SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Filed by the [X]
Registrant
Filed by a [ ]
Party other than the
Registrant
Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement
[ ] Confidential, for Use of the
Commission Only (as
permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
[ ] Definitive Additional Materials
[X] Soliciting Material Pursuant
to Sec. 240.14a-11(c) or
Sec. 240.14a-12
(Fidelity Puritan Trust)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[X] No fee required.
[ ] Fee computed on table below
per Exchange Act Rules
14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of
securities to which
transaction applies:
(2) Aggregate number of
securities to which
transaction applies:
(3) Per unit price or other
underlying value of
transaction
computed pursuant to Exchange
Act Rule 0-11:
(4) Proposed maximum aggregate
value of transaction:
(5) Total Fee Paid:
[ ] Fee paid previously with
preliminary materials.
[ ] Check box if any part of the
fee is offset as provided by
Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a) (2)
and identify the filing for
which the offsetting fee was
paid previously. Identify the
previous filing by
registration statement
number, or the Form or
Schedule and the date of
its filing.
(1) Amount Previously Paid:
(2) Form, Schedule or
Registration Statement No.:
(3) Filing Party:
(4) Date Filed:
[logo]
2nd Request
Urgent Proxy Information
Please cast your vote now!
Dear Shareholder:
Several weeks ago, we mailed you proxy information so that you could
vote on important proposals which affect your fund(s). This
information described each proposal and asked for your vote on these
important issues. It has been called to our attention that we have
not yet received your ballot.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT, NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR SMALL YOUR HOLDINGS MAY
BE.
I am writing to remind you that your participation is extremely
important. The Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for July 14,
1999 cannot be held until we receive a majority of the votes. If you
haven't done so already, please cast your vote on the enclosed proxy
card(s). Shareholders who hold more than one account in the fund(s)
will receive a separate card for each account and should vote each
card.
VOTING IS QUICK AND EASY. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ENCLOSED.
TO VOTE BY MAIL
Please mail your SIGNED proxy card(s) in the postage-paid envelope
right away no matter how many shares of the fund(s) you own.
TO VOTE BY FAX
Please fax the front and back of your SIGNED proxy card(s) to our
proxy tabulator at
1-888-451-8683.
You also have the option of voting your shares by calling toll-free at
1-800-848-3155.
If you have already voted, thank you for your response. If you have
any further questions, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8888. We
appreciate your immediate attention. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
PXL2-PUR-0699
BUCKSLIP DRAFT for INCLUSION IN PROXY 2ND MAILING:
URGENT REMINDER TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF:
FIDELITY PURITAN FUND
FIDELITY LOW-PRICED STOCK FUND
FIDELITY BALANCED FUND
FIDELITY GLOBAL BALANCED FUND
As a shareholder in one or more of the funds listed above, you have
the opportunity to voice your opinions on matters affecting your
fund(s). YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT whether you have invested in
your fund through a retirement plan such as a 401(k), 403(b), 457 or
similar plan; through an IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA, or Keogh account;
or through a brokerage, trust or other type of account.
PLEASE BE SURE TO MAIL YOUR SIGNED PROXY CARD(S) RIGHT AWAY in the
enclosed postage-paid envelope no matter what type of account you
have, or how many shares of a fund you own.
TO VOTE BY PHONE, PLEASE CALL OUR PROXY SOLICITOR, D.F. KING & CO.,
INC. AT
1-800-848-3155 WEEKDAYS FROM 9 A.M. - 11P.M. EST.
THANK YOU, AND REMEMBER TO VOTE YOUR PROXY TODAY.
