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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 2-11884)
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ x ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____________ [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 [ x ]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ x ]
Amendment No. 114 [ x ]
Fidelity Puritan Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (617) 563-7000
Arthur S. Loring, Esq., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on December 6, 1996,
pursuant to Paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title
of Proposed
Securities Amount Proposed Maximum
Being of Shares Maximum Aggregate Amount of
Registered Being Registered Offering per Unit Offering Price Registration Fee
See Attached 71,134,028* See Attached $1,021,515,491 $100
Schedule Schedule
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See attached schedule for detailed portfolio listings.
The fee for the above shares to be registered by this filing has been
computed on the basis of the average of the bid and ask prices in effect on
November 29, 1996.
* This calculation has been made pursuant to Rule 24e-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Registrant, during its fiscal year ended
July 31, 1996, redeemed or repurchased 176,601,232 shares. 77,467,984
shares are being utilized for the purpose of reduction pursuant to
Paragraph (2) of such rule. 99,133,248 redeemed or repurchased shares were
used for reduction pursuant to Paragraph (a) of Rule 24e-2 or Paragraph (c)
of Rule 24f-2 in previous filings of post-effective amendments during the
current year.
FIDELITY PURITAN TRUST
NO. 2-11884
FORM N-1A
DETAIL SCHEDULE
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SHARES REDEEMED OR
REPURCHASED USED
FOR REDUCTION
PROPOSED SHARES PURSUANT TO
MAXIMUM BEING PARAGRAPH (A) OF
OFFERING PROPOSED SHARES UTILIZED FOR RULE 24E-2 OR
AMOUNT OF PRICE PER MAXIMUM REDEEMED REDUCTION PARAGRAPH (C) OF
PORTFOLIO SHARES UNIT AGGREGATE YEAR-END PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
BEING OFFERING 7/31/96 PARAGRAPH
REGISTERED PRICE (2) OF RULE
24E-2
Balanced Fund 66,263,680 $14.42 $955,522,272 166,917,305 72,259,356 94,657,949
Global Balanced 4,870,348 $13.55 $65,993,219 9,683,927 5,208,628 4,475,299
Total 71,134,028 $1,021,515,491 176,601,232 77,467,984 99,133,248
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the City of Boston, and state of Commonwealth of Masssachusetts, on the
5th day of December 1996.
FIDELITY PURITAN TRUST
By /s/Edward C. Johnson 3d (dagger)
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
(Signature) (Title) (Date)
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/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d (dagger) President and Trustee December 5, 1996
Edward C. Johnson 3d (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Kenneth A. Rathgeber Treasurer December 5, 1996
Kenneth A. Rathgeber
/s/J. Gary Burkhead Trustee December 5, 1996
J. Gary Burkhead
/s/Ralph F. Cox * Trustee December 5, 1996
Ralph F. Cox
/s/Phyllis Burke Davis ** Trustee December 5, 1996
Phyllis Burke Davis
/s/Richard J. Flynn * Trustee December 5, 1996
Richard J. Flynn
/s/E. Bradley Jones ** Trustee December 5, 1996
E. Bradley Jones
/s/Donald J. Kirk * Trustee December 5, 1996
Donald J. Kirk
/s/Peter S. Lynch ** Trustee December 5, 1996
Peter S. Lynch
/s/Edward H. Malone * Trustee December 5, 1996
Edward H. Malone
/s/Marvin L. Mann * Trustee December 5, 1996
Marvin L. Mann
/s/Gerald C. McDonough * Trustee December 5, 1996
Gerald C. McDonough
/s/Thomas R. Williams * Trustee December 5, 1996
Thomas R. Williams
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(dagger) Signatures affixed by J.Gary Burkhead pursuant to a power of
attorney dated October 17, 1996 and filed herewith.
* Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of attorney
dated October 17, 1996 and filed herewith.
** Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of attorney
dated December 15, 1994 and filed herewith.
*** Signature affixed by John H. Costello pursuant to a power of attorney
dated October 17, 1996 and filed herewith.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees, or General Partners, as the case
may be, of the following investment companies:
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Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series V Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity New York Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Portfolio, L.P. Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Fidelity Exchange Fund
Fidelity Financial Trust
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust
Fidelity Government Securities Fund
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
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plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research
Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the
undersigned individuals serve as Directors, Trustees, or General Partners
(collectively, the "Funds"), hereby severally constitute and appoint Arthur
J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert, Stephanie A. Djinis, Robert C. Hacker, Thomas
M. Leahey, Richard M. Phillips and Dana L. Platt, each of them singly, our
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and
with full power to each of them, to sign for us and in our names in the
appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form
N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent
Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said
Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any
Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other
instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in
our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
WITNESS our hands on this seventeenth day of October, 1996.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d /s/Donald J. Kirk
Edward C. Johnson 3d Donald J. Kirk
/s/J. Gary Burkhead ____________________
J. Gary Burkhead Peter S. Lynch
/s/Ralph F. Cox /s/Gerald C. McDonough
Ralph F. Cox Gerald C. McDonough
___________________ /s/Edward H. Malone
Phyllis Burke Davis Edward H. Malone
/s/Richard J. Flynn /s/Marvin L. Mann
Richard J. Flynn Marvin L. Mann
___________________ /s/Thomas R. Williams
E. Bradley Jones Thomas R. Williams
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned President and Director, Trustee, or General Partner, as
the case may be, of the following investment companies:
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Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series V Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity New York Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust
Fidelity Exchange Fund
Fidelity Financial Trust
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust
Fidelity Government Securities Fund
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Income Fund
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plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research
Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the
undersigned individual serves as President and Director, Trustee, or
General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint
J. Gary Burkhead my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of
substitution, and with full power to him to sign for me and in my name in
the appropriate capacity, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form
N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent
Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said
Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any
Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other
instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in
my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify
and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitutes may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d October 17, 1996
Edward C. Johnson 3d
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Treasurer and principal financial and accounting
officer of the following investment companies:
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Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series V Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity New York Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust
Fidelity Exchange Fund
Fidelity Financial Trust
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust
Fidelity Government Securities Fund
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Income Fund
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plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research
Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the
undersigned individuals serve as Treasurer and principal financial and
accounting officer (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby severally constitute
and appoint John H. Costello and John E. Ferris each of them singly, my
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and
with full power to each of them to sign for me and in my name in the
appropriate capacity, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form
N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent
Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said
Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any
Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other
instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in
my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify
and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Kenneth A. Rathgeber October 17, 1996
Kenneth A. Rathgeber
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees or General Partners, as the case
may be, of the following investment companies:
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Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series V Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity New York Municipal Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance Fund, L.P.
Portfolio, L.P. Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Exchange Fund Spartan U.S. Treasury Money Market
Fidelity Financial Trust Fund
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity Government Securities Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
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plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research
Company acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned
individuals serve as Board Members (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby
severally constitute and appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert,
Robert C. Hacker, Richard M. Phillips, Dana L. Platt and Stephanie A.
Djinis, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign
for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all Pre-Effective
Amendments to any Registration Statements of the Funds, any and all
subsequent Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements, any
Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other
instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in
our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem
necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
WITNESS our hands on this fifteenth day of December, 1994.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d /s/Donald J. Kirk
Edward C. Johnson 3d Donald J. Kirk
/s/J. Gary Burkhead /s/Peter S. Lynch
J. Gary Burkhead Peter S. Lynch
/s/Ralph F. Cox /s/Marvin L. Mann
Ralph F. Cox Marvin L. Mann
/s/Phyllis Burke Davis /s/Edward H. Malone
Phyllis Burke Davis Edward H. Malone
/s/Richard J. Flynn /s/Gerald C. McDonough
Richard J. Flynn Gerald C. McDonough
/s/E. Bradley Jones /s/Thomas R. Williams
E. Bradley Jones Thomas R. Williams
