:
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
FOR: 86.61%
AGAINST: 07.33%
ABSTAIN: 06.06%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
ITEM 11 - TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S
FUNDAMENTAL 20% INVESTMENT POLICY.
CHAIRMAN:
THE ELEVENTH AND FINAL ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 20% INVESTMENT
POLICY. ELIMINATING THIS POLICY WILL ALLOW THE FUND TO STANDARDIZE
ITS INVESTMENT POLICIES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH OTHER FIDELITY
STATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS.
PROXY AGENT 1:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE SPARTAN
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL 20% INVESTMENT
POLICY, AS SET FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, BE APPROVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
I SECOND THE MOTION.
CHAIRMAN:
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE MEETING WILL NOW VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING?
SECRETARY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE VOTES WERE RECORDED ON ITEM
ELEVEN:
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
FOR: 86.58%
AGAINST: 07.26%
ABSTAIN: 06.16%
CHAIRMAN:
I DECLARE THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
THIS CONCLUDES THE FORMAL BUSINESS OF THE MEETING.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED.
PROXY AGENT 1:
SO MOVED.
PROXY AGENT 2:
SECONDED.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE."
PROXY AGENTS 1&2
AND SECRETARY:
AYE.
CHAIRMAN:
THOSE OPPOSED SAY "NO."
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST, made January 19, 2000 by
each of the Trustees whose signature is affixed hereto the
("Trustees").
WHEREAS, the Trustees desire to amend and restate this Declaration of
Trust for the sole purpose of supplementing the Declaration of Trust
to incorporate amendments duly adopted; and
WHEREAS, this Trust was initially made on December 14, 1981 by Edward
C. Johnson, 3d, Caleb Loring and Frank Nesvet in order to establish a
trust fund for the investment and reinvestment of funds contributed
thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees declare that all money and property
contributed to the trust fund hereunder shall be held and managed in
trust under this Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust as herein
set forth below.
ARTICLE I
NAME AND DEFINITIONS
NAME
Section 1. This Trust shall be known as "Fidelity Massachusetts
Municipal Trust."
DEFINITIONS
Section 2. Wherever used herein, unless otherwise required by the
context or specifically provided:
(a) The terms "Affiliated Person," "Assignment," "Commission,"
"Interested Person," "Majority Shareholder Vote" (the 67% or 50%
requirement of the third sentence of Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act,
whichever may be applicable), and "Principal Underwriter" shall have
the meanings given them in the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted
by any applicable order or orders of the Commission or any rules or
regulations adopted or interpretative releases of the Commission
thereunder;
(b) "Bylaws" shall mean the bylaws of the Trust, if any, as amended
from time to time;
(c) "Class" refers to the class of Shares of a Series of the Trust
established in accordance with the provisions of Article III;
(d) "Declaration of Trust" means this Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust, as further amended or restated, from time to
time;
(e) "Net Asset Value" means the net asset value of each Series of the
Trust or Class thereof determined in the manner provided in Article X,
Section 3;
(f) "Shareholder" means a record owner of Shares of the Trust;
(g) "Shares" means the equal proportionate transferable units of
interest into which the beneficial interest of the Trust or each
Series shall be divided from time to time, including such Class or
Classes of Shares as the Trustees may from time to time create and
establish and including fractions of Shares as well as whole Shares as
consistent with the requirements of Federal and/or state securities
laws;
(h) "Series" refers to any series of Shares of the Trust established
in accordance with the provisions of Article III;
(i) "Trust" refers to Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust and
reference to the Trust, when applicable to one or more Series of the
Trust, shall refer to any such series;
(j) "Trustees" refer to the individual trustees in their capacity as
trustees hereunder of the Trust and their successor or successors for
the time being in office as such trustee or trustees;
(k) "1940 Act" refers to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended from time to time.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE OF TRUST
The purpose of this Trust is to provide investors a continuous source
of managed investment in securities.
ARTICLE III
BENEFICIAL INTEREST
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
Section 1. The beneficial interest in the Trust shall be divided into
such transferable Shares of one or more separate and distinct Series
or Classes of Series as the Trustees shall, from time to time, create
and establish. The number of authorized Shares of each Series, and
Class thereof, is unlimited. Each Share shall be without par value and
shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Trustees shall have full
power and authority, in their sole discretion, and without obtaining
any prior authorization or vote of the Shareholders of any Series or
Class of the Trust (a) to create and establish (and to change in any
manner) Shares or any Series or Classes thereof with such preferences,
voting powers, rights, and privileges as the Trustees may, from time
to time, determine; (b) to divide or combine the Shares or any Series
or Classes thereof into a greater or lesser number; (c) to classify or
reclassify any issued Shares into one or more Series or Classes of
Shares; (d) to abolish any one or more Series or Classes of Shares;
and (e) to take such other action with respect to the Shares as the
Trustees may deem desirable.
ESTABLISHMENT OF SERIES AND CLASSES
Section 2. The establishment of any Series or Class thereof shall be
effective upon the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the then
Trustees setting forth such establishment and designation and the
relative rights and preferences of the Shares of such Series or Class.
At any time that there are no Shares outstanding of any particular
Series or Class previously established and designated, the Trustees
may by a majority vote abolish such Series or Class and the
establishment and designation thereof.
OWNERSHIP OF SHARES
Section 3. The ownership of Shares shall be recorded in the books of
the Trust or a transfer or similar agent. The Trustees may make such
rules as they consider appropriate for the transfer of Shares and
similar matters. The record books of the Trust as kept by the Trust or
by any transfer or similar agent, as the case may be, shall be
conclusive as to who are the holders of Shares and as to the number of
Shares held from time to time by each Shareholder.
INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST
Section 4. The Trustees shall accept investments in the Trust from
such persons and on such terms as they may, from time to time,
authorize. Such investments may be in the form of cash, securities, or
other property in which the appropriate Series is authorized to
invest, valued as provided in Article X, Section 3. After the date of
the initial contribution of capital, the number of Shares to represent
the initial contribution may in the Trustees' discretion be considered
as outstanding, and the amount received by the Trustees on account of
the contribution shall be treated as an asset of the Trust. Subsequent
investments in the Trust shall be credited to each Shareholder's
account in the form of full Shares at the Net Asset Value per Share
next determined after the investment is received; provided, however,
that the Trustees may, in their sole discretion (a) impose a sales
charge or other fee upon investments in the Trust or Series or any
Classes thereof, and (b) issue fractional Shares.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF SERIES AND CLASSES
Section 5. All consideration received by the Trust for the issue or
sale of Shares of a particular Series, together with all assets in
which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income,
earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds
derived from the sale, exchange, or liquidation of such assets, and
any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds
in whatever form the same may be, shall be referred to as "assets
belonging to" that Series. In addition, any assets, income, earnings,
profits, and proceeds thereof, funds, or payments that are not readily
identifiable as belonging to any particular Series or Class, shall be
allocated by the Trustees between and among one or more of the Series
or Classes in such manner as they, in their sole discretion, deem fair
and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and binding
upon the Shareholders of all Series or Classes for all purposes and
shall be referred to as assets belonging to that Series or Class. The
assets belonging to a particular Series shall be so recorded upon the
books of the Trust or of its agent or agents and shall be held by the
Trustees in trust for the benefit of the holders of Shares of that
Series.
The assets belonging to each particular Series shall be charged with
the liabilities of that Series and all expenses, costs, charges and
reserves attributable to that Series. Any general liabilities,
expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are not
readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series shall be
allocated and charged by the Trustees between or among any one or more
of the Series in such manner as the Trustees in their sole discretion
deem fair and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and
binding upon the Shareholders of all Series for all purposes. Any
creditor of any Series may look only to the assets of that Series to
satisfy such creditor's debt. No Shareholder or former Shareholder of
any Series shall have a claim on or any right to any assets allocated
or belonging to any other Series.
NO PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
Section 6. Shareholders shall have no preemptive or other right to
subscribe to any additional Shares or other securities issued by the
Trust or the Trustees.
STATUS OF SHARES AND LIMITATION OF PERSONAL LIABILITY
Section 7. Shares shall be deemed to be personal property giving only
the rights provided in this instrument. Every shareholder by virtue of
having become a shareholder shall be held to have expressly assented
and agreed to be bound by the terms hereof. No Shareholder of the
Trust and of each Series shall be personally liable for the debts,
liabilities, obligations, and expenses incurred by, contracted for, or
otherwise existing with respect to, the Trust or by or on behalf of
any Series. The Trustees shall have no power to bind any Shareholder
personally or to call upon any Shareholder for the payment of any sum
of money or assessment whatsoever other than such as the Shareholder
may, at any time, personally agree to pay by way of subscription for
any Shares or otherwise. Every note, bond, contract, or other
undertaking issued by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees
relating to the Trust or to a Series shall include a recitation
limiting the obligation represented thereby to the Trust or to one or
more Series and its or their assets (but the omission of such a
recitation shall not operate to bind any Shareholder or Trustee).
ARTICLE IV
THE TRUSTEES
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST
Section 1. The business and affairs of the Trust shall be managed by
the Trustees, and they shall have all powers necessary and desirable
to carry out that responsibility.
INITIAL TRUSTEES; ELECTION
Section 2. The initial Trustees shall be at least three individuals
who shall affix their signatures hereto. On a date fixed by the
Trustees, the Shareholders shall elect not less than three Trustees. A
Trustee shall not be required to be a Shareholder of the Trust.
TERM OF OFFICE OF TRUSTEES
Section 3. The Trustees shall hold office during the lifetime of this
Trust, and until its termination as hereinafter provided; except a)
that any Trustee may resign his trust by written instrument signed by
him and delivered to the other Trustees, which shall take effect upon
such delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; b) that
any Trustee may be removed at any time by written instrument, signed
by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the number of Trustees prior to such
removal, specifying the date when such removal shall become effective;
c) that any Trustee who requests in writing to be retired or who has
become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written
instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees, specifying the
date of his retirement; and d) a Trustee may be removed at any special
meeting of the Trust by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding
Shares.
RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES
Section 4. In case of the declination, death, resignation,
retirement, or removal of any of the Trustees, or in case a vacancy
shall, by reason of an increase in number of the Trustees, or for any
other reason, exist, the remaining Trustees shall fill such vacancy by
appointing such other person as they in their discretion shall see fit
consistent with the limitations under the 1940 Act. Such appointment
shall be evidenced by a written instrument signed by a majority of the
Trustees in office or by recording in the records of the Trust,
whereupon the appointment shall take effect. An appointment of a
Trustee may be made by the Trustees then in office in anticipation of
a vacancy to occur by reason of retirement, resignation, or increase
in number of Trustees. As soon as any Trustee so appointed shall have
accepted this Trust, the Trust estate shall vest in the new Trustee or
Trustees, together with the continuing Trustees, without any further
act or conveyance, and he shall be deemed a Trustee hereunder. The
foregoing power of appointment is subject to the provisions of Section
16(a) of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable
order or orders of the Commission or any rules or regulations adopted
or interpretative releases of the Commission.
TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF TRUSTEES
Section 5. Any Trustee may, by power of attorney, delegate his power
for a period not exceeding six (6) months at any one time to any other
Trustee or Trustees, provided that in no case shall less than two
Trustees personally exercise the other powers hereunder except as
herein otherwise expressly provided.
NUMBER OF TRUSTEES
Section 6. The number of Trustees, not less than three (3) nor more
than twelve (12), serving hereunder at any time shall be determined by
the Trustees themselves.
Whenever a vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall occur, until such
vacancy is filled, or while any Trustee is physically or mentally
incapacitated by reason of disease or otherwise, the other Trustees
shall have all the powers hereunder and the certificate of the other
Trustees of such vacancy or incapacity shall be conclusive.
EFFECT OF DEATH, RESIGNATION, ETC. OF A TRUSTEE
Section 7. The death, declination, resignation, retirement, removal,
incapacity, or inability of the Trustees, or any one of them, shall
not operate to annul the Trust or to revoke any existing agency
created pursuant to the terms of this Declaration of Trust.
OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS OF THE TRUST
Section 8. The assets of the Trust shall be held separate and apart
from any assets now or hereafter held in any capacity other than as
Trustee hereunder by the Trustees or any successor Trustees. All of
the assets of the Trust shall at all times be considered as vested in
the Trustees. No Shareholder shall be deemed to have a severable
ownership in any individual asset of the Trust or any right of
partition or possession thereof, but each Shareholder shall have a
proportionate undivided beneficial interest in the Trust.
ARTICLE V
POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES
POWERS
Section 1. The Trustees, in all instances, shall act as principals
and are and shall be free from the control of the Shareholders. The
Trustees shall have full power and authority to do any and all acts
and to make and execute any and all contracts and instruments that
they may consider necessary or appropriate in connection with the
management of the Trust. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the
1940 Act, shall not in any way be bound or limited by present or
future laws or customs in regard to trust investments, but shall have
full authority and power to make any and all investments that they, in
their discretion, shall deem proper to accomplish the purpose of this
Trust. Subject to any applicable limitation in this Declaration of
Trust or the Bylaws of the Trust, if any, the Trustees shall have
power and authority:
a) To invest and reinvest cash and other property, and to hold cash
or other property uninvested, without, in any event, being bound or
limited by any present or future law or custom in regard to
investments by Trustees, and to sell, exchange, lend, pledge,
mortgage, hypothecate, write options on, and lease any or all of the
assets of the Trust.
(b) To adopt Bylaws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust
providing for the conduct of the business of the Trust and to amend
and repeal them to the extent that they do not reserve that right to
the Shareholders.
(c) To elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such
agents as they consider appropriate.
(d) To employ one or more banks, trust companies, companies that are
members of anational securities exchange, or other entities permitted
under the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable
order or orders of the Commission or any rules or regulations adopted
or interpretative releases of the Commission thereunder, as custodians
of any assets of the Trust subject to any conditions set forth in this
Declaration of Trust or in the Bylaws, if any.
(e) To retain a transfer agent and Shareholder servicing agent, or
both.
(f) To provide for the distribution of interests of the Trust either
through a Principal Underwriter in the manner hereinafter provided for
or by the Trust itself, or both.
(g) To set record dates in the manner hereinafter provided for.
(h) To delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any
officers of the Trust and to any investment adviser, manager,
custodian, underwriter, or other agent or independent contractor.
(i) To sell or exchange any or all of the assets of the Trust,
subject to the provisions of Article XII, Section 4 hereof.
(j) To vote or give assent or exercise any rights of ownership with
respect to stock or other securities or property; and to execute and
deliver powers of attorney to such person or persons as the Trustees
shall deem proper, granting to such person or persons such power and
discretion with relation to securities or property as the Trustees
shall deem proper.
(k) To exercise powers and rights of subscription or otherwise which
in any manner arise out of ownership of securities.
(l) To hold any security or property in a form not indicating any
trust, whether in bearer, unregistered, or other negotiable form; or
either in its own name or in the name of a custodian or a nominee or
nominees.
(m) To establish separate and distinct Series with separately defined
investment objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes in
accordance with the provisions of Article III and to establish Classes
of such Series having relative rights, powers, and duties as the
Trustees may provide consistent with applicable laws.
(n) To allocate assets, liabilities, and expenses of the Trust to a
particular Series or Class, as appropriate, or to apportion the same
between or among two or more Series or Classes, as appropriate,
provided that any liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular
Series or Class shall be payable solely out of the assets belonging to
that Series as provided for in Article III.
(o) To consent to or participate in any plan for the reorganization,
consolidation, or merger of any corporation or concern, any security
of which is held in the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease,
mortgage, purchase, or sale of property by such corporation or
concern, and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any
security held in the Trust.
(p) To compromise, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust claims in favor of
or against the Trust or any matter in controversy, including, but not
limited to, claims for taxes.
(q) To make distributions of income and of capital gains to
Shareholders in the manner hereinafter provided for.
(r) To borrow money, and to pledge, mortgage, or hypothecate the
assets of the Trust, subject to the applicable requirements of the
1940 Act.
(s) To establish, from time to time, a minimum total investment for
Shareholders and to require the redemption of the Shares of any
Shareholders whose investment is less than such minimum upon giving
notice to such Shareholder.
(t) To operate as and carry on the business of an investment company
and to exercise all the powers necessary and appropriate to the
conduct of such operations.
(u) To interpret the investment policies, practices or limitations of
any Series.
(v) In general to carry on any other business in connection with or
incidental to any of the foregoing powers, to do everything necessary,
suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any purpose or the
attainment of any object or the furtherance of any power hereinbefore
set forth, either alone or in association with others, and to do every
other act or thing incidental or appurtenant to or growing out of or
connected with the aforesaid business or purposes, objects or powers.
(w) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, to invest all of the
assets of any Series in a single open-end investment company,
including investment by means of transfer of such assets in exchange
for an interest or interests in such investment company.
The foregoing clauses shall be construed both as objects and powers,
and the foregoing enumeration of specific powers shall not be held to
limit or restrict in any manner the general powers of the Trustees.
Any action by one or more of the Trustees in their capacity as such
hereunder shall be deemed an action on behalf of the Trust or the
applicable Series and not an action in an individual capacity.
The Trustees shall not be limited to investing in obligations
maturing before the possible termination of the Trust or any Series or
Class thereof.
No one dealing with the Trustees shall be under any obligation to
make any inquiry concerning the authority of the Trustees, or to see
to the application of any payments made or property transferred to the
Trustees or upon their order.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS AS SHAREHOLDERS
Section 2. Any Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust may
acquire, own and dispose of Shares to the same extent as if he were
not a Trustee, officer or agent; and the Trustees may issue and sell
or cause to be issued and sold Shares to and buy such Shares from any
such person of any firm or company in which he is interested, subject
only to the general limitations herein contained as to the sale and
purchase of such Shares; and all subject to any restrictions which may
be contained in the Bylaws, if any.
ACTION BY THE TRUSTEES
Section 3. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the 1940 Act,
the Trustees shall act by majority vote at a meeting duly called or by
unanimous written consent without a meeting or by telephone consent
provided a quorum of Trustees participate in any such telephonic
meeting, unless the 1940 Act requires that a particular action be
taken only at a meeting at which the Trustees are present in person.
At any meeting of the Trustees, a majority of the Trustees shall
constitute a quorum. Meetings of the Trustees may be called orally or
in writing by the Chairman of the Trustees or by any two other
Trustees. Notice of the time, date, and place of all meetings of the
Trustees shall be given by the party calling the meeting to each
Trustee by telephone, telefax, telegram, or other electro-mechanical
means sent to his home or business address at least twenty-four (24)
hours in advance of the meeting or by written notice mailed to his
home or business address at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of
the meeting. Notice need not be given to any Trustee who attends the
meeting without objecting to the lack of notice or who executes a
written waiver of notice with respect to the meeting. Subject to the
requirements of the 1940 Act, the Trustees by majority vote may
delegate to any one of their number their authority to approve
particular matters or take particular actions on behalf of the Trust.
Written consents or waivers of Trustees may be executed in one or more
counterparts. Execution of a written consent or waiver and delivery
thereof to the Trust may be accomplished by telefax or other
electro-mechanical means.
CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES
Section 4. The Trustees may appoint one of their number to be
Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Chairman shall preside at all
meetings of the Trustees, shall be responsible for the execution of
policies established by the Trustees and the administration of the
Trust, and may be the chief executive, financial and accounting
officer of the Trust.
ARTICLE VI
EXPENSES OF THE TRUST
TRUSTEE REIMBURSEMENT
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 5, the
Trustees shall be reimbursed from the Trust estate or the assets
belonging to the appropriate Series for their expenses and
disbursements, including, without limitation, fees and expenses of
Trustees who are not Interested Persons of the Trust; interest
expense, taxes, fees and commissions of every kind; expenses of
pricing Trust portfolio securities; expenses of issue, repurchase and
redemption of shares including expenses attributable to a program of
periodic repurchases or redemptions, expenses of registering and
qualifying the Trust and its Shares under Federal and state laws and
regulations; charges of custodians, transfer agents, and registrars;
expenses of preparing and setting up in type prospectuses and
statements of additional information; expenses of printing and
distributing prospectuses sent to existing Shareholders; auditing and
legal expenses; reports to Shareholders; expenses of meetings of
Shareholders and proxy solicitations therefor; insurance expense;
association membership dues; and for such non-recurring items as may
arise, including litigation to which the Trust is a party; and for all
losses and liabilities by them incurred in administering the Trust,
and for the payment of such expenses, disbursements, losses, and
liabilities the Trustees shall have a lien on the assets belonging to
the appropriate Series prior to any rights or interests of the
Shareholders thereto. This section shall not preclude the Trust from
directly paying any of the aforementioned fees and expenses.
ARTICLE VII
INVESTMENT ADVISER, PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER, AND TRANSFER AGENT
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Section 1. Subject to a Majority Shareholder Vote, the Trustees may,
in their discretion and from time to time, enter into an investment
advisory or management contract(s) with respect to the Trust or any
Series thereof whereby the other party(ies) to such contract(s) shall
undertake to furnish the Trustees such management, investment
advisory, statistical, and research facilities and services and such
other facilities and services, if any, and all upon such terms and
conditions, as the Trustees may, in their discretion, determine.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Declaration of Trust, the
Trustees may authorize the investment adviser(s) (subject to such
general or specific instructions as the Trustees may from time to time
adopt) to effect purchases, sales or exchanges of portfolio securities
and other investment instruments of the Trust on behalf of the
Trustees or may authorize any officer, agent, or Trustee to effect
such purchases, sales, or exchanges pursuant to recommendations of the
investment adviser (and all without further action by the Trustees).
Any such purchases, sales, and exchanges shall be deemed to have been
authorized by all of the Trustees.
The Trustees may, subject to applicable requirements of the 1940 Act,
as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the
Commission or any rules or regulations adopted or interpretative
releases of the Commission thereunder, including those relating to
Shareholder approval, authorize the investment adviser to employ one
or more sub-advisers from time to time to perform such of the acts and
services of the investment adviser, and upon such terms and
conditions, as may be agreed upon between the investment adviser and
sub-adviser.
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Section 2. The Trustees may in their discretion from time to time
enter into an exclusive or non-exclusive contract(s) on behalf of the
Trust or any Series or Class thereof providing for the sale of the
Shares, whereby the Trust may either agree to sell the Shares to the
other party to the contract or appoint such other party its sales
agent for such Shares. In either case, the contract shall be on such
terms and conditions as may be prescribed in the Bylaws, if any, and
such further terms and conditions as the Trustees may, in their
discretion, determine not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Article VII or of the Bylaws, if any. Such contract may also provide
for the repurchase or sale of Shares by such other party as principal
or as agent of the Trust.
TRANSFER AGENT
Section 3. The Trustees may, in their discretion and from time to
time, enter into one or more transfer agency and Shareholder service
contracts whereby the other party shall undertake to furnish the
Trustees with transfer agency and Shareholder services. Such contracts
shall be on such terms and conditions as the Trustees may, in their
discretion, determine not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Declaration of Trust or of the Bylaws, if any. Such services may be
provided by one or more entities.
PARTIES TO CONTRACT
Section 4. Any contract of the character described in Sections 1, 2
and 3 of this Article VII or in Article IX hereof may be entered into
with any corporation, firm, partnership, trust or association,
although one or more of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may be
an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, or member of such other
party to the contract, and no such contract shall be invalidated or
rendered voidable by reason of the existence of any relationship, nor
shall any person holding such relationship be liable merely by reason
of such relationship for any loss or expense to the Trust under or by
reason of said contract or accountable for any profit realized
directly or indirectly therefrom, provided that the contract when
entered into was reasonable and fair and not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Article VII or the Bylaws, if any. The same person
(including a firm, corporation, partnership, trust, or association)
may be the other party to contracts entered into pursuant to Sections
1, 2 and 3 above or Article IX, and any individual may be financially
interested or otherwise affiliated with persons who are parties to any
or all of the contracts mentioned in this Section 4.
PROVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS
Section 5. Any contract entered into pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of
this Article VII shall be consistent with and subject to the
requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, (as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Commission or any
rules or regulations adopted or interpretative releases of the
Commission or any applicable Act of Congress hereafter enacted) with
respect to its continuance in effect, its amendment, its termination,
and the method of authorization and approval of such contract or
renewal thereof.
ARTICLE VIII
SHAREHOLDERS' VOTING POWERS AND MEETINGS
VOTING POWERS
Section 1. The Shareholders shall have power to vote (a) for the
election of Trustees as provided in Article IV, Section 2; (b) for the
removal of Trustees as provided in Article IV, Section 3(d) (c) with
respect to any investment advisory or management contract as provided
in Article VII, Sections 1 and 5; (d) with respect to any termination,
merger, consolidation, reorganization, or sale of assets of the Trust
or any of its Series or Classes as provided in Article XII, Section 4;
(e) with respect to the amendment of this Declaration of Trust as
provided in Article XII, Section 7; (f) to the same extent as the
shareholders of a Massachusetts business corporation, as to whether or
not a court action, proceeding or claim should be brought or
maintained derivatively or as a class action on behalf of the Trust or
the Shareholders, provided, however, that a Shareholder of a
particular Series shall not be entitled to bring any derivative or
class action on behalf of any other Series of the Trust; and (g) with
respect to such additional matters relating to the Trust as may be
required or authorized by law, by this Declaration of Trust, or the
Bylaws of the Trust, if any, or any registration of the Trust with the
Commission or any state, as the Trustees may consider desirable.
On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares
shall be voted by individual Series, except as provided in the
following sentence and except (a) when required by the 1940 Act,
Shares shall be voted in the aggregate and not by individual Series;
and (b) when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects only
the interests of one or more Series, then only the Shareholders of
such Series shall be entitled to vote thereon. The Trustees may also
determine that a matter shall be voted on by such Class or Classes. A
shareholder of each Series or Class thereof shall be entitled to one
vote for each dollar of net asset value (number of shares owned times
net asset value per share) of such Series or Class thereof on any
matter on which such shareholder is entitled to vote, and each
fractional dollar amount shall be entitled to a proportionate
fractional vote. There shall be no cumulative voting in the election
of Trustees. Shares may be voted in person or by proxy. Until Shares
are issued, the Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and
may take any action required or permitted by law, this Declaration of
Trust or any Bylaws of the Trust, if any, to be taken by Shareholders.
MEETINGS
Section 2. The first Shareholders' meeting shall be held as specified
in Section 2 of Article IV at the principal office of the Trust or
such other place as the Trustees may designate. Special meetings of
the Shareholders of any Series may be called by the Trustees and shall
be called by the Trustees upon the written request of Shareholders
owning at least one-tenth (1/10) of the outstanding Shares entitled to
vote. Whenever ten or more Shareholders meeting the qualifications set
forth in Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted
by any applicable order or orders of the Commission or any rules or
regulations adopted or interpretative releases of the Commission, seek
the opportunity of furnishing materials to the other Shareholders with
a view to obtaining signatures on such a request for a meeting, the
Trustees shall comply with the provisions of said Section 16(c) with
respect to providing such Shareholders access to the list of the
Shareholders of record of the Trust or the mailing of such materials
to such Shareholders of record. Shareholders shall be entitled to at
least fifteen (15) days' notice of any meeting.
QUORUM AND REQUIRED VOTE
Section 3. A majority of Shares entitled to vote in person or by
proxy shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at a
Shareholders' meeting, except that where any provision of law or of
this Declaration of Trust permits or requires that holders of any
Series or Class shall vote as a Series or Class then a majority of the
aggregate number of Shares of that Series or Class entitled to vote
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business by that Series or Class. Any lesser number shall be
sufficient for adjournments. Any adjourned session or sessions may be
held, within a reasonable time after the date set for the original
meeting, without the necessity of further notice. Except when a larger
vote is required by applicable law or by any provision of this
Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws, if any, a majority of the Shares
voted in person or by proxy shall decide any questions and a plurality
shall elect a Trustee, provided that where any provision of law or of
this Declaration of Trust permits or requires that the holders of any
Series or Class shall vote as a Series or Class, then a majority of
the Shares of that Series or Class voted on the matter shall decide
that matter insofar as that Series or Class is concerned. Shareholders
may act by unanimous written consent. Actions taken by a Series or
Class may be consented to unanimously in writing by Shareholders of
that Series or Class.
ARTICLE IX
CUSTODIAN
APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES
Section 1. The Trustees shall at all times employ a bank a company
that is a member of a national securities exchange, trust company, or
other entity permitted under the 1940 Act, as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Commission or any
rules or regulations adopted or trust company interpretative releases
of the Commission thereunder, having capital, surplus, and undivided
profits of at least two million dollars $2,000,000), or such other
amount as shall be allowed by the Commission or by the 1940 Act, as
custodian with authority as its agent, but subject to such
restrictions, limitations and other requirements, if any, as may be
contained in the Bylaws of the Trust, if any:
(1) to hold the securities owned by the Trust and deliver the same
upon written order or oral order, if confirmed in writing, or by such
electro-mechanical or electronic devices as are agreed to by the Trust
and the custodian, if such procedures have been authorized in writing
by the Trust;
(2) to receive and receipt for any moneys due to the Trust and
deposit the same in its own banking department or elsewhere as the
Trustees may direct; and
(3) to disburse such funds upon orders or vouchers; and the Trust may
also employ such custodian as its agent:
(1) to keep the books and accounts of the Trust and furnish clerical
and accounting services; and
(2) to compute, if authorized to do so, the Net Asset Value of any
Series or Class thereof in accordance with the provisions hereof; all
upon such basis of compensation as may be agreed upon between the
Trustees and the custodian.
The Trustees may also authorize the custodian to employ one or more
sub-custodian from time to time to perform such of the acts and
services of the custodian, and upon such terms and conditions, as may
be agreed upon between the custodian and such sub-custodian and
approved by the Trustees, provided that in every case such
sub-custodian shall be a bank, a company that is a member of a
national securities exchange, trust company, or other entity permitted
under the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable
order or orders of the Commission or any rules or regulations adopted
or interpretative releases of the Commission thereunder, having
capital, surplus, and undivided profits of at least two million
dollars ($2,000,000), or such other amount as shall be allowed by the
Commission or by the 1940 Act.
CENTRAL DEPOSITORY SYSTEM
Section 2. Subject to such rules, regulations and orders as the
Commission may adopt, the Trustees may direct the custodian to deposit
all or any part of the securities owned by the Trust in a system for
the central handling of securities established by a national
securities exchange or a national securities association registered
with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or such
other person as may be permitted by the Commission or otherwise in
accordance with the 1940 Act, pursuant to which system all securities
of any particular class or series of any issuer deposited within the
system are treated as fungible and may be transferred or pledged by
bookkeeping entry without physical delivery of such securities;
provided that all such deposits shall be subject to withdrawal only
upon the order of the Trust or its custodian, sub-custodians, or other
authorized agents.
ARTICLE X
DISTRIBUTIONS, REDEMPTIONS AND DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 1.
(a) The Trustees may from time to time declare and pay dividends. The
amount of such dividends and the payment of them shall be wholly in
the discretion of the Trustees.
(b) The Trustees shall have the power, to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of Massachusetts, at any time to declare and
cause to be paid dividends on Shares of a particular Series, from the
assets belonging to that Series, which dividends, at the election of
the Trustees, may be paid daily or otherwise pursuant to a standing
resolution or resolutions adopted only once or with such frequency as
the Trustees may determine, and may be payable in Shares of that
Series, or Classes thereof, at the election of each Shareholder of
that Series.
The Trustees may adopt and offer to Shareholders such dividend
reinvestment plans, cash dividend payout plans, or related plans as
the Trustees shall deem appropriate.
(c) Anything in this instrument to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustees may at any time declare and distribute a stock dividend pro
rata among the Shareholders of a particular Series, or Class thereof,
as of the record date of that Series or Class fixed as provided in
Article XII, Section 3.
REDEMPTIONS
Section 2. In case any holder of record of Shares of a particular
Series or Class of a Series desires to dispose of his Shares, he may
deposit at the office of the transfer agent or other authorized agent
of that Series a written request or such other form of request as the
Trustees may, from time to time, authorize, requesting that the Series
purchase the Shares in accordance with this Section 2; and the
Shareholder so requesting shall be entitled to require the Series to
purchase, and the Series or the principal underwriter of the Series
shall purchase his said Shares, but only at the Net Asset Value
thereof as described in Section 3 hereof). The Series shall make
payment for any such Shares to be redeemed, as aforesaid, in cash or
property from the assets of that Series, and payment for such Shares
less any applicable deferred sales charges and/or fees shall be made
by the Series or the principal underwriter of the Series to the
Shareholder of record within seven (7) days after the date upon which
the request is effective.
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND VALUATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS
Section 3. The term "Net Asset Value" of any Series or Class shall
mean that amount by which the assets of that Series or Class exceed
its liabilities, all as determined by or under the direction of the
Trustees. Such value per Share shall be determined separately for each
Series or Class of Shares and shall be determined on such days and at
such times as the Trustees may determine. Such determination shall be
made with respect to securities for which market quotations are
readily available, at the market value of such securities; and with
respect to other securities and assets, at the fair value as
determined in good faith by the Trustees, provided, however, that the
Trustees, without Shareholder approval, may alter the method of
appraising portfolio securities insofar as permitted under the 1940
Act and the rules, regulations, and interpretations thereof
promulgated or issued by the Commission or insofar as permitted by any
order of the Commission applicable to the Series. The Trustees may
delegate any of its powers and duties under this Section 3 with
respect to appraisal of assets and liabilities. At any time, the
Trustees may cause the value per Share last determined to be
determined again in a similar manner and may fix the time when such
redetermined value shall become effective.
SUSPENSION OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION
Section 4. The Trustees may declare a suspension of the right of
redemption or postpone the date of payment as permitted under the 1940
Act. Such suspension shall take effect at such time as the Trustees
shall specify, but not later than the close of business on the
business day next following the declaration of suspension, and
thereafter there shall be no right of redemption or payment until the
Trustees shall declare the suspension at an end. In the case of a
suspension of the right of redemption, a Shareholder may either
withdraw his request for redemption or receive payment based on the
Net Asset Value per Share existing after the termination of the
suspension. In the event that any Series is divided into Classes, the
provisions of this Section, to the extent applicable as determined in
the discretion of the Trustees and consistent with applicable law, may
be equally applied to each such Class.
ARTICLE XI
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Section 1. Provided they have exercised reasonable care and have
acted under the reasonable belief that their actions are in the best
interest of the Trust, the Trustees shall not be responsible for or
liable in any event for neglect or wrongdoing of them or any officer,
agent, employee, or investment adviser of the Trust, but nothing
contained herein shall protect any Trustee against any liability to
which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of his office.
INDEMNIFICATION OF COVERED PERSONS
Section 2.
(a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Section
(b) below:
(i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or officer of the
Trust (hereinafter referred to as "Covered Person") shall be
indemnified by the appropriate Series to the fullest extent permitted
by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred
or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit, or
proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by
virtue of his being or having been a Trustee or officer and against
amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof;
(ii) the words "claim," "action," "suit," or "proceeding" shall
apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal or
other, including appeals), actual or threatened while in office or
thereafter, and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall include,
without limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in
settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered
Person:
(i) who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which
the proceeding was brought (A) to be liable to the Trust or its
Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct
of his office; or (B) not to have acted in good faith in the
reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the
Trust; or
(ii) in the event of a settlement, unless there has been a
determination that such Trustee or officer did not engage in willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of his office,
(A) by the court or other body approving the settlement;
(B) by at least a majority of those Trustees who are neither
Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter based
upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full
trial-type inquiry); or
(C) by written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon a
review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type
inquiry);
provided, however, that any Shareholder may, by appropriate legal
proceedings, challenge any such determination by the Trustees, or by
independent counsel.
(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured
against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall
not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any Covered
Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person
who has ceased to be such Trustee or officer and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to
which Trust personnel, other than Trustees and officers, and other
persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.
(d) Expenses in connection with the preparation and presentation of a
defense to any claim, action, suit, or proceeding of the character
described in Paragraph (a) of this Section 2 may be paid by the
applicable Series from time to time prior to final disposition thereof
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person
that such amount will be paid over by him to the applicable Series if
it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification
under this Section 2; provided, however, that either (i) such Covered
Person shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking;
(ii) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such
advance payments; or (iii) either a majority of the Trustees who are
neither interested persons of the Trust nor parties to the matter, or
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined,
based upon a review of readily available facts as opposed to a
trial-type inquiry or full investigation), that there is reason to
believe that such Covered Person will be found entitled to
indemnification under this Section 2.
INDEMNIFICATION OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section 3. In case any Shareholder or former Shareholder of any
Series of the Trust shall be held to be personally liable solely by
reason of his being or having been a Shareholder and not because of
his acts or omissions or for some other reason, the Shareholder or
former Shareholder (or his heirs, executors, administrators, or other
legal representatives or, in the case of a corporation or other
entity, its corporate or other general successor) shall be entitled
out of the assets belonging to the applicable Series to be held
harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising
from such liability. The Series shall, upon request by the
Shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against the
Shareholder for any act or obligation of the Series and satisfy any
judgment thereon.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
TRUST NOT A PARTNERSHIP, ETC.
Section 1. It is hereby expressly declared that a trust is created
hereby and not a partnership, joint stock association, corporation,
bailment, or any form of a legal relationship other than a trust. No
Trustee hereunder shall have any power to personally bind either the
Trust's officers or any Shareholder. All persons extending credit to,
contracting with, or having any claim against the Trust or the
Trustees shall look only to the assets of the appropriate Series for
payment under such credit, contact, or claim; and neither the
Shareholders nor the Trustees, nor any of their agents, whether past,
present, or future, shall be personally liable therefor. Nothing in
this Declaration of Trust shall protect a Trustee against any
liability to which the Trustee would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of
Trustee hereunder.
TRUSTEES' GOOD FAITH ACTION, EXPERT ADVICE, NO BOND OR SURETY
Section 2. The exercise by the Trustees of their powers and
discretions hereunder in good faith and with reasonable care under the
circumstances then prevailing, shall be binding upon everyone
interested. Subject to the provisions of Section 1 of this Article XII
and to Article XI, the Trustees shall not be liable for errors of
judgment or mistakes of fact or law. The Trustees may take advice of
counsel or other experts with respect to the meaning and operation of
this Declaration of Trust, and subject to the provisions of Section 1
of this Article XII and to Article XI, shall be under no liability for
any act or omission in accordance with such advice or for failing to
follow such advice. The Trustees shall not be required to give any
bond as such, nor any surety if a bond is obtained.
ESTABLISHMENT OF RECORD DATES
Section 3. The Trustees may close the stock transfer books of the
Trust for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date of
any meeting of Shareholders, or the date for the payment of any
dividends, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when
any change or conversion or exchange of Shares shall go into effect;
or in lieu of closing the stock transfer books as aforesaid, the
Trustees may fix in advance a date not exceeding sixty (60) days
preceding the date of any meeting of Shareholders, or the date for
payment of any dividends, or the date for the allotment of rights, or
the date when any change or conversion or exchange of Shares shall go
into effect, as a record date for the determination of the
Shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting,
or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or to any such
allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights in respect of any such
change, conversion or exchange of Shares, and in such case such
Shareholders and only such Shareholders as shall be Shareholders of
record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of, and
to vote at, such meeting, or to receive payment of such dividend, or
to receive such allotment or rights, or to exercise such rights, as
the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any Shares on the
books of the Trust after any such record date fixed or aforesaid.
DURATION; TERMINATION OF TRUST, A SERIES OR A CLASS; MERGERS, ETC.
Section 4.
SECTION 4.1. DURATION. The Trust shall continue without limitation
of time, but subject to the provisions of this Article XII.
SECTION 4.2. TERMINATION OF THE TRUST, A SERIES OR A CLASS. (a)
Subject to applicable Federal and state law, the Trust or any Series
or Class thereof may be terminated (i) by Majority Shareholder Vote of
the Trust, each Series affected, or each Class affected, as the case
may be; or (ii) without the vote or consent of Shareholders by a
majority of the Trustees either at a meeting or by written consent.
The Trustees shall provide written notice to the affected Shareholders
of a termination effected under clause (ii) above. Upon the
termination of the Trust or the Series or Class,
(i) the Trust or the Series or Class shall carry on no business
except for the purpose of winding up its affairs;
(ii) the Trustees shall proceed to wind up the affairs of the Trust
or the Series or Class, and all of the powers of the Trustees under
this Declaration of Trust shall continue until the affairs of the
Trust shall have been wound up, including the power to fulfill or
discharge the contracts of the Trust or the Series or Class thereof;
collect its assets; sell, convey, assign, exchange, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of all or any part of the remaining Trust property
or Trust property allocated or belonging to such Series or Class to
one or more persons at public or private sale for consideration that
may consist in whole or in part of cash, securities, or other property
of any kind; discharge or pay its liabilities; and do all other acts
appropriate to liquidate its business; provided that any sale,
conveyance, assignment, exchange, transfer, or other disposition of
all or substantially all the Trust property or Trust property
allocated or belonging to such Series or Class (other than as provided
in (iii) below) shall require Shareholder approval in accordance with
Section 4.3 below; and
(iii) after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all
liabilities, and upon receipt of such releases, indemnities, and
refunding agreements as they deem necessary for their protection, the
Trustees may distribute the remaining Trust property or the remaining
property of the terminated Series or Class, in cash or in kind or
partly each, among the Shareholders of the Trust or the Series or
Class according to their respective rights; and
(b) after termination of the Trust or the Series or Class and
distribution to the Shareholders as herein provided, a majority of the
Trustees shall execute and lodge among the records of the Trust and
file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as
appropriate, an instrument in writing setting forth the fact of such
termination, and the Trustees shall thereupon be discharged from all
further liabilities and duties with respect to the Trust or the
terminated Series or Class, and the rights and interests of all
Shareholders of the Trust or the terminated Series or Class shall
thereupon cease.
SECTION 4.3. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, AND SALE OF ASSETS. Subject to
applicable Federal and state law and except as otherwise provided in
Section 4.4 below, the Trust or any Series thereof may merge or
consolidate with any other corporation, association, trust, or other
organization or may sell, lease, or exchange all or substantially all
of the Trust property or Trust property allocated or belonging to such
Series, including its good will, upon such terms and conditions and
for such consideration when and as authorized at any meeting of
Shareholders called for such purpose by a Majority Shareholder Vote of
the Trust or affected Series, as the case may be. Any such merger,
consolidation, sale, lease, or exchange shall be deemed for all
purposes to have been accomplished under and pursuant to Massachusetts
law.
SECTION 4.4. INCORPORATION; REORGANIZATION. Subject to applicable
Federal and state law, the Trustees may without the vote or consent of
Shareholders cause to be organized or assist in organizing a
corporation or corporations under the laws of any jurisdiction or any
other trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or
other organization to take over all of the Trust property or the Trust
property allocated or belonging to such Series or to carry on any
business in which the Trust shall directly or indirectly have any
interest, and to sell, convey and transfer the Trust property or the
Trust property allocated or belonging to such Series to any such
corporation, trust, limited liability company, partnership,
association, or organization in exchange for the shares or securities
thereof or otherwise, and to lend money to, subscribe for the shares
or securities of, and enter into any contracts with any such
corporation, trust, partnership, limited liability company,
association, or organization, or any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, trust, association, or organization in which the
Trust or such Series holds or is about to acquire shares or any other
interest. Subject to applicable Federal and state law, the Trustees
may also cause a merger or consolidation between the Trust or any
successor thereto and any such corporation, trust, partnership,
limited liability company, association, or other organization. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as requiring approval of
Shareholders for the Trustees to organize or assist in organizing one
or more corporations, trusts, partnerships, limited liability
companies, associations, or other organizations and selling,
conveying, or transferring the Trust property or a portion of the
Trust property to such organization or entities; provided, however,
that the Trustees shall provide written notice to the affected
Shareholders of any transaction whereby, pursuant to this Section 4.4,
the Trust or any Series thereof sells, conveys, or transfers
substantially all of its assets to another entity or merges or
consolidates with another entity.
FILING OF COPIES, REFERENCES, AND HEADINGS
Section 5. The original or a copy of this instrument and of each
Declaration of Trust supplemental hereto shall be kept at the office
of the Trust where it may be inspected by any Shareholder. A copy of
this instrument and of each supplemental Declaration of Trust shall be
filed by the Trustees with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and the Boston City Clerk, as well as any other
governmental office where such filing may from time to time be
required. Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate by
an officer or Trustee of the Trust as to whether or not any such
supplemental Declaration of Trust have been made and as to any matters
in connection with the Trust hereunder, and with the same effect as if
it were the original, may rely on a copy certified by an officer or
Trustee of the Trust to be a copy of this instrument or of any such
supplemental Declaration of Trust. In this instrument or in any such
supplemental Declaration of Trust references to this instrument and
all expressions like "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder," shall be
deemed to refer to this instrument as amended or affected by any such
supplemental Declaration of Trust. Headings are placed herein for
convenience of reference only and in case of any conflict, the text of
this instrument, rather than the headings, shall control. This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which
shall be deemed an original.
APPLICABLE LAW
Section 6. The Trust set forth in this instrument is made in The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and it is created under and is to be
governed by and construed and administered according to the laws of
said Commonwealth. The Trust shall be of the type commonly called a
Massachusetts business trust, and without limiting the provisions
hereof, the Trust may exercise all powers which are ordinarily
exercised by such a trust, and the absence of a specific reference
herein to any such power, privilege, or action shall not imply that
the Trust may not exercise such power or privilege or take such
actions.
AMENDMENTS
Section 7. Except as specifically provided herein, the Trustees may,
without shareholder vote, amend or otherwise supplement this
Declaration of Trust by making an amendment, a Declaration of Trust
supplemental hereto or an amended and restated Declaration of Trust.
Shareholders shall have the right to vote (a) on any amendment that
would affect their right to vote granted in Section 1 of Article VIII;
(b) on any amendment that would alter the maximum number of Trustees
permitted under Section 6 of Article IV; (c) on any amendment to this
Section 7; (d) on any amendment as may be required by law or by the
Trust's registration statement filed with the Commission; and (e) on
any amendment submitted to them by the Trustees. Any amendment
required or permitted to be submitted to Shareholders that, as the
Trustees determine, shall affect the Shareholders of one or more
Series or Classes shall be authorized by vote of the Shareholders of
each Series or Class affected and no vote of shareholders of a Series
or Class not affected shall be required. Notwithstanding anything else
herein, any amendment to Article XI shall not limit the rights to
indemnification or insurance provided therein with respect to action
or omission of Covered Persons prior to such amendment.
FISCAL YEAR
Section 8. The fiscal year of the Trust shall end on a specified date
as set forth in the Bylaws, if any, provided, however, that the
Trustees may, without Shareholder approval, change the fiscal year of
the Trust.
USE OF THE WORD "FIDELITY"
Section 9. Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") has
consented to the use by any Series of the Trust of the identifying
word "Fidelity" in the name of any Series of the Trust at some future
date. Such consent is conditioned upon the employment of FMR or a
subsidiary or affiliate thereof as investment adviser of each Series
of the Trust. As between the Trust and itself, FMR controls the use of
the name of the Trust insofar as such name contains the identifying
word "Fidelity." FMR may from time to time use the identifying word
"Fidelity" in other connections and for other purposes, including,
without limitation, in the names of other investment companies,
corporations, businesses that it may manage, advise, sponsor or own or
in which it may have a financial interest. FMR may require the Trust
or any Series thereof to cease using the identifying word "Fidelity"
in the name of the Trust or any Series thereof if the Trust or any
Series thereof ceases to employ FMR or a subsidiary or affiliate
thereof as investment adviser.
PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT WITH LAW OR REGULATIONS
SECTION 10. (a) The provisions of this Declaration of Trust are
severable, and, if the Trustees shall determine, with the advice of
counsel, that any of such provisions is in conflict with the 1940 Act,
the regulated investment company provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code or with other applicable laws and regulations, the conflicting
provision shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of this
Declaration of Trust; provided, however, that such determination shall
not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Declaration of
Trust or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior
to such determination.
(b) If any provision of this Declaration Trust shall be held invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall attach only to such provision in such
jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provisions in any
other jurisdiction or any other provision of this Declaration of Trust
in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the Trustees of the
Trust, have executed this instrument as of the date set forth above.
/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/Robert M. Gates /s/Marvin L. Mann
Robert M. Gates Marvin L. Mann
/s/Ned C. Lautenbach /s/Robert C. Pozen
Ned C. Lautenbach Robert C. Pozen*
/s/Donald J. Kirk /s/Thomas R. Williams
Donald J. Kirk Thomas R. Williams
*Interested Trustees
The business addresses of the
members of the Board of
Trustees are: INTERESTED
TRUSTEES (*): 82 Devonshire
Street Boston, MA 02109
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES: 82
Devonshire Street Boston,
MA 02109 Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 9235 Boston, MA
02205-9235 FIDELITY
MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL
TRUST 82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees and Shareholders of Fidelity Massachusetts
Municipal Trust:
In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements
of Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund, Spartan
Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund and Spartan Massachusetts
Municipal Income Fund (the "Funds") (each a series of Fidelity
Massachusetts Municipal Trust) for the year ended January 31, 2000
(on which we have issued our reports dated March 9, 2000), we
considered their internal control, including control activities for
safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the
financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-
SAR, and not to provide assurance on the Funds' internal control.
The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility,
estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the
expected benefits and related costs of controls. Generally,
controls that are relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's
objective of preparing financial statements for external purposes
that are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. Those controls include the safeguarding of
assets against unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in any internal control,
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Also, projections of any evaluation of internal control to future
periods are subject to the risk that the internal control may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the
degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our consideration of the Funds' internal control would not
necessarily disclose all matters in internal control that might be
material weaknesses under standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness is
a condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the
internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low
level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud in
amounts that would be material in relation to the financial
statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a
timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their
assigned functions. However, we noted no matters involving the
Funds' internal control and its operation, including controls for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses
as defined above as of January 31, 2000.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
management, the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Fidelity
Massachusetts Municipal Trust, and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone other than these specified parties.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 9, 2000
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST
AND
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AMENDMENT made this 1st day of February 1, 2000, by and between
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest
(hereinafter called the "Fund"), on behalf of Spartan Massachusetts
Municipal Income Fund (hereinafter called the "Portfolio"), and
Fidelity Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation
(hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.
Required authorization and approval by shareholders and Trustees
having been obtained, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and the
Adviser hereby consent, pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the existing
Management Contract dated February 1, 1994, to a modification of said
Contract in the manner set forth below. The Modified Management
Contract shall when executed by duly authorized officers of the Fund
and the Adviser, take effect on the later of February 1, 2000 or the
first day of the month following approval.
1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as
investment adviser of the Portfolio and shall, subject to the
supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of
the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies
and limitations as provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other
governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time
(the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Portfolio may
impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also
furnish for the use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary
office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the
investments of the Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and fees of
all officers of the Fund, of all Trustees of the Fund who are
"interested persons" of the Fund or of the Adviser and of all
personnel of the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to
research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is
authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the
Portfolio, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds
and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the
Portfolio. The investment policies and all other actions of the
Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the control and
direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for
the performance by its affiliates of) the management and
administrative services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The
Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees,
perform various services for the Portfolio, including but not limited
to: (i) providing the Portfolio with office space, equipment and
facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization;
(ii) on behalf of the Portfolio, supervising relations with, and
monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and
pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and
dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be
necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder
communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting
shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Fund's existence and its
records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered,
maintaining the registration and qualification of the Portfolio's
shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the
development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate,
management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or
convenience of the Portfolio as an investment vehicle.
The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information
or analyses to the Fund as the Fund's Board of Trustees may request
from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The
Adviser shall make recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees
with respect to Fund policies, and shall carry out such policies as
are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by
the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform
its obligations under this Contract.
(c) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to
seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are
advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are
reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers
or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or
dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research
services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or the other
accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment
discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who
provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in
good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which
they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Fund shall
periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine
if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor.
The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Portfolio.
2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of
the Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as
directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and
stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly
interested in the Fund, and that the Adviser may be or become
interested in the Fund as a shareholder or otherwise.
3. The Adviser will be compensated on the following basis for the
services and facilities to be furnished hereunder. The Adviser shall
receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as
practicable after the last day of each month, composed of a Group Fee
Rate and an Individual Fund Rate.
(a) Group Fee Rate. The Group Fee Rate shall be based upon the
monthly average of the net assets of the registered investment
companies having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the
Adviser (computed in the manner set forth in the fund's Declaration of
Trust or other organizational document) determined as of the close of
business on each business day throughout the month. The Group Fee Rate
shall be determined on a cumulative basis pursuant to the following
schedules:
Average Net Assets Annualized Fee Rate (for each
level)
0 - $ 3 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400
6 - 9 .3100
9 - 12 .2800
12 - 15 .2500
15 - 18 .2200
18 - 21 .2000
21 - 24 .1900
24 - 30 .1800
30 - 36 .1750
36 - 42 .1700
42 - 48 .1650
48 - 66 .1600
66 - 84 .1550
84 - 120 .1500
120 - 156 .1450
156 - 192 .1400
192 - 228 .1350
228 - 264 .1300
264 - 300 .1275
300 - 336 .1250
336 - 372 .1225
372 - 408 .1200
408 - 444 .1175
444 - 480 .1150
480 - 516 .1125
516 - 587 .1100
587 - 646 .1080
646 - 711 .1060
711 - 782 .1040
782 - 860 .1020
860 - 946 .1000
946 - 1,041 .0980
1,041 - 1,145 .0960
1,145 - 1,260 .0940
Over 1,260 .0920
(b) Individual Fund Fee Rate. The Individual Fund Fee Rate shall be
.25%.
The sum of the Group Fee Rate, calculated as described above to the
nearest millionth, and the Individual Fund Fee Rate shall constitute
the Annual Management Fee Rate. One-twelfth of the Annual Management
Fee Rate shall be applied to the average of the net assets of the
Portfolio (computed in the manner set forth in the Fund's Declaration
of Trust or other organizational document) determined as of the close
of business on each business day throughout the month.
(c) In case of termination of this Contract during any month, the
fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of
the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee
computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in
effect for that month.
4. It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all its expenses,
which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall include, without, (i)
interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other costs in
connection with the purchase or sale of securities and other
investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses of the Fund's Trustees
other than those who are "interested persons" of the Fund or the
Adviser; (iv) legal and audit expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and
transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to
the registration and qualification of the Fund and the Portfolio's
shares for distribution under state and federal securities laws; (vii)
expenses of printing and mailing reports and notices and proxy
material to shareholders of the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses
incidental to holding meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders,
including proxy solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based
on relative net assets of the Portfolio and other registered
investment companies having Advisory and Service or Management
Contracts with the Adviser, of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity
and other coverage; (x) its proportionate share of association
membership dues; (xi) expenses of typesetting for printing
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and
Statements of Additional Information and supplements thereto sent to
existing shareholders; and (xiii) such non-recurring or extraordinary
expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits or
proceedings to which the Portfolio is a party and the legal obligation
which the Portfolio may have to indemnify the Fund's Trustees and
officers with respect thereto.
5. The services of the Adviser to the Portfolio are not to be deemed
exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and
engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other
services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract,
interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet
all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the
Portfolio hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject
to liability to the Portfolio or to any shareholder of the Portfolio
for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering
services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the
purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment
instrument.
6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d)
of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until June
30, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the
provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations
adopted by, or interpretative releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to the Contract or interested
persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior
written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment
of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as
the case may be, or with respect to the Portfolio by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio. This
Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of
shareholder liability as set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust
or other organizational document and agrees that the obligations
assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio or any other Portfolios of the Fund. In
addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser
understands that the rights and obligations of any Portfolio under the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and
distinct from those of any and all other Portfolios.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving
effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,"
"assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have
the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or
as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders as may be granted by
the Commission.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be
signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST
on behalf of Spartan Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund
By /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
By /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
BETEWEEN
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST
SPARTAN MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AMENDMENT made this 1st day of February, 2000, by and between
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest
(hereinafter called the "Fund"), on behalf of Spartan Massachusetts
Municipal Money Market Fund (hereinafter called the "Portfolio"), and
Fidelity Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation
(hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.
Required authorization and approval by shareholders and Trustees
having been obtained, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and the
Adviser hereby consent, pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the existing
Management Contract dated February 14, 1991, to a modification of said
Contract in the manner set forth below. The Modified Management
Contract shall when executed by duly authorized officers of the Fund
and the Adviser, take effect on the later of February 1, 2000 or the
first day of the month following approval.
1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as
investment adviser of the Portfolio and shall, subject to the
supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of
the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies
and limitations as provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other
governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time
(the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Portfolio may
impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also
furnish for the use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary
office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the
investments of the Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and fees of
all officers of the Fund, of all Trustees of the Fund who are
"interested persons" of the Fund or of the Adviser and of all
personnel of the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to
research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is
authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the
Portfolio, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds
and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the
Portfolio. The investment policies and all other actions of the
Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the control and
direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for
the performance by its affiliates of) the management and
administrative services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The
Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees,
perform various services for the Portfolio, including but not limited
to: (i) providing the Portfolio with office space, equipment and
facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization;
(ii) on behalf of the Portfolio, supervising relations with, and
monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and
pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and
dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be
necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder
communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting
shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Fund's existence and its
records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered,
maintaining the registration and qualification of the Portfolio's
shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the
development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate,
management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or
convenience of the Portfolio as an investment vehicle.
The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information
or analyses to the Fund as the Fund's Board of Trustees may request
from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The
Adviser shall make recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees
with respect to Fund policies, and shall carry out such policies as
are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by
the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform
its obligations under this Contract.
(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay all expenses involved in the
operation of the Portfolio, except the following, which shall be paid
by the Portfolio: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all
Trustees of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund or
of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest
expenses with respect to borrowings by the Portfolio; (v) such
non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including
actions, suits or proceedings to which the Portfolio is or is
threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Portfolio
may have to indemnify the Fund's Trustees and officers with respect
thereto and (vi) annual insurance premiums payable on or after January
1, 2004 to a mutual insurance company for insurance coverage relating
to certain assets held by the Portfolio. It is understood that service
charges billed directly to shareholders of the Portfolio, including
charges for exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be
payable by the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the
Adviser or its affiliates.
(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to
seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are
advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are
reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers
or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or
dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research
services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or the other
accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment
discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who
provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in
good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which
they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Fund shall
periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine
if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor.
The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Portfolio.
2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of
the Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as
directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and
stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly
interested in the Fund, and that the Adviser may be or become
interested in the Fund as a shareholder or otherwise.
3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the
Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as
soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual
rate of .50% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio
(computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust)
throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be
reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid
by the Portfolio those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of
the Fund or the Adviser.
In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any
month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the
basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect,
4. The services of the Adviser to the Portfolio are not to be deemed
exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and
engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other
services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract,
interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet
all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the
Portfolio hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject
to liability to the Portfolio or to any shareholder of the Portfolio
for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering
services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the
purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment
instrument.
5. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d)
of this paragraph 5, this Contract shall continue in force until May
31, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the
provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations
adopted by, or interpretative releases of, the the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 5, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to the Contract or interested
persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior
written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment
of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as
the case may be, or with respect to the Portfolio by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio. This
Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
6. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of
shareholder liability as set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust
or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations
assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio or any other Portfolios of the Fund. In
addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser
understands that the rights and obligations of any Portfolio under the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and
distinct from those of any and all other Portfolios.
7. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving
effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,"
"assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have
the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or
as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders as may be granted by
the Commission.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be
signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL TRUST
on behalf of Spartan Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund
By /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
By /s/Robert C. Pozen
Robert C. Pozen
