SUPPLEMENT TO THE
FIDELITY BALANCED FUND
A FUND OF FIDELITY PURITAN TRUST
SEPTEMBER 29, 1999
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND
UNDER THE HEADING "PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS" IN THE "PERFORMANCE"
SECTION ON PAGE 15.
Balanced may also compare its performance to that of the Fidelity
Balanced Income Composite Index which is a hypothetical representation
of the performance of the fund's general investment categories using a
weighting of 60% equity and 40% bond. The following indexes are used
to calculate the Fidelity Balanced Income Composite Index: Russell
3000 Value Index for the equity category and the Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond Index for the bond category. The index weightings of
the Fidelity Balanced Income Composite Index are rebalanced
monthly.
RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX is a market capitalization-weighted
index of value-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled companies.
Value-oriented stocks tend to have lower price-to-book ratios and
lower forecasted values.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 17.
NED C. LAUTENBACH (55), Trustee (2000), has been a partner of Clayton,
Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September
1998. Mr. Lautenbach was Senior Vice President of IBM Corporation from
1992 until his retirement in July 1998. From 1993 to 1995 he was
Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation. He also was a member of IBM's
Corporate Executive Committee from 1994 to July 1998. He is a Director
of PPG Industries Inc. (glass, coating and chemical manufacturer),
Dynatech Corporation (global communications equipment), Eaton
Corporation (global manufacturer of highly engineered products) and
ChoicePoint Inc. (data identification, retrieval, storage, and
analysis).
ROBERT A. DWIGHT (42),Treasurer (2000), is Treasurer of the
Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. Prior to becoming Treasurer
of the Fidelity funds, he served as President of Fidelity Accounting
and Custody Services (FACS). Before joining Fidelity, Mr. Dwight was
Senior Vice President of fund accounting operations for The Boston
Company.
MARIA F. DWYER (41), Deputy Treasurer (2000), is Deputy Treasurer of
the Fidelity funds and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee
(1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director
of Compliance for MFS Investment Management.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOUND IN THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION
BEGINNING ON PAGE 17 HAS BEEN REMOVED.
J. GARY BURKHEAD (58), Member of the Advisory Board (1997), is Vice
Chairman and a Member of the Board of Directors of FMR Corp. (1997)
and President of Fidelity Personal Investments and Brokerage Group
(1997). Previously, Mr. Burkhead served as President of Fidelity
Management & Research Company.
E. BRADLEY JONES (71), Trustee. Prior to his retirement in 1984, Mr.
Jones was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LTV Steel Company.
He is a Director of TRW Inc. (original equipment and replacement
products), Consolidated Rail Corporation, Birmingham Steel
Corporation, and RPM, Inc. (manufacturer of chemical products), and he
previously served as a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and
manufacturing, 1985-1995), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
(1985-1995), and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (mining), and as a Trustee of
First Union Real Estate Investments. In addition, he serves as a
Trustee of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he has also been a
member of the Executive Committee as well as Chairman of the Board and
President, a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of
University School (Cleveland), and a Trustee of Cleveland Clinic
Florida.
RICHARD A. SILVER (52), Treasurer (1997), is Treasurer of the
Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR (1997). Before joining FMR,
Mr. Silver served as Executive Vice President, Fund Accounting &
Administration at First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.
(1996-1997). Prior to 1996, Mr. Silver was Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer at The Colonial Group, Inc. Mr. Silver also
served as Chairman of the Accounting/Treasurer's Committee of the
Investment Company Institute (1987-1993).
LEONARD M. RUSH (53), Assistant Treasurer (1994), is an employee of
FMR (1994). Prior to becoming Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity
funds, Mr. Rush was Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Corp. (1993-1994)
and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
(1990-1993).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE "COMPENSATION TABLE" FOUND IN
THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION ON PAGE 19.
The following table sets forth information describing the compensation
of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of the fund for his
or her services for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, or calendar
year ended December 31, 1998, as applicable.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
Trustees and Members of the Aggregate Compensation from Total Compensation from the
Advisory Board Balanced B,C,D Fund Complex *,A
Edward C. Johnson 3d** $ 0 $ 0
Abigail P. Johnson** $ 0 $ 0
Ralph F. Cox $ 1,695 $ 223,500
Phyllis Burke Davis $ 1,616 $ 220,500
Robert M. Gates $ 1,684 $ 223,500
E. Bradley Jones**** $ 1,672 $ 222,000
Donald J. Kirk $ 1,695 $ 226,500
Ned C. Lautenbach*** $ 0 $ 0
Peter S. Lynch** $ 0 $ 0
William O. McCoy $ 1,684 $ 223,500
Gerald C. McDonough $ 2,060 $ 273,500
Marvin L. Mann $ 1,684 $ 220,500
Robert C. Pozen** $ 0 $ 0
Thomas R. Williams $ 1,649 $ 223,500
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* Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 1998 for 237
funds in the complex.
** Interested Trustees of the fund and Ms. Johnson are
compensated by FMR.
*** During the period from October 14, 1999 through December 31, 1999,
Mr. Lautenbach served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective
January 1, 2000, Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Member of the Board of
Trustees.
**** Mr. Jones served on the Board of Trustees through December 31,
1999.
A Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred,
and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 1998, the Trustees accrued required
deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Ralph F. Cox,
$75,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $75,000; Robert M. Gates, $75,000; E.
Bradley Jones, $75,000; Donald J. Kirk, $75,000; William O. McCoy,
$75,000; Gerald C. McDonough, $87,500; Marvin L. Mann, $75,000; and
Thomas R. Williams, $75,000. Certain of the non-interested Trustees
elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as
follows: Ralph F. Cox, $55,039; Marvin L. Mann, $55,039; Thomas R.
Williams, $63,433; and William O. McCoy, $55,039.
B Compensation figures include cash, and may include amounts required
to be deferred and amounts deferred at the election of Trustees.
C The following amounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $761; Phyllis Burke Davis, $761;
Robert M. Gates, $761; E. Bradley Jones, $761; Donald J. Kirk, $761;
William O. McCoy, $761; Gerald C. McDonough, $888; Marvin L. Mann,
$761; and Thomas R. Williams, $761.
D Certain of the non-interested Trustees' aggregate compensation from
the fund includes accrued voluntary deferred compensation as follows:
Ralph F. Cox, $640; Marvin L. Mann, $269; William O. McCoy, $640; and
Thomas R. Williams, $640.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS" SECTION ON PAGE 20.
Fidelity International Limited (FIL), a Bermuda company formed in
1968, is the ultimate parent company of FIJ. Edward C. Johnson 3d,
Johnson family members, and various trusts for the benefit of the
Johnson family own, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the
voting common stock of FIL. FIL provides investment advisory services
to non-U.S. investment companies and institutional investors investing
in securities throughout the world.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE "GROUP FEE RATE" AND "EFFECTIVE
ANNUAL FEE RATE" SCHEDULES ON PAGE 21.
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GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES
Average Group Assets Annualized Rate Group Net Assets Effective Annual Fee Rate
0 - $3 billion .5200% $ 1 billion .5200%
3 - 6 .4900 50 .3823
6 - 9 .4600 100 .3512
9 - 12 .4300 150 .3371
12 - 15 .4000 200 .3284
15 - 18 .3850 250 .3219
18 - 21 .3700 300 .3163
21 - 24 .3600 350 .3113
24 - 30 .3500 400 .3067
30 - 36 .3450 450 .3024
36 - 42 .3400 500 .2982
42 - 48 .3350 550 .2942
48 - 66 .3250 600 .2904
66 - 84 .3200 650 .2870
84 - 102 .3150 700 .2838
102 - 138 .3100 750 .2809
138 - 174 .3050 800 .2782
174 - 210 .3000 850 .2756
210 - 246 .2950 900 .2732
246 - 282 .2900 950 .2710
282 - 318 .2850 1,000 .2689
318 - 354 .2800 1,050 .2669
354 - 390 .2750 1,100 .2649
390 - 426 .2700 1,150 .2631
426 - 462 .2650 1,200 .2614
462 - 498 .2600 1,250 .2597
498 - 534 .2550 1,300 .2581
534 - 587 .2500 1,350 .2566
587 - 646 .2463 1,400 .2551
646 - 711 .2426
711 - 782 .2389
782 - 860 .2352
860 - 946 .2315
946 - 1,041 .2278
1,041 - 1,145 .2241
1,145 - 1,260 .2204
over - 1,260 .2167
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"MANAGEMENT CONTRACT" SECTION ON PAGE 21.
On behalf of the fund, FMR has entered into sub-advisory agreements
FMR U.K. and FMR Far East. Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreements,
FMR may receive from the sub-advisers investment research and advice
on issuers outside the United States and FMR may grant the
sub-advisers investment management authority as well as the authority
to buy and sell securities if FMR believes it would be beneficial to
the fund.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"MANAGEMENT CONTRACT" SECTION ON PAGE 22.
On behalf of the fund, FMR Far East has entered into a sub-advisory
agreement with FIJ pursuant to which FMR Far East may receive from FIJ
investment research and advice relating to Japanese issuers (and such
other Asian issuers as FMR Far East may designate).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"MANAGEMENT CONTRACT" SECTION ON PAGE 22.
For providing non-discretionary investment advice and research
services, FMR pays FMR U.K. and FMR Far East fees equal to 110% and
105%, respectively, of FMR U.K.'s and FMR Far East's costs incurred in
connection with providing investment advice and research services. For
providing non-discretionary investment advice and research services,
FMR Far East pays FIJ a fee equal to 100% of FIJ's costs incurred in
connection with providing investment advice and research services for
a fund to FMR Far East.
