FIDELITY PURITAN TRUST
497, 1998-08-05
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE FIDELITY LOW-PRICED STOCK FUND
SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 PROSPECTUS
Effective the close of business on April 3, 1998, the fund's shares
will no longer be available to new accounts. Shareholders of the fund
on that date may continue to purchase shares in accounts existing on
that date. Investors who did not own shares of the fund on April 3,
1998, generally will not be allowed to purchase shares of the fund
except that new accounts may be established: 1) by participants in
most group employer retirement plans (and their successor plans) in
which the fund had been established as an investment option by April
3, 1998; and 2) for accounts managed on a discretionary basis by
certain registered investment advisors that have discretionary assets
of at least    $500 million     invested in mutual funds and have
included the fund in their discretionary account program since April
3, 1998. These restrictions generally will apply to investments made
directly with Fidelity and investments made through intermediaries.
Investors may be required to demonstrate eligibility to purchase
shares of the fund before an investment is accepted.
The following information replaces similar information found in the
"Dividends, Capital Gains, and Taxes" section on page 25.
For federal tax purposes, the fund's income and short-term capital
gains are distributed as dividends and taxed as ordinary income;
capital gain distributions are taxed as long-term capital gains. Every
January, Fidelity will send you and the IRS a statement showing the
tax characterization of distributions paid to you in the previous
year.
The following information replaces similar information found in the
"Dividends, Capital Gains, and Taxes" section on page 25.
EFFECT OF FOREIGN TAXES. Foreign governments may impose taxes on the
fund and its investments, and these taxes generally will reduce the
fund's distributions. However, if you meet certain holding period
requirements with respect to your fund shares, an offsetting tax
credit may be available to you. If you do not meet such holding period
requirements, you may still be entitled to a deduction for certain
foreign taxes. In either case, your tax statement will show more
taxable income or capital gains than were actually distributed by the
fund, but will also show the amount of the available offsetting credit
or deduction.



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