FIDELITY (LOGO) INVESTMENTS(registered trademark) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston MA
02109-3614
617 563 7000
January 24, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: File Room
Re: Fidelity Puritan Trust (the trust):
Fidelity Balanced Fund
Fidelity Global Balanced Fund
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund
Fidelity Puritan Fund (the funds)
File No. 2-11884 and 811-649
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith for filing pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities
Act of 1933 are Supplements dated January 19, 1997 to the funds'
Prospectuses, dated September 25, 1996.
Very truly yours,
/s/Andrew M. Goldberg
Andrew M. Goldberg
Legal Department