SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 33-17704)
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 [X]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-5361)
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
Amendment No. 23 [X]
Fidelity Boston Street Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
( ) immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).
( ) on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (b).
( ) 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
(X) on September 29, 1999 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
( ) 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).
( ) on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
( ) this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
a previously filed post-effective amendment.
Like securities of all mutual
funds, these securities have
not been approved or
disapproved by the
Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the
Securities and Exchange
Commission has not
determined if this
prospectus is accurate or
complete. Any
representation to the
contrary is a criminal
offense.
FIDELITY
TARGET TIMELINESM
FUNDS
FIDELITY TARGET TIMELINE 2001
(fund number 381, trading symbol FTTBX)
FIDELITY TARGET TIMELINE 2003
(fund number 383, trading symbol FTARX)
PROSPECTUS
SEPTEMBER 29,1999
(fidelity_logo_graphic)(registered)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
CONTENTS
FUND SUMMARY 3 INVESTMENT SUMMARY
5 PERFORMANCE
6 FEE TABLE
FUND BASICS 8 INVESTMENT DETAILS
9 VALUING SHARES
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 9 BUYING AND SELLING SHARES
16 EXCHANGING SHARES
16 ACCOUNT FEATURES AND POLICIES
19 DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN
DISTRIBUTIONS
20 TAX CONSEQUENCES
FUND SERVICES 20 FUND MANAGEMENT
20 FUND DISTRIBUTION
APPENDIX 21 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
FUND SUMMARY
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
TARGET TIMELINE 2001 seeks a definable return over its lifetime.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment
strategies include:
(small solid bullet) Normally investing in U.S. dollar-denominated
investment-grade bonds (those of medium and high quality).
(small solid bullet) Managing the fund to provide shareholders with a
total return that approximates the fund's quoted yield (within
(plus/minus)0.50% annually) as of the date of purchase if shareholders
hold their investment to the fund's target date for maturity of
September 30, 2001 (shortly after which the fund will be liquidated),
and reinvest all distributions.
(small solid bullet) Managing the fund's sensitivity to changing
interest rates by selecting securities whose average duration is
approximately equal to the amount of time remaining to the fund's
target date.
(small solid bullet) Analyzing a security's structural features,
current pricing and trading opportunities, and the credit quality of
its issuer to select investments.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
(small solid bullet) INTEREST RATE CHANGES. Interest rate increases
can cause the price of a debt security to decrease.
(small solid bullet) FOREIGN EXPOSURE. Entities located in foreign
countries can be affected by adverse political, regulatory, market or
economic developments in those countries.
(small solid bullet) PREPAYMENT. The ability of an issuer of a debt
security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity can cause
greater price volatility if interest rates change.
(small solid bullet) ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. The value of an
individual security or particular type of security can be more
volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently than
the value of the market as a whole.
(small solid bullet) INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY MANAGEMENT. FMR's
interest rate sensitivity management strategy may not be effective in
all market or economic conditions.
In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a
greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a
diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
issuer could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would
occur in a more diversified fund.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
When you sell your shares of the fund, they could be worth more or
less than what you paid for them.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE.
TARGET TIMELINE 2003 seeks a definable return over its lifetime.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES.
FMR's principal investment strategies include:
(small solid bullet) Normally investing in U.S. dollar-denominated
investment-grade bonds (those of medium and high quality).
(small solid bullet) Managing the fund to provide shareholders with a
total return that approximates the fund's quoted yield (within
(plus/minus)0.50% annually) as of the date of purchase if shareholders
hold their investment to the fund's target date for maturity of
September 30, 2003 (shortly after which the fund will be liquidated),
and reinvest all distributions.
(small solid bullet) Managing the fund's sensitivity to changing
interest rates by selecting securities whose average duration is
approximately equal to the amount of time remaining to the fund's
target date.
(small solid bullet) Analyzing a security's structural features,
current pricing and trading opportunities, and the credit quality of
its issuer to select investments.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
(small solid bullet) INTEREST RATE CHANGES. Interest rate increases
can cause the price of a debt security to decrease.
(small solid bullet) FOREIGN EXPOSURE. Entities located in foreign
countries can be affected by adverse political, regulatory, market or
economic developments in those countries.
(small solid bullet) PREPAYMENT. The ability of an issuer of a debt
security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity can cause
greater price volatility if interest rates change.
(small solid bullet) ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. The value of an
individual security or particular type of security can be more
volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently than
the value of the market as a whole.
(small solid bullet) INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY MANAGEMENT. FMR's
interest rate sensitivity management strategy may not be effective in
all market or economic conditions.
In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a
greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a
diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
issuer could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would
occur in a more diversified fund.
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
When you sell your shares of the fund, they could be worth more or
less than what you paid for them.
PERFORMANCE
The following information illustrates the changes in each fund's
performance from year to year and compares each fund's performance to
the performance of a market index and an additional index over various
periods of time. Returns are based on past results and are not an
indication of future performance.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS
TARGET TIMELINE 2001
Calendar Years 1997 1998
% %
Percentage (%)
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 2, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 3, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 4, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 5, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 6, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 7, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 8, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 9, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 10, Col: 1, Value: nil
DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN IN THE CHART FOR TARGET TIMELINE 2001, THE
HIGHEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __% (QUARTER ENDING [MONTH][DATE],
[YEAR]) AND THE LOWEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __% (QUARTER ENDING
[MONTH][DATE], [YEAR]).
THE YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN AS OF JUNE 30, 1999 FOR TARGET TIMELINE 2001
WAS __%.
TARGET TIMELINE 2003
Calendar Years 1997 1998
% %
Percentage (%)
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 2, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 3, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 4, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 5, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 6, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 7, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 8, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 9, Col: 1, Value: nil
Row: 10, Col: 1, Value: nil
DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN IN THE CHART FOR TARGET TIMELINE 2003, THE
HIGHEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __% (QUARTER ENDING [MONTH][DATE],
[YEAR]) AND THE LOWEST RETURN FOR A QUARTER WAS __% (QUARTER ENDING
[MONTH][DATE], [YEAR]).
THE YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN AS OF JUNE 30, 1999 FOR TARGET TIMELINE 2003
WAS __%.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
For the periods ended Past 1 year Life of fundA,x
December 31, 1998
Target Timeline 2001 % %
Lehman Brothers Aggregate % %
Bond Index
U.S. Treasury STRIPS (8/15/01 % %
and 11/15/01)
Target Timeline 2003 % %
Lehman Brothers Aggregate % %
Bond Index
U.S. Treasury STRIPS (8/15/03 % %
and 11/15/03)
A BEGINNING JANUARY 1 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE FUND'S
COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS.
X FROM JANUARY 1, 1997.
[If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these periods,
[each fund/Target Timeline 200_]'s returns would have been lower.]
The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted
index of investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including
government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities,
with maturities of one year or more.
[U.S. Treasury STRIPS are zero-coupon bonds which pay principal and
interest on maturity. Each fund compares its performance to the
average of the total returns of two U.S. Treasury STRIPS (evenly
weighted by par amount) that mature close to the fund's target
maturity dates (August 15 and November 15 of the appropriate year).]
FEE TABLE
The following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred
when you buy, hold, or sell shares of a fund. [The annual fund
operating expenses provided below for each fund do not reflect the
effect of any [expense reimbursements] [[or] reduction of certain
expenses] during the period.] [The annual fund operating expenses
provided below for each fund are based on historical expenses.]
SHAREHOLDER FEES (PAID BY THE INVESTOR DIRECTLY)
Sales charge (load) on None
purchases and reinvested
distributions
Deferred sales charge (load) None
on redemptions
Redemption fee on shares 0.50%
held less than 90 days (as
a % of amount redeemed)
Annual account maintenance $12.00
fee (for accounts under
$2,500)
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (PAID FROM FUND ASSETS)
TARGET TIMELINE 2001 Management fee %
Distribution and Service None
(12b-1) fee
Other expenses %
Total annual fund operating %
expenses [A]
TARGET TIMELINE 2003 Management fee %
Distribution and Service None
(12b-1) fee
Other expenses %
Total annual fund operating %
expenses [A]
[A EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8, 1996, FMR HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO REIMBURSE
THE FUNDS TO THE EXTENT THAT [[THE MANAGEMENT FEE][,/AND][12B-1 FEE][,
/ AND][ OTHER EXPENSES][AND] TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUDING
INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS[, / AND] EXTRAORDINARY
EXPENSES[, AND 12B-1 FEES])], AS A PERCENTAGE OF [ITS/THEIR
RESPECTIVE] AVERAGE NET ASSETS, EXCEED 0.35%]. [[THIS/THESE]
ARRANGEMENT[S] CAN BE TERMINATED BY FMR AT ANY TIME.]
A portion of the brokerage commissions that a fund pays is used to
reduce that fund's expenses. [In addition,] [[E/e]ach fund has entered
into arrangements with its custodian and transfer agent whereby
credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to
reduce custodian and transfer agent expenses. [Including [this/these]
reduction[s], the total fund operating expenses [, after reimbursement
[for the funds/Name(s) of Fund(s) in reimbursement]], would have been
[__% for Target Timeline 2001] [and __% for Target Timeline 2003].]]
This EXAMPLE helps you compare the cost of investing in the funds with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Let's say, hypothetically, that each fund's annual return is 5% and
that your shareholder fees and each fund's annual operating expenses
are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates
the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or
expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For
every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total
expenses if you close your account after the number of years
indicated:
TARGET TIMELINE 2001 1 year $
3 years $
5 years $
10 years $
TARGET TIMELINE 2003 1 year $
3 years $
5 years $
10 years $
FUND BASICS
INVESTMENT DETAILS
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Each of TARGET TIMELINE 2001 AND TARGET TIMELINE 2003 seeks a
definable return over its lifetime.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
FMR normally invests each fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated
investment-grade bonds (those of medium and high quality).
Each fund has a target date for maturity of September 30 of the year
in its name. Each fund will be liquidated shortly after its target
date.
FMR manages each fund to provide shareholders with a total return that
approximates the fund's quoted yield (within (plus/minus)0.50%
annually) as of the date of purchase if shareholders hold their
investment to the fund's target date and reinvest all distributions.
The yield quoted by a fund represents the average yield to maturity of
the fund's investments according to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) standards. Yield to maturity approximates the
annualized expected return of a bond over its lifetime, assuming the
interest payments are reinvested at the same rate. FMR will seek to
generate this return on average over each fund's lifetime, not on a
year-by-year basis. The funds do not seek to provide stability of
principal, to give shareholders their principal back at maturity, or
to achieve any target share price.
FMR seeks to achieve a definable return by managing each fund's
sensitivity to changing interest rates. In addition to affecting the
value of the funds' bonds, changes in interest rates affect the amount
the funds earn from reinvesting the income from the bonds. Falling
interest rates, for example, will increase the value of the funds'
bonds but decrease earnings from reinvestment, while rising interest
rates will increase earnings from reinvestment but decrease the value
of the funds' bonds. In seeking a definable return, FMR structures
each fund's portfolio so that these interest rate effects generally
offset each other over the fund's lifetime. This strategy involves
selecting securities whose average duration is approximately equal to
the amount of time remaining to a fund's target date.
The duration of a security measures the weighted average time until
the interest and principal from a security are received. For a typical
bond, duration is shorter than maturity because much of the bond's
return consists of interest paid prior to the maturity date. In
matching a fund's duration to the time remaining to its target date,
the fund is likely to hold individual securities with longer
maturities than the time remaining before its target date. As the
target date approaches, a fund will generally sell securities with
longer maturities and purchase securities that mature closer to the
target date.
Because each fund is considered non-diversified, FMR may invest a
significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer.
In buying and selling securities for each fund, FMR analyzes a
security's structural features, current price compared to its
estimated long-term value, and any short-term trading opportunities
resulting from market inefficiencies, and the credit quality of its
issuer.
FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures
contracts, to increase or decrease a fund's exposure to changing
security prices, interest rates or other factors that affect security
values. If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, a fund may not
achieve its objective.
DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL SECURITY TYPES
DEBT SECURITIES are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer
usually pays a fixed, variable or floating rate of interest, and must
repay the amount borrowed at the maturity of the security. Some debt
securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest,
but are sold at a discount from their face values. Debt securities
include corporate bonds, government securities, and mortgage and other
asset-backed securities.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
Many factors affect each fund's performance. A fund's yield and share
price change daily based on changes in interest rates and market
conditions and in response to other economic, political or financial
developments. A fund's reaction to these developments will be affected
by the types and maturities of the securities in which the fund
invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and
geographic location of an issuer, and the fund's level of investment
in the securities of that issuer. Because FMR may invest a significant
percentage of each fund's assets in a single issuer, the fund's
performance could be closely tied to the market value of that one
issuer and could be more volatile than the performance of more
diversified funds. The funds' quoted yields are not guaranteed and
there is no assurance that they will be achieved. If you sell your
shares before a fund's target date, you could earn more or less than
your original yield, and could have an overall loss on your
investment. Upon liquidation of each fund, your shares could be worth
more or less than what you paid for them.
The following factors may significantly affect a fund's performance:
INTEREST RATE CHANGES. Debt securities have varying levels of
sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a
debt security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when
interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities and mortgage
securities can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In other
words, the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a
change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In
addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily
move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities
tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term
securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates.
FOREIGN EXPOSURE. Foreign securities and securities issued by U.S.
entities with substantial foreign operations can involve additional
risks relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in
foreign countries. All of these factors can make foreign investments
more volatile than U.S. investments.
PREPAYMENT. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage
securities, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment occurs when the
issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's
maturity. Securities subject to prepayment generally offer less
potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and
similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate
environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features
on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result
in greater volatility.
ISSUER-SPECIFIC CHANGES. Changes in the financial condition of an
issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that
affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general
economic or political conditions can affect the value of an issuer's
securities. Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than
investment-grade quality) tend to be more sensitive to these changes
than higher-quality debt securities.
INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY MANAGEMENT. FMR's interest rate sensitivity
management strategy may not be effective in all market and economic
conditions. For example, if interest rates change significantly, if
interest rates for securities with different maturities do not move in
the same direction, or if a security pays in a different manner than
FMR expects, changes in the value of a fund's investments may not
equal changes in the fund's income from reinvestment. In addition, if
the issuer of a security defaults or the credit quality of a security
declines and the security is sold before maturity, a fund's return
will be reduced.
In response to market, economic, political or other conditions, FMR
may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive
purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect a fund's
performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES
The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to
change only by shareholder approval.
TARGET TIMELINE 2001 seeks a definable return over its lifetime.
TARGET TIMELINE 2003 seeks a definable return over its lifetime.
VALUING SHARES
Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) is open.
Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single
share. Fidelity(registered trademark) normally calculates each fund's
NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m.
Eastern time. However, NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the
NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the SEC. Each fund's assets are
valued as of this time for the purpose of computing the fund's NAV.
To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on
days when the NYSE is closed, the value of the fund's assets may be
affected on days when the fund is not open for business. In addition,
trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund
is open for business.
Each fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of information
furnished by a pricing service or market quotations. Certain
short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If
market quotations or information furnished by a pricing service is not
readily available for a security or if a security's value has been
materially affected by events occurring after the close of the
exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for
example, a foreign exchange or market), that security may be valued by
another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects
fair value. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method
used for determining value.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
BUYING AND SELLING SHARES
GENERAL INFORMATION
Fidelity Investments(registered trademark) was established in 1946 to
manage one of America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is the
largest mutual fund company in the country, and is known as an
innovative provider of high-quality financial services to individuals
and institutions.
In addition to its mutual fund business, the company operates one of
America's leading discount brokerage firms, Fidelity Brokerage
Services, Inc. (FBSI). Fidelity is also a leader in providing
tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals investing on their own
or through their employer.
For account, product and service information, please use the following
Web site and phone numbers:
(small solid bullet) For information over the Internet, visit
Fidelity's Web site at www.fidelity.com.
(small solid bullet) For accessing account information automatically
by phone, use TouchTone Xpress(registered trademark), 1-800-544-5555.
(small solid bullet) For exchanges and redemptions, 1-800-544-7777.
(small solid bullet) For account assistance, 1-800-544-6666.
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and retirement information,
1-800-544-8888.
(small solid bullet) For brokerage information, 1-800-544-7272.
(small solid bullet) TDD - Service for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired,
1-800-544-0118 (9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Eastern time).
Please use the following addresses:
BUYING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0002
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
2300 Litton Lane - KH1A
Hebron, KY 41048
SELLING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 660602
Dallas, TX 75266-0602
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Redemptions - CP6I
400 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039-5517
You may buy or sell shares of the funds through a retirement account
or an investment professional. If you invest through a retirement
account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying,
selling and exchanging shares of a fund and the account features and
policies may differ. Additional fees may also apply to your investment
in a fund, including a transaction fee if you buy or sell shares of
the fund through a broker or other investment professional.
Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone or
electronically, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during
periods of unusual market activity). In addition, the level and type
of service available may be restricted based on criteria established
by Fidelity.
The different ways to set up (register) your account with Fidelity are
listed in the following table.
WAYS TO SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT
INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT TENANT
FOR YOUR GENERAL INVESTMENT NEEDS
RETIREMENT
FOR TAX-ADVANTAGED RETIREMENT SAVINGS
(solid bullet) TRADITIONAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (IRAS)
(solid bullet) ROTH IRAS
(solid bullet) ROLLOVER IRAS
(solid bullet) 401(K) PLANS AND CERTAIN OTHER 401(A)-QUALIFIED PLANS
(solid bullet) KEOGH PLANS
(solid bullet) SIMPLE IRAS
(solid bullet) SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLANS (SEP-IRAS)
(solid bullet) SALARY REDUCTION SEP-IRAS (SARSEPS)
(solid bullet) 403(B) CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS
(solid bullet) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS (457 PLANS)
GIFTS OR TRANSFERS TO A MINOR (UGMA, UTMA)
TO INVEST FOR A CHILD'S EDUCATION OR OTHER FUTURE NEEDS
TRUST
FOR MONEY BEING INVESTED BY A TRUST
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
FOR INVESTMENT NEEDS OF CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS OR
OTHER GROUPS
BUYING SHARES
The funds' Board of Trustees anticipates closing each fund to new
accounts approximately one year prior to the target date of the fund.
Shareholders of each fund on the date each fund is closed will be able
to continue to buy fund shares in accounts existing on that date.
The price to buy one share of each fund is the fund's NAV. Each fund's
shares are sold without a sales charge.
Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your
investment is received in proper form.
Short-term or excessive trading into and out of a fund may harm
performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by
increasing expenses. Accordingly, a fund may reject any purchase
orders, including exchanges, particularly from market timers or
investors who, in FMR's opinion, have a pattern of short-term or
excessive trading or whose trading has been or may be disruptive to
that fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading
history in that fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under
common ownership or control.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only
on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
When you place an order to buy shares, note the following:
(small solid bullet) All of your purchases must be made in U.S.
dollars and checks must be drawn on U.S. banks.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity does not accept cash.
(small solid bullet) When making a purchase with more than one check,
each check must have a value of at least $50.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity reserves the right to limit the number
of checks processed at one time.
(small solid bullet) If your check does not clear, your purchase will
be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or
Fidelity has incurred.
Certain financial institutions that have entered into sales agreements
with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) may enter confirmed
purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to
follow no later than the time when a fund is priced on the following
business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will
be canceled and the financial institution could be held liable for
resulting fees or losses.
MINIMUMS
TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT $2,500
For certain Fidelity retirement accountsA $500
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT $250
Through regular investment plans $100
MINIMUM BALANCE $2,000
For certain Fidelity retirement accountsA $500
A FIDELITY TRADITIONAL IRA, ROTH IRA, ROLLOVER IRA, SEP-IRA, AND KEOGH
ACCOUNTS.
There is no minimum account balance or initial or subsequent purchase
minimum for investments through Fidelity Portfolio Advisory
ServicesSM, a qualified state tuition program, certain Fidelity
retirement accounts funded through salary deduction, or accounts
opened with the proceeds of distributions from such retirement
accounts.
In addition, each fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other
circumstances.
KEY INFORMATION
PHONE 1-800-544-7777 TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money
Line(registered trademark)
to transfer from your bank
account.
INTERNET WWW.FIDELITY.COM TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Complete
and sign the application.
Make your check payable to
the complete name of the
fund. Mail to the address
under "Mail" below.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer from your bank
account.
MAIL FIDELITY INVESTMENTS TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
P.O. BOX 770001 CINCINNATI, (small solid bullet) Complete
OH 45277-0002 and sign the application.
Make your check payable to
the complete name of the
fund. Mail to the address at
left.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Make
your check payable to the
complete name of the fund.
Indicate your fund account
number on your check and
mail to the address at left.
(small solid bullet) Exchange
from another Fidelity fund.
Send a letter of instruction
to the address at left,
including your name, the
funds' names, the fund
account numbers, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be exchanged.
IN PERSON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Bring
your application and check
to a Fidelity Investor
Center. Call 1-800-544-9797
for the center nearest you.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Bring
your check to a Fidelity
Investor Center. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
WIRE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Call
1-800-544-7777 to set up
your account and to arrange
a wire transaction.
(small solid bullet) Wire
within 24 hours to: Bankers
Trust Company, Bank Routing
# 021001033, Account #
00163053.
(small solid bullet) Specify
the complete name of the
fund and include your new
fund account number and your
name.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Wire to:
Bankers Trust Company, Bank
Routing # 021001033, Account
# 00163053.
(small solid bullet) Specify
the complete name of the
fund and include your fund
account number and your name.
AUTOMATICALLY TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Not
available.
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Automatic Account
Builder(registered
trademark) or Direct Deposit.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Automatic Exchange
Service to exchange from a
Fidelity money market fund.
SELLING SHARES
The price to sell one share of each fund is the fund's NAV, minus the
redemption fee (short-term trading fee), if applicable.
Each fund will deduct a short-term trading fee of 0.50% from the
redemption amount if you sell your shares after holding them less than
90 days. This fee is paid to the fund rather than Fidelity, and is
designed to offset the brokerage commissions, market impact, and other
costs associated with fluctuations in fund asset levels and cash flow
caused by short-term shareholder trading.
If you bought shares on different days, the shares you held longest
will be redeemed first for purposes of determining whether the
short-term trading fee applies. The short-term trading fee does not
apply to shares that were acquired through reinvestment of
distributions.
Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order
is received in proper form, minus the short-term trading fee, if
applicable.
Certain requests must include a signature guarantee. It is designed to
protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Your request must be made in
writing and include a signature guarantee if any of the following
situations apply:
(small solid bullet) You wish to sell more than $100,000 worth of
shares;
(small solid bullet) Your account registration has changed within the
last 30 days;
(small solid bullet) The check is being mailed to a different address
than the one on your account (record address);
(small solid bullet) The check is being made payable to someone other
than the account owner; or
(small solid bullet) The redemption proceeds are being transferred to
a Fidelity account with a different registration.
You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker
(including Fidelity Investor Centers), dealer, credit union (if
authorized under state law), securities exchange or association,
clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot
provide a signature guarantee.
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
(small solid bullet) If you are selling some but not all of your
shares, leave at least $2,000 worth of shares in the account to keep
it open ($500 for retirement accounts), except accounts not subject to
account minimums.
(small solid bullet) Normally, Fidelity will process redemptions by
the next business day, but Fidelity may take up to seven days to
process redemptions if making immediate payment would adversely affect
a fund.
(small solid bullet) Redemption proceeds (other than exchanges) may be
delayed until money from prior purchases sufficient to cover your
redemption has been received and collected. This can take up to seven
business days after a purchase.
(small solid bullet) Redemptions may be suspended or payment dates
postponed when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays),
when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the SEC.
(small solid bullet) Redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or
other assets rather than in cash if the Board of Trustees determines
it is in the best interests of a fund.
(small solid bullet) You will not receive interest on amounts
represented by uncashed redemption checks.
(small solid bullet) Unless otherwise instructed, Fidelity will send a
check to the record address.
KEY INFORMATION
PHONE 1-800-544-7777 (small solid bullet) Call the
phone number at left to
initiate a wire transaction
or to request a check for
your redemption.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer to your bank account.
(small solid bullet) Exchange
to another Fidelity fund.
Call the phone number at left.
INTERNET WWW.FIDELITY.COM (small solid bullet) Exchange
to another Fidelity fund.
(small solid bullet) Use
Fidelity Money Line to
transfer to your bank account.
MAIL FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INDIVIDUAL, JOINT TENANT,
P.O. BOX 660602 DALLAS, TX SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, UGMA,
75266-0602 UTMA
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
your name, the fund's name,
your fund account number,
and the dollar amount or
number of shares to be sold.
The letter of instruction
must be signed by all
persons required to sign for
transactions, exactly as
their names appear on the
account.
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) The
account owner should
complete a retirement
distribution form. Call
1-800-544-6666 to request one.
TRUST
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
the trust's name, the fund's
name, the trust's fund
account number, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be sold. The
trustee must sign the letter
of instruction indicating
capacity as trustee. If the
trustee's name is not in the
account registration,
provide a copy of the trust
document certified within
the last 60 days.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
(small solid bullet) Send a
letter of instruction to the
address at left, including
the firm's name, the fund's
name, the firm's fund
account number, and the
dollar amount or number of
shares to be sold. At least
one person authorized by
corporate resolution to act
on the account must sign the
letter of instruction.
(small solid bullet) Include
a corporate resolution with
corporate seal or a
signature guarantee.
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN
(small solid bullet) Call
1-800-544-6666 for
instructions.
IN PERSON INDIVIDUAL, JOINT TENANT,
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, UGMA,
UTMA
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. The
letter of instruction must
be signed by all persons
required to sign for
transactions, exactly as
their names appear on the
account.
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
(small solid bullet) The
account owner should
complete a retirement
distribution form. Visit a
Fidelity Investor Center to
request one. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
TRUST
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. The
trustee must sign the letter
of instruction indicating
capacity as trustee. If the
trustee's name is not in the
account registration,
provide a copy of the trust
document certified within
the last 60 days.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
(small solid bullet) Bring a
letter of instruction to a
Fidelity Investor Center.
Call 1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you. At least
one person authorized by
corporate resolution to act
on the account must sign the
letter of instruction.
(small solid bullet) Include
a corporate resolution with
corporate seal or a
signature guarantee.
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN
(small solid bullet) Visit a
Fidelity Investor Center for
instructions. Call
1-800-544-9797 for the
center nearest you.
AUTOMATICALLY (small solid bullet) Use
Personal Withdrawal Service
to set up periodic
redemptions from your account.
EXCHANGING SHARES
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares
of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging shares of a
fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions
governing exchanges:
(small solid bullet) The fund you are exchanging into must be
available for sale in your state.
(small solid bullet) You may exchange only between accounts that are
registered in the same name, address, and taxpayer identification
number.
(small solid bullet) Before exchanging into a fund, read its
prospectus.
(small solid bullet) Exchanges may have tax consequences for you.
(small solid bullet) Each fund may temporarily or permanently
terminate the exchange privilege of any investor who makes more than
four exchanges out of the fund per calendar year. Accounts under
common ownership or control will be counted together for purposes of
the four exchange limit.
(small solid bullet) The exchange limit may be modified for accounts
held by certain institutional retirement plans to conform to plan
exchange limits and Department of Labor regulations. See your plan
materials for further information.
(small solid bullet) Each fund may refuse exchange purchases by any
person or group if, in FMR's judgment, the fund would be unable to
invest the money effectively in accordance with its investment
objective and policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely
affected.
The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privilege in the
future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions, and may impose
trading fees of up to 3.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's
prospectus for details.
ACCOUNT FEATURES AND POLICIES
FEATURES
The following features are available to buy and sell shares of the
funds.
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT AND WITHDRAWAL PROGRAMS. Fidelity offers
convenient services that let you automatically transfer money into
your account, between accounts, or out of your account. While
automatic investment programs do not guarantee a profit and will not
protect you against loss in a declining market, they can be an
excellent way to invest for retirement, a home, educational expenses,
and other long-term financial goals. Automatic withdrawal or exchange
programs can be a convenient way to provide a consistent income flow
or to move money between your investments.
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FIDELITY AUTOMATIC ACCOUNT
BUILDER TO MOVE MONEY FROM
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO A
FIDELITY FUND.
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$100 Monthly or quarterly (small solid bullet) To set
up for a new account,
complete the appropriate
section on the fund
application.
(small solid bullet) To set
up for existing accounts,
call 1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's Web site for an
application.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call 1-800-544-6666
at least three business days
prior to your next scheduled
investment date.
DIRECT DEPOSIT TO SEND ALL OR
A PORTION OF YOUR PAYCHECK
OR GOVERNMENT CHECK TO A
FIDELITY FUND.A
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$100 Every pay period (small solid bullet) To set
up for a new account, check
the appropriate box on the
fund application.
(small solid bullet) To set
up for an existing account,
call 1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's Web site for an
authorization form.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes you will need a new
authorization form. Call
1-800-544-6666 or visit
Fidelity's Web site to
obtain one.
A BECAUSE THEIR SHARE PRICES
FLUCTUATE, THESE FUNDS MAY
NOT BE APPROPRIATE CHOICES
FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT OF YOUR
ENTIRE CHECK.
FIDELITY AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE
SERVICE TO MOVE MONEY FROM A
FIDELITY MONEY MARKET FUND
TO ANOTHER FIDELITY FUND.
MINIMUM FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
$100 Monthly, bimonthly, (small solid bullet) To set
quarterly, or annually up, call 1-800-544-6666
after both accounts are
opened.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call 1-800-544-6666
at least three business days
prior to your next scheduled
exchange date.
PERSONAL WITHDRAWAL SERVICE
TO SET UP PERIODIC
REDEMPTIONS FROM YOUR FUND
ACCOUNT TO YOU OR TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT.
FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
Monthly (small solid bullet) To set
up, call 1-800-544-6666.
(small solid bullet) To make
changes, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-6666 at least
three business days prior to
your next scheduled
withdrawal date.
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OTHER FEATURES. The following other features are also available to buy
and sell shares of the funds.
WIRE
TO PURCHASE AND SELL SHARES VIA THE FEDERAL RESERVE WIRE SYSTEM.
(small solid bullet) You must sign up for the Wire feature before
using it. Complete the appropriate section on the application when
opening your account, or call 1-800-544-7777 to add the feature after
your account is opened. Call 1-800-544-7777 before your first use to
verify that this feature is set up on your account.
(small solid bullet) To sell shares by wire, you must designate the
U.S. commercial bank account(s) into which you wish the redemption
proceeds deposited.
FIDELITY MONEY LINE
TO TRANSFER MONEY BETWEEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND YOUR FUND ACCOUNT.
(small solid bullet) You must sign up for the Money Line feature
before using it. Complete the appropriate section on the application
and then call 1-800-544-7777 or visit Fidelity's Web site before your
first use to verify that this feature is set up on your account.
(small solid bullet) Most transfers are complete within three business
days of your call.
(small solid bullet) Minimum purchase: $100
(small solid bullet) Maximum purchase: $100,000
FIDELITY ON-LINE XPRESS+(registered trademark)
TO MANAGE YOUR INVESTMENTS THROUGH YOUR PC.
CALL 1-800-544-7272 OR VISIT FIDELITY'S WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) To review recent account history;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading; and
(small solid bullet) For access to research and analysis tools.
FIDELITY ONLINE TRADING
TO ACCESS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THE INTERNET AT FIDELITY'S WEB
SITE.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) To review recent account history;
(small solid bullet) To obtain quotes;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading; and
(small solid bullet) To access third-party research on companies,
stocks, mutual funds and the market.
TOUCHTONE XPRESS
TO ACCESS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT AUTOMATICALLY BY PHONE.
CALL 1-800-544-5555.
(small solid bullet) For account balances and holdings;
(small solid bullet) For mutual fund and brokerage trading;
(small solid bullet) To obtain quotes;
(small solid bullet) To review orders and mutual fund activity; and
(small solid bullet) To change your personal identification number
(PIN).
POLICIES
The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
MATURITY AND LIQUIDATION OF THE FUNDS. The target date for Target
Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003 is September 30, 2001 and 2003,
respectively. On those dates, the respective funds will mature. The
funds' Board of Trustees expects to liquidate each fund within one
month after the fund's target date. Prior to the target date, Fidelity
will notify shareholders of each fund of the liquidation, and
shareholders may elect to receive payment for the value of their
shares or exchange their shares for shares of another Fidelity fund.
If Fidelity does not receive instructions in proper form prior to the
liquidation, shares will be exchanged for shares of Fidelity Cash
Reserves, or if Fidelity Cash Reserves shares are not available,
shares of another money market fund advised by FMR or an affiliate, or
in the case of employee benefit plans, the cash option specified by
the plan.
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS that Fidelity sends to you include the
following:
(small solid bullet) Confirmation statements (after transactions
affecting your account balance except reinvestment of distributions in
the fund or another fund and certain transactions through automatic
investment or withdrawal programs).
(small solid bullet) Monthly or quarterly account statements
(detailing account balances and all transactions completed during the
prior month or quarter).
(small solid bullet) Financial reports (every six months).
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and
prospectuses will be mailed to your household, even if you have more
than one account in a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 if you
need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses.
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are
available at Fidelity's Web site. To participate in Fidelity's
electronic delivery program, call Fidelity or visit Fidelity's Web
site for more information.
You may initiate many TRANSACTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONICALLY.
Fidelity will not be responsible for any losses resulting from
unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures
designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request
personalized security codes or other information, and may also record
calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity
recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You
should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately
after you receive them. If you do not want the ability to sell and
exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions.
When you sign your ACCOUNT APPLICATION, you will be asked to certify
that your social security or taxpayer identification number is correct
and that you are not subject to 31% backup withholding for failing to
report income to the IRS. If you violate IRS regulations, the IRS can
require a fund to withhold 31% of your taxable distributions and
redemptions.
Fidelity may deduct an ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE of $12.00 from accounts
with a value of less than $2,500, subject to an annual maximum charge
of $24.00 per shareholder. It is expected that accounts will be valued
on the second Friday in November of each year. Accounts opened after
September 30 will not be subject to the fee for that year. The fee,
which is payable to Fidelity, is designed to offset in part the
relatively higher costs of servicing smaller accounts. This fee will
not be deducted from Fidelity brokerage accounts, retirement accounts
(except non-prototype retirement accounts), accounts using regular
investment plans, or if total assets with Fidelity exceed $30,000.
Eligibility for the $30,000 waiver is determined by aggregating
accounts with Fidelity maintained by Fidelity Service Company, Inc. or
FBSI which are registered under the same social security number or
which list the same social security number for the custodian of a
Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act account.
If your ACCOUNT BALANCE falls below $2,000 (except accounts not
subject to account minimums), you will be given 30 days' notice to
reestablish the minimum balance. If you do not increase your balance,
Fidelity may close your account and send the proceeds to you. Your
shares will be sold at the NAV, minus the short-term trading fee, if
applicable, on the day your account is closed.
Fidelity may charge a FEE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES, such as providing
historical account documents.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS
Each fund earns interest, dividends and other income from its
investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to
shareholders as dividends. Each fund also realizes capital gains from
its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to
shareholders as capital gain distributions.
Each fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly.
Each fund normally pays capital gain distributions in September and
December.
EARNING DIVIDENDS
Shares begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the
day of purchase.
Shares earn dividends until, but not including, the next business day
following the day of redemption.
DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to
receive your distributions. The following options may be available for
each fund's distributions:
1. REINVESTMENT OPTION. Your dividends and capital gain distributions
will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. If
you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned
this option.
2. INCOME-EARNED OPTION. Your capital gain distributions will be
automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. Your
dividends will be paid in cash.
3. CASH OPTION. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be
paid in cash.
4. DIRECTED DIVIDENDS(registered trademark) OPTION. Your dividends
will be automatically invested in shares of another identically
registered Fidelity fund. Your capital gain distributions will be
automatically invested in shares of another identically registered
Fidelity fund, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the
fund, or paid in cash.
Not all distribution options are available for every account. If the
option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you
want to change your current option, call Fidelity.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the
U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution
option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not
receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution
checks.
TAX CONSEQUENCES
As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax
consequences for you. If you are not investing through a
tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax
consequences.
TAXES ON DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions you receive from each fund are
subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or
local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, each fund's dividends and distributions of
short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income. Each
fund's distributions of long-term capital gains are taxable to you
generally as capital gains.
If a fund's distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized
in any year, all or a portion of those distributions may be treated as
a return of capital to shareholders for tax purposes. A return of
capital will generally not be taxable to you, but will reduce the cost
basis of your shares and result in a higher reported capital gain or a
lower reported capital loss when you sell your shares.
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed
income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the
full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price
back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be
taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution
option. If you elect to receive distributions in cash or to invest
distributions automatically in shares of another Fidelity fund, you
will receive certain December distributions in January, but those
distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.
TAXES ON TRANSACTIONS. Your redemptions, including exchanges, as well
as payments resulting from liquidation of the funds after their
respective target dates, may result in a capital gain or loss for
federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in a
fund is the difference between the cost of your shares and the price
you receive when you sell them.
FUND SERVICES
FUND MANAGEMENT
Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders'
money and invests it toward a specified goal.
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) is each fund's manager.
As of [month] [day] [year], FMR had approximately $__ billion in
discretionary assets under management.
As the manager, FMR is responsible for choosing the funds' investments
and handling their business affairs.
Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:
(small solid bullet) Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR
U.K.), in London, England, serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. FMR
U.K. was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice
to FMR. Currently, FMR U.K. provides investment research and advice on
issuers based outside the United States and may also provide
investment advisory services for each fund.
(small solid bullet) Fidelity Management & Research Far East Inc. (FMR
Far East), in Tokyo, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. FMR
Far East was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and
advice to FMR. Currently, FMR Far East provides investment research
and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also
provide investment advisory services for each fund.
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), in Merrimack, New
Hampshire, serves as sub-adviser for each fund. FIMM is primarily
responsible for choosing investments for each fund.
FIMM is an affiliate of FMR. As of [month] [day] [year], FIMM had
approximately $____ in discretionary assets under management.
A fund could be adversely affected if the computer systems used by FMR
and other service providers do not properly process and calculate
date-related information from and after January 1, 2000. FMR has
advised each fund that it is actively working on necessary changes to
its computer systems and expects that its systems, and those of other
major service providers, will be modified prior to January 1, 2000.
However, there can be no assurance that there will be no adverse
impact on a fund.
Ford O'Neil is manager of the Target Timeline funds, which he has
managed since July 1998. He also manages other Fidelity funds. Since
joining Fidelity in 1990, Mr. O'Neil has worked as an analyst and
manager.
From time to time a manager, analyst or other Fidelity employee may
express views regarding a particular company, security, industry or
market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of
only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily
represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity
organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based
upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any
responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on
as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity
fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an
indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Fidelity investment personnel may invest in securities for their own
investment accounts pursuant to a code of ethics that establishes
procedures for personal investing and restricts certain transactions.
Each fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is
calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by
adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by
twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets
throughout the month.
The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.37%, and it
drops as total assets under management increase.
For July 1999, the group fee rate was __% for Target Timeline 2001 and
Target Timeline 2003. The individual fund fee rate is __% for Target
Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003.
The total management fee for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, was
__% [, after reimbursement,] of the fund's average net assets for
Target Timeline 2001 and __% [, after reimbursement,] of the fund's
average net assets for Target Timeline 2003.
[On [month] [day], [year], FMR reduced the [management fee/individual
fund fee] rate for the funds from __% to __%.]
FMR pays FIMM, FMR U.K. and FMR Far East for providing assistance with
investment advisory services.
FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse the funds for
management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR
retains the ability to be repaid by a fund if expenses fall below the
specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement
arrangements, which may be terminated by FMR at any time, can decrease
a fund's expenses and boost its performance.
[As of [___], approximately __% of Target Timeline 2001 and __% of
Target Timeline 2003's total outstanding shares, respectively, were
held by [FMR/FMR and [an] FMR affiliate[s]/[an] FMR affiliate[s]].]
FUND DISTRIBUTION
FDC distributes each fund's shares.
Each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule
12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that recognizes that
FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits
or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses
incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in
the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services. FMR,
directly or through FDC, may pay intermediaries, such as banks,
broker-dealers and other service-providers, that provide those
services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized
such payments.
To receive payments made pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan,
intermediaries must sign the appropriate agreement with FDC in
advance.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into
account the sale of shares of a fund, provided that the fund receives
brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other
broker-dealers.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been
authorized to give any information or to make any representations,
other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related
statement of additional information (SAI), in connection with the
offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other
information or representations must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do
not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC to sell shares of the
funds to or to buy shares of the funds from any person to whom it is
unlawful to make such offer.
APPENDIX
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand
each fund's financial history for the period of the fund's operations.
Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund
share. Total returns for each period include the reinvestment of all
dividends and distributions.
The annual information has been audited by [____], independent
accountants, whose report, along with each fund's financial highlights
and financial statements, are included in the funds' annual report. A
free copy of the annual report is available upon request.
[Financial Highlights to be filed by subsequent amendment.]
You can obtain additional information about the funds. The funds' SAI
includes more detailed information about each fund and its
investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally
forms a part of the prospectus). Each fund's annual and semi-annual
reports include a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market
conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected
performance.
For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other
information or ask questions about a fund, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-8544. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's Web site at
www.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus or an annual or
semi-annual report or to request other information.
The SAI, the funds' annual and semi-annual reports and other related
materials are available on the SEC's Internet Web site
(http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information upon
paying a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of
the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009. You can also review and copy
information about the funds, including the funds' SAI, at the SEC's
Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for
information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, FILE NUMBER 811-5361
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Investments, TouchTone Xpress, Fidelity Money Line, Fidelity Automatic
Account Builder, Fidelity On-Line Xpress+, and Directed Dividends are
registered trademarks of FMR Corp.
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1.536266.102 TTI-pro-0999
FIDELITY TARGET TIMELINE 2001 AND FIDELITY TARGET TIMELINE 2003
FUNDS OF FIDELITY BOSTON STREET TRUST
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SEPTEMBER 29, 1999
This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus.
Portions of the funds' annual report are incorporated herein. The
annual rep ort is supplied with this SAI.
T o obtain a free additional copy of a prospectus, dated September
29, 1999, or an annual report, please call Fidelity(registered
trademark) a t 1-800-544-8544 or visit Fidelity's Web site at
www.fidelity.com.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Investment Policies and 18
Limitations
Portfolio Transactions 23
Valuation 26
Performance 26
Additional Purchase, Exchange 31
and Redemption Information
Distributions and Taxes 31
Trustees and Officers 32
Control of Investment Advisers 34
Management Contracts 34
Distribution Services 38
Transfer and Service Agent 39
Agreements
Description of the Trust 39
Financial Statements 28
Appendix 40
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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in
the p rospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment
policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a fund's assets
that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a
policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage
limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the
fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any
subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will
not be considered when determining whether the investment complies
with the fund's investment policies and limitations.
A fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be
changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting
securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment
limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations
described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without
shareholder approval.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF TARGET TIMELINES M 2001
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS SET
FORTH IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE FUND MAY NOT:
(1) i ssue senior securities, except in connection with the
insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive
order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as
otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(2) borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary
or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount
not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount
borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings
that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not
including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with
the 33 1/3% limitation;
(3) underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that
the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities;
(4) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total
assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose
principal business activities are in the same industry;
(5) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real
estate business);
(6) purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result
of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures
contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed
by physical commodities); or
(7) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more
than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but
this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to
repurchase agreements.
(8) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment
policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a
single open-end management investment company managed by Fidelity
Management & Research Company or an affiliate or successor with
substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and
limitations as the fund.
THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS ARE NOT FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY BE
CHANGED WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.
(i) In order to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the
fund currently intends to comply with certain diversification limits
imposed by Subchapter M.
(ii) The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short,
unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in
kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that
transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to
constitute selling securities short.
(iii) The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on
margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are
necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin
payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures
contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
(iv) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (2)).
(v) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as
a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in
securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to
legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be
sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at
approximately the prices at which they are valued.
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than
securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to
15 % of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment
company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as
investment adviser or (b) acquiring loans, loan participations, or
other forms of direct debt instruments and, in connection therewith,
assuming any associated unfunded commitments of the sellers. (This
limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to
repurchase agreements.)
(vii) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets
in the securities of a single open-end management investment company
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate or
successor with substantially the same fundamental investment
objective, policies, and limitations as the fund.
For purposes of limitation (i), Subchapter M generally requires the
fund to invest no more than 25% of its total assets in securities of
any one issuer and to invest at least 50% of its total assets so that
no more than 5% of the fund's total assets are invested in securities
of any one issuer. However, Subchapter M allows unlimited investments
in cash, cash items, government securities (as defined in Subchapter
M) and securities of other investment companies. These tax
requirements are generally applied at the end of each quarter of the
fund's taxable year.
With respect to limitation (v), if through a change in values, net
assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more
than 10% of its net assets w er e invested in illiquid
securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
For the fund's limitations on futures and options transactions, see
the section entitled "Limitations on Futures and Options Transactions"
on page 6.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF TARGET TIMELINE 2003
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS SET
FORTH IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE FUND MAY NOT:
(1) issue senio r secur ities, except in connection with the
insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive
order issued by the Securit ies and Exchange Commission or as
otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(2) borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary
or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount
not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount
borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings
that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not
including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with
the 33 1/3% limitation;
(3) underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that
the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities;
(4) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total
assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose
principal business activities are in the same industry;
(5) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real
estate business);
(6) purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result
of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not
prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures
contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed
by physical commodities); or
(7) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more
than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but
this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to
repurchase agreements.
(8) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment
policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a
single open-end management investment company managed by Fidelity
Management & Research Company or an affiliate or successor with
substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and
limitations as the fund.
THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS ARE NOT FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY BE
CHANGED WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.
(i) In order to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the
fund currently intends to comply with certain diversification limits
imposed by Subchapter M.
(ii) The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short,
unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in
kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that
transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to
constitute selling securities short.
(iii) The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on
margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are
necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin
payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures
contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
(iv) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (2)).
(v) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as
a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in
securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to
legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be
sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at
approximately the prices at which they are valued.
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than
securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15%
of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or
portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser
or (b) acquiring loans, loan participations, or other forms of direct
debt instruments and, in connection therewith, assuming any associated
unfunded commitments of the sellers. (This limitation does not apply
to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements.)
(vii) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets
in the securities of a single open-end management investment company
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate or
successor with substantially the same fundamental investment
objective, policies, and limitations as the fund.
For purposes of limitation (i), Subchapter M generally requires the
fund to invest no more than 25% of its total assets in securities of
any one issuer and to invest at least 50% of its total assets so that
no more than 5% of the fund's total assets are invested in securities
of any one issuer. However, Subchapter M allows unlimited investments
in cash, cash items, government securities (as defined in Subchapter
M) and securities of other investment companies. These tax
requirements are generally applied at the end of each quarter of the
fund's taxable year.
With respect to limitation (v), if through a change in values, net
assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more
than 10% of its net assets were inv ested in illiquid
securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
For the fund's limitations on futures and options transactions, see
the section entitled "Limitations on Futures and Options Transactions"
on page 6.
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of
instruments in which a fund may invest, strategies FMR may employ in
pursuit of a fund's investment objective, and a summary of related
risks. FMR may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these
techniques unless it believes that doing so will help a fund achieve
its goal.
AFFILIATED BANK TRANSACTIONS. A fund may engage in transactions with
financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be,
"affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These
transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks;
short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50
largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S.
Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are
primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions;
and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Trustees
has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to
transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES represent interests in pools of mortgages,
loans, receivables or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment
of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by
the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by
letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements.
Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other facto rs
including changes in interest rates, the availability of information
concerning the pool and its structure , the creditworthiness of the
servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or
receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In
addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.
BORRO WING. Each fund may borrow from banks or from other funds
advised by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase
agreements. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to
greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes
additional inve stments while borrowings are outstanding, this may
be considered a form of leverage.
CASH MANAGEME NT. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it
in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase
agreements or shares of money market funds. Generally, these
securities offer less potential for gains than other types of
securities.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS are money market funds managed by FMR or its
affiliates that seek to earn a high level of current income (free from
federal income tax in the case of a municipal money market fund) while
maintaining a stable $1.00 share price. The funds comply with
industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the
quality, maturity and diversification of their investments.
DOLLAR-WEIGH TED AVERAGE MATURITY is derived by multiplying the
value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding
these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the
fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on
a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions
to this rule.
For exam ple, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument
will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call,
refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument
will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be
its maturity date. Also, the maturities of mortgage securities,
including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed
securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is
the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security,
this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal
payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the
mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely
to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.
EXPOSURE TO FOREIGN MARKETS. Foreign securities, foreign currencies,
and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign
operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks
inherent in U.S. investments.
Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political,
economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or
unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by
actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S.
investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization
of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or
on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S.
dollars, or other government intervention. Additionally,
governmental issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to
pay interest and repay principal when due and may require that the
conditions for payment be renegotiated. T here is no assurance that
FMR will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their
effects. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign
currencies and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such
securities will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S.
dollar.
The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in
emerging markets, which may have relatively unstable governments,
economies based on only a few industries, and securities markets that
trade a small number of securities.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS. A fund may conduct foreign currency
transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by
entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign
currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge
a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the
difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling
various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign
currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should
the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward
contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount
of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a
specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are
generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency
traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The
parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the
contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and
complete the contemplated currency exchange.
Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on FMR's
skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may
substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in
currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if
currencies do not perform as FMR anticipates. For example, if a
currency's value rose at a time when FMR had hedged a fund by selling
that currency in exchange for dollars, a fund would not participate in
the currency's appreciation. If FMR hedges currency exposure through
proxy hedges, a fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge
and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem.
Similarly, if FMR increases a fund's exposure to a foreign currency
and that currency's value declines, a fund will realize a loss. There
is no assurance that FMR's use of currency management strategies will
be advantageous to a fund or that it will hedge at appropriate times.
FUNDS' RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDERS. The funds do not intend to direct or
administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund, however,
may exercise its rights as a shareholder and may communicate its views
on important matters of policy to management, the Board of Directors,
and shareholders of a company when FMR determines that such matters
could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment
in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either
individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others,
supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate
structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's
directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or
policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a
portion of its assets; or supporting or opposing third-party takeover
efforts. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to
litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in
lawsuits related to such activities. FMR will monitor such activities
with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of
litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund
is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that
litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities
incurred.
FUTURES AND OPTIONS. The following paragraphs pertain to futures and
options: Combined Positions, Correlation of Price Changes, Futures
Contracts, Futures Margin Payments, Limitations on Futures and Options
Transactions, Liquidity of Options and Futures Contracts, Options and
Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies, OTC Options, Purchasing Put
and Call Options, and Writing Put and Call Options.
COMBINED POSITIONS involve purchasing and writing options in
combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward
contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the
overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a
call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a
combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to
selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would
involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call
option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option
in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options
positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction
costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
CORRELATION OF PRICE CHANGES. Because there are a limited number of
types of exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely
that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's
current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in
options and futures contracts based on securities with different
issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in
which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the
options or futures position will not track the performance of the
fund's other investments.
Options and futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their
underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a
fund's investments well. Options and futures prices are affected by
such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates,
changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time
remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect
security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result
from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and
the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and
futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price
fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell
options and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the
securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to
attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the
contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in
all cases. If price changes in a fund's options or futures positions
are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may
fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not
offset by gains in other investments.
FUTURES CONTRACTS. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees
to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future
date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a
specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price
at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer
and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures
contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury
bonds or notes, and some are based on indices of securities prices.
Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out
before then if a liquid secondary market is available.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in
tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore,
purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure
to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying
instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument
directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value
of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to
the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset
both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the
underlying instrument had been sold.
FUTURES MARGIN PAYMENTS. The purchaser or seller of a futures contract
is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless
the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the
purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a
futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the
contract is entered into. Initial margin deposits are typically equal
to a percentage of the contract's value. If the value of either
party's position declines, that party will be required to make
additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value
on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive
all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments
do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a
fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy of an
FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to
return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received
by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the
fund.
LIMITATIONS ON FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS. Each fund has filed a
notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of the term
"commodity pool operator" with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association, which regulate
trading in the futures markets. The funds intend to comply with Rule
4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act, which limits the extent to which
the funds can commit assets to initial margin deposits and option
premiums.
In addition, each fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase
put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of
the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under
normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options
if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or
exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would
exceed 25% of its total assets; or (c) purchase call options if, as a
result, the current value of option premiums for call options
purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets.
These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or
traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to
securities that incorporate features similar to options.
The above limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts
and options, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts and
options discussed elsewhere in this SAI, may be changed as regulatory
agencies permit.
LIQUIDITY OF OPTIONS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS. There is no assurance a
liquid secondary market will exist for any particular options or
futures contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively
low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close
to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges
may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options and futures
contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or
downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days
when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is
imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out
existing positions. If the secondary market for a contract is not
liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could
prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially
could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or
expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's
access to other assets held to cover its options or futures positions
could also be impaired.
OPTIONS AND FUTURES RELATING TO FOREIGN CURRENCIES. Currency futures
contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except
that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and
are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency
futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The
underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency,
which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S.
dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency
call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the
purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying
currency.
The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to
options and futures relating to securities or indices, as discussed
above. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase
and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to
different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased
or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or
forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected
to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors
that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for
example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in
the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting
from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value
of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to
many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to
match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the
fund's investments exactly over time.
OTC OPTIONS. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized
with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract
size, and strike price, the terms of over-the-counter (OTC) options
(options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through
negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this
type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility
to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve
greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed
by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
PURCHASING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. By purchasing a put option, the
purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the
option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for
this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option
(known as the option premium). Options have various types of
underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of
securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate
its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising
the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will
lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser
completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A
purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out
in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary
market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if
security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying
instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of
purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss
(limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction
costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put
options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right
to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the
option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate
in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk
limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same
time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not
rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
WRITING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. The writer of a put or call option takes
the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In
return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation
to pay the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the
other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek
to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out
the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the
secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer
must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option
is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on
a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to
an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to
profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the
premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it
is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able
to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the
put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less
than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly,
however, because the premium received for writing the option should
mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the
option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon
exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options
are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls
generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall.
Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the
effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer
must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for
the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer
gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
ILLIQUID SECURITIES cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary
course of business at approximately the prices at which they are
valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or
may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of
Trustees, FMR determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and,
through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid
securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's
investments, FMR may consider various factors, including (1) the
frequency a nd volum e of trades and quotations, (2) the number
of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer
undertakings to make a m arket and (4) the nature of the security
and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender
features, the mechanics and other requirements f or transfer, any
letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings,
the number of holders, the m ethod of soliciting offers, the time
required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or
offset the rights and obligations of the secu rity).
INDEXED SECURITIES are instruments whose prices are indexed to the
prices of other securities, securities indices, currencies, or other
financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always,
are debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate
is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic.
Mortgage-indexed securities, for example, could be structured to
replicate the performance of mortgage securities and the
characteristics of direct ownership.
The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the
performance of the security, currency, or other instrument to which
they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes
in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more
volatile than the underlying instruments. Indexed securities are also
subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the
security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's
creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities
have included banks, corporations, and certain U.S. Government
agencies.
INTERFUND BORROWING AND LENDING PROGRAM. Pursuant to an exemptive
order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money
from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A fund will lend
through the program only when the returns are higher than those
available from an investment in repurchase agreements, and will borrow
through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the
cost of bank loans. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend
overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be
called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a
higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed.
Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost
investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT SECU RITIES. Investment-grade debt securities
are medium and high-quality securities. Some may possess speculative
characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to
changes in the financial conditions of issuers. A debt security is
considered to be investment-grade if it is rated investment-grade by
Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's, Duff & Phelps Credit
Rating Co., or Fitch IBCA Inc., or is unrated but considered to be
of equivalent quality by FMR.
LOWER-QUALITY DEBT SECURITIES. Lower-quality debt securities have poor
protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of
principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered
to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes
due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of
lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of
higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in
periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of
rising interest rates.
The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less
active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can
adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse
publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity
of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing
services to value lower-quality debt securities.
A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to
pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security
holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it
determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.
MOR TGAGE SECUR ITIES are issued by government and non-government
entities such as banks, mortgage lenders, or other institutions. A
mor tgage s ecurity is an obligation of the issuer backed by a
mortgage or pool of mortgages or a direct interest in an underlying
pool of mortgages. Some mort gage sec urities, such as
collateralized mortgage obligations (or "CMOs"), make payments of both
principal and interest at a range of specified intervals; others make
semiannual interest payments at a predetermined rate and repay
principal at maturity (like a typical bond). Mortgag e
securit ies are based on different types of mortgages, including
those on commercial real estate or residential properties. Strippe d
mortgag e securities are created when the interest and principal
components of a mortgage security are separated and sold as individual
securities. In the case of a stripped mort gage secu rity, the
holder of the "principal-only" security (PO) receives the principal
payments made by the underlying mortgage, while the holder of the
"interest-only" security (IO) receives interest payments from the same
underlying mortgage.
Fa nnie Maes and Freddie Macs are pass-through securities issued by
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
which guarantee payment of interest and repayment of principal on
Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs, respectively, are federally chartered
corporations supervised by the U.S. Government that act as
governmental instrumentalities under authority granted by Congress.
Fannie Mae is authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet its
obligations. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are not backed by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
The value of mortg age sec urities may change due to shifts in
the market's perception of issuers and changes in interest rates. In
addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the
mort gage securit ies market as a whole. Non-government
mortg age secu rities may offer higher yields than those issued
by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price
changes than government issues. Mort gage securities ar e subject
to prepayment risk, which is the risk that early principal payments
made on the underlying mortgages, usually in response to a reduction
in interest rates, will result in the return of principal to the
investor, causing it to be invested subsequently at a lower current
interest rate. Alternatively, in a rising interest rate environment,
mort gage security v alues may be adversely affected when
prepayments on underlying mortgages do not occur as anticipated,
resulting in the extension of the security's effective maturity and
the related increase in interest rate sensitivity of a longer-term
instrument. The prices of stripped mo rtgage s ecuri ties
t end to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates
than those of non-stripped mortgage securities.
In ord er to earn additional income for a fund, FMR may use a
trading strategy that involves selling mortgage securities and
simultaneously agreeing to purchase similar securities on a later date
at a set price. This trading strategy may result in an increased
portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase
taxable gains.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS inv olve an agreement to purchase a
security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an
agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus
an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon
rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the
risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the
securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market
daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus
the accrued incremental amount. Th e value of the security purchased
may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has
agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could
result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes
insolvent. The funds will engage in repurchase agreement
transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and
found satisfactory by FMR.
RESTRICTED SECURITIE S are subject to legal restrictions on their
sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be
costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in
priv ately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, or in a registered
public offering. Where registration is req uired, the hold er of
a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the
registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the
time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted
to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If,
during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the
h older mig ht obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when
it decided to seek registration of the security.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a
fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or
broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that
security at an agreed-upon price and time. The funds will enter into
reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has
been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR. Such transactions may
increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets a nd a
fund's yield a nd may be viewed as a form of leverage.
SECURITIES LENDING. A fund may lend securities to parties such as
broker-dealers or other instituti ons, including Fidelity
Brokerage Services, Inc. (FBSI). FBSI is a member of the New York
Stock Exchange and a subsidiary of FMR Corp.
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities
loaned and, at the same time, earn additional incom e. The borrower
provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the
value of the securities loaned. The fund maintains the ability to
obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving
material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults
on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of
insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs
in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the
collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign
securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a
fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in
the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value
of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment
is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by FMR to be
in good standing and when, in FMR's judgment, the income earned would
justify the risks.
Cash received as collater al th rough loan transactions may be
invested in other eligible securities. Investing this cash subjects
that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market
appreciation or depreciation.
SOUR CES OF LIQUIDITY OR CREDIT SUPPORT. Issuers may employ various
forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of
credit, guarantees, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided
by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial
institutions. FMR may rely on its evaluation of the credit of the
liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to
purchase a security supported by such enhancem ent. In
evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, FMR
will consider whether adequate public information about the entity is
available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable
political or economic developments, currency controls, or other
government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its
commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the entity providing
the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's
share price.
STRIPPED SECURITIES are the sep arate income or principal components
of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are
similar to those of other debt securities, although stripped
securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of
stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates.
U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve
Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer
deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security
with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate
receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the
dealer then sells.
SWAP AGREEMENTS can be individually negotiated and structured to
include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or
market factors. Depending on their structure, swap agreements may
increase or decrease a fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest
rates (in the United States or abroad), foreign currency values,
mortgage securities, corporate borrowing rates, or other factors such
as security prices or inflation rates. Swap agreements can take many
different forms and are known by a variety of names.
In a typical cap or floor agreement, one party agrees to make payments
only under specified circumstances, usually in return for payment of a
fee by the other party. For example, the buyer of an interest rate cap
obtains the right to receive payments to the extent that a specified
interest rate exceeds an agreed-upon level, while the seller of an
interest rate floor is obligated to make payments to the extent that a
specified interest rate falls below an agreed-upon level. An interest
rate collar combines elements of buying a cap and selling a floor.
Swap agreements will tend to shift a fund's investment exposure from
one type of investment to another. For example, if the fund agreed to
exchange payments in dollars for payments in foreign currency, the
swap agreement would tend to decrease the fund's exposure to U.S.
interest rates and increase its exposure to foreign currency and
interest rates. Caps and floors have an effect similar to buying or
writing options. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may
increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments
and its share price and yield.
The most significant factor in the performance of swap agreements is
the change in the specific interest rate, currency, or other factors
that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a fund. If a
swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be
prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the
counterparty's creditworthiness declined, the value of a swap
agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.
A fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement
either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an
offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly
creditworthy party.
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POLICIES. Each fund reserves the right to
invest without limitation in investment-grade money market or
short-term debt instruments fo r temporary, defensive purposes.
VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE SECURITIES provide for periodic adjustments
in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities
provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate,
while floating rate securities have interest rates that change
whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate. Some
variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features
that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance
plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial
intermediaries.
WHEN-ISSUE D AND FORWARD PURCHASE OR SALE TRANSACTIONS involve a
commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined
price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the
customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no
interest a ccrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.
When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions,
the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the
risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security
will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities
is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition
to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains
substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding,
the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a
security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not
participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security.
If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver
or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or
yield opportunity or suffer a loss.
A fund may ren egotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may
sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in
capital gains or losses for the fund.
ZERO COUPON BONDS do not make interest payments; instead, they are
sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face
value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current
income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of
fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a
fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon
bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed
on behalf of each fund by FMR pursuant to authority contained in the
management contract. FMR is also responsible for the placement of
transaction orders for other investment companies and
investment accounts for which it or its affiliates act as
investment adviser. In selecting broker-dealers, subject to applicable
limitations of the federal securities laws, FMR considers various
relevant factors, including, but not limited to: the size and type of
the transaction; the nature and character of the markets for the
security to be purchased or sold; the execution efficiency, settlement
capability, and financial condition of the broker-dealer firm; the
broker-dealer's execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the
reasonableness of any commissions; and, if applicable, arrangements
for payment of fund expenses.
If FMR grants investment management authority to a sub-adviser (see
the section entitled "Management Contracts"), that sub-adviser is
authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities, and will do so in accordance with the policies described
above.
Generally, commissions for investments traded on foreign exchanges
will be higher than for investments traded on U.S. exchanges and may
not be subject to negotiation.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who
provide research and execution services to the fund or other
inve stmen t accounts over which FMR or its affiliates exercise
investment discretion. Such services may include advice concerning the
value of securities; the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or
selling securities; and the availability of securities or the
purchasers or sellers of securities. In addition, such broker-dealers
may furnish analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries,
securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and
performance of invest ment accounts; and effect securities
transactions and perform functions incidental thereto (such as
clearance and settlement).
For transactions in fixed-income securities, FMR's selection of
broker-dealers is generally based on the availability of a security
and its price and, to a lesser extent, on the overall quality of
execution and other services, including research, provided by the
broker-dealer.
The receipt of research from broker-dealers that execute transactions
on behalf of a fund may be useful to FMR in rendering investment
management services to that fund or its other clients, and conversely,
such research provided by broker-dealers who have executed transaction
orders on behalf of other FMR clients may be useful to FMR in carrying
out its obligations to a fund. The receipt of such research has not
reduced FMR's normal independent research activities; however, it
enables FMR to avoid the additional expenses that could be incurred if
FMR tried to develop comparable information through its own efforts.
Fixed-income securities are generally purchased from an issuer or
underwriter acting as principal for the securities, on a net basis
with no brokerage commission paid. However, the dealer is compensated
by a difference between the security's original purchase price and the
selling price, the so-called "bid-asked spread." Securities may also
be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting
fees.
Subject to applicable limitations of the federal securities laws, a
fund may pay a broker-dealer commissions for agency transactions that
are in excess of the amount of commissions charged by other
broker-dealers in recognition of their research and execution
services. In order to cause a fund to pay such higher commissions, FMR
must determine in good faith that such commissions are reasonable in
relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided
by such executing broker-dealers, viewed in terms of a particular
transaction or FMR's overall responsibilities to that fund or its
other clients. In reaching this determination, FMR will not attempt to
place a specific dollar value on the brokerage and research services
provided, or to determine what portion of the compensation should be
related to those services.
To t he extent permitte d by applicable law, FMR is authorized to
allocate portfolio transactions in a manner that takes into account
assistanc e receive d in the distribution of shares of the funds
or other Fidelity funds and to use the research services of brokerage
and other firms that have provided s uch assistance. F MR may use
research services provided by and place agency transactions with
National Financial Services Corporation (NFSC) and Fidelity Brokerage
Services Japan LLC (FBSJ), indirect subsidiaries of FMR Corp., if the
commissions are fair, reasonable, and comparable to commissions
charged by non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms for similar
services. Prior to December 9, 1997, FMR used research services
provided by and placed agency transactions with Fidelity Brokerage
Services (FBS), an indirect subsidiary of FMR Corp.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions to broker-dealers (including
affiliates of FMR) who have entered into arrangements with FMR under
which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the commissions paid by
a fund toward the reduction of that fund's expenses. The transaction
quality must, however, be comparable to those of other qualified
broker-dealers.
Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prohibits members
of national securities exchanges from executing exchange transactions
for inv estment accounts which they or their affiliates manage,
unless certain requirements are satisfied. Pursuant to such
requirements, the Board of Trustees has authorized NFSC to execute
portfolio transactions on national securities exchanges in accordance
with approved procedures and applicable SEC rules.
The Trustees of each fund periodically review FMR's performance of its
responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio
transactions on behalf of the fund and review the commissions paid by
the fund over representative periods of time to determine if they are
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.
For the fiscal periods ended July 31 , 1 999 and 1998, the
portfolio turnover rates were ___% and ___%, respectively, for Target
Timeline 2001 and ___% and ___%, respectively, for Target Timeline
2003. [Variations in turnover rate may be due to fluctuating
volum e of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market
conditions, or changes in FMR's investment outlook.]
[ The following tables show the brokerage commissions paid by the
funds. Significant changes in brokerage commissions paid by a fund
from year to year may result from changing asset levels throughout the
year.] A fund may pay both commissions and spreads in connection with
the placement of portfolio transactions. [For the fiscal years ended
July 1999, July 1998, and July 1997, [the funds/Target Timel ine
200_] paid no brokerage commissions.]
[The f oll owing table shows the total amount of brokerage
commissions paid by each fund.]
Fiscal Year Ended Total Amount Paid
TARGET TIMELINE 2001 July
1999 $
1998
1997
TARGET TIMELINE 2003
1999
1998
1997
[Of the foll owing tables, the first shows the total amount of
brokerage commissions paid by each fund to [[NFSC] [[,/and] [FBS] [and
FBSJ]], as applicable,] for the past three fiscal years. [The second
table shows the approximate percentage of aggregate brokerage
commissions paid by a fund to [[NFSC] [,/and] [FBS] [and FBSJ]] for
transactions involving the approximate percentage of the aggregate
dollar amount of transactions for which the fund paid brokerage
commissions for the fiscal year ended 1999.] [[NFSC] [,/and] [FBS]
[and FBSJ]] [is/are] paid o n a commission basis.]
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TARGET TIMELINE 2001 July
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1998 [ ] [ ]
1997 [ ] [ ]
TARGET TIMELINE 2003
1999 [ ] [ ]
1998 [ ] [ ]
1997 [ ] [ ]
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Fiscal Year Ended 1999 % of Aggregate Commissions % of Aggregate Dollar Amount
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TARGET TIMELINE 2001 July % %
TARGET TIMELINE 2003 July % %
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[% of Aggregate Commissions [% of Aggregate Dollar [% of Aggregate Commissions
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TARGET TIMELINE 2001 [ %]
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[(dagger) T he difference between the percentage of aggregate
brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate
dollar amount of transactions effected through, [[NFSC] [,/and] [FBS]
[and FBSJ]] is a result of the low commission rates charged by [[NFSC]
[,/a nd] [FBS] [and FBSJ]] .]
[[NFSC ] [,/and] [FBS] [and FBSJ]] [has/have] used a portion of the
commissions paid by a fund to reduce that fund's custodian or transfer
agen t fees.]
[The f ollowing table shows the dollar amount of brokerage
commissions paid to firms that provided research services and the
approximate dollar amount of the transactions involved for the
fiscal year ended 1999.]
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Fiscal Year Ended 1999 $ Amount of Commissions Paid $ Amount of Brokerage
to Firms that Provided Transactions Involved*
Research Services*
TARGET TIMELINE 2001 July $ $
TARGET TIMELINE 2003 July
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[*The provis ion of research services was not necessarily a
factor in the placement of all this business with such firms.]
[For the fisca l year ended July 31, 1999 [the funds/Target Timeline
200_] paid no brokerage commissions to firms that provided research
ser vices.]
The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures in conformity with
Rule 10f-3 under the 1940 Act whereby a fund may purchase securities
that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR
participates. These procedures prohibit the funds from directly or
indirectly benefiting an FMR affiliate in connection with such
underwritings. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate
participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may
apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities
that the funds could purchase in the underwriting.
From time to time the Trustees will review whether the recapture for
the benefit of the funds of some portion of the brokerage commissions
or similar fees paid by the funds on portfolio transactions is legally
permissible and advisable. Each fund seeks to recapture soliciting
broker-dealer fees on the tender of portfolio securities, but at
present no other recapture arrangements are in effect. The Trustees
intend to continue to review whether recapture opportunities are
available and are legally permissible and, if so, to determine in the
exercise of their business judgment whether it would be advisable for
each fund to seek such recapture.
Although the Trustees and officers of each fund are substantially the
same as those of other funds managed by FMR or its affiliates,
investment decisions for each fund are made independently from those
of other funds managed by FMR or i nvestment a ccounts managed by
FMR affiliates. It sometimes happens that the same security is held in
the portfolio of more than one of these funds or in vestment
accounts. Simu ltaneous transactions are inevitable when several
funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment
adviser, particularly when the same security is suitable for the
investment objective of more than one fund or inv estment
ac count.
When two or more funds are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or
sale of the same security, the prices and amounts are allocated in
accordance with procedures believed to be appropriate and equitable
for each fund. In some cases this system could have a detrimental
effect on the price or value of the security as far as each fund is
concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to
participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and
prices for the funds. It is the current opinion of the Trustees that
the desirability of retaining FMR as investment adviser to each fund
outweighs any disadvantages that may be said to exist from exposure to
simultaneous transactions.
VALUATION
Each f und's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a
single share. The NAV of each fund is computed by adding the value of
the fund's invest ments, cash, and other assets, subtracting its
liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of shares
outstanding.
Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the
primary market or exchange on which they trade. Fixed-income
securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily
available may be valued at market values determined by such
securities' most recent bid prices (sales prices if the principal
market is an exchange) in the principal market in which they normally
are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or
assets. Or, fixed-income securities and convertible securities may
be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service
that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied
valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing
services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of
pricing services are available, and the funds may use various pricing
ser vices or discontinue the use of any pricing service.
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available. Securities of other open-end investment
companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
Ind ependent brokers or qu otation services provide prices of
foreign securities in their local currency. FSC gathers all exchange
rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on
the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities
from their local currencies into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the
value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days
to maturity are included in the calculation of NAV. If an event that
is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security
occurs after the close of an exchange or mark et on which that
security is traded, then that security will be valued in good faith by
a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less
for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing
service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost
or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate
current value.
The procedure s set forth above need not be used to determine the
value of the securities owned by a fund if, in the opinion of a
committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would
more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For
example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily
available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee
appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith
determination of the value of a security, the committee may review
price movements in futures contracts and American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs), market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and
off-exchange institutional trading.
PERFORMANCE
A fund may quote performance in various ways. All performance
information supplied by the funds in advertising is historical and is
not intended to indicate future returns. Each fund's share price,
yield and return fluctuate in response to market conditions and other
factors, and the value of fund shares when redeemed may be more or
less than their original cost.
YIELD CALCULATIONS. Yields for a fund are computed by dividing a
fund's interest and dividend incom e for a given 30-day or
one-month period, net of expenses, by the average number of shares
entitled to receive distributions during the period, dividing this
figure by the fund's N A V at the end of the period, and
annualizing the result (assuming compounding of income) in order to
arrive at an annual percentage rate. Yields do not reflect T arget
Timeline 2001's and Ta rget Timeline 2003's short-term trading fee.
Income is calculated for purposes of yield quotations in accordance
with standardized methods applicable to all stock and bond funds. In
general, interest income is reduced with respect to bonds trading at a
premium over their par value by subtracting a portion of the premium
from income on a daily basis, and is increased with respect to bonds
trading at a discount by adding a portion of the discount to daily
income. Income is adjusted to reflect gains and losses from principal
repayments received by a fund with respect to mortgage-related
securities and other asset-backed securities. Other capital gains and
losses generally are excluded from the calculation.
Income calculated for the purposes of calculating a fund's yield
differs from income as determined for other accounting purposes.
Because of the different accounting methods used, and because of the
compounding of income assumed in yield calculations, a fund's yield
may not equal its distribution rate, the income paid to your account,
or the income reported in the fund's financial statements.
Yield information may be useful in reviewing a fund's performance and
in providing a basis for comparison with other investment
alternatives. However, a fund's yield fluctuates, unlike investments
that pay a fixed interest rate over a stated period of time. When
comparing investment alternatives, investors should also note the
quality and maturity of the portfolio securities of respective
investment companies they have chosen to consider.
Investors should recognize that in periods of declining interest rates
a fund's yield will tend to be somewhat higher than prevailing market
rates, and in periods of rising interest rates a fund's yield will
tend to be somewhat lower. Also, when interest rates are falling, the
inflow of net new money to a fund from the continuous sale of its
shares will likely be invested in instruments producing lower yields
than the balance of the fund's holdings, thereby reducing a fund's
current yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite can
be expected to occur.
RETURN CALCULATIONS. R eturns qu oted in advertising reflect all
aspects of a fund's return, including the effect of reinvesting
dividends and capital gain distributions, and any change in a fund's
NAV over a stated period. A cumulative return reflects actual
performance over a stated period of time. Average annual returns are
calculated by determining the growth or decline in value of a
hypothetical historical investment in a fund over a stated period, and
then calculating the annually compounded percentage rate that would
have produced the same result if the rate of growth or decline in
value had been constant over the period. For example, a cumulative
return of 100% over ten years would produce an average annual return
of 7.18%, which is the steady annual rate of return that would equal
100% growth on a compounded basis in ten years. While average annual
returns are a convenient means of comparing investment alternatives,
investors should realize that a fund's performance is not constant
over time, but changes from year to year, and that average annual
returns represent averaged figures as opposed to the actual
year-to-year performance of a fund.
In addition to average annual returns, a fund may quote unaveraged or
cumulative returns reflecting the simple change in value of an
investment over a stated period. Average annual and cumulative returns
may be quoted as a percentage or as a dollar amount, and may be
calculated for a single investment, a series of investments, or a
series of redemptions, over any time period. Returns may be broken
down into their components of income and capital (including capital
gains and changes in share price) in order to illustrate the
relationship of these factors and their contributions to return.
R eturns ma y be quoted on a before-tax or after-tax basis.
Returns may or may not include the effect of a fund's short-term
trading fee. Excluding a fund's short-term trading fee from a return
calculation produces a higher return figure. Retur ns, yields
and other performance information may be quoted numerically or in a
table, graph, or similar illustration.
NET ASSET VALUE. Charts and graphs using a fund's N AVs,
a djusted NAVs, and benchmark indexes may be used to exhibit
performance. An adjusted NAV includes any distributions paid by a fund
and reflects all elements of its return. Unless otherwise indicated, a
fund's adjusted NAVs are not adjusted for sales charges, if any.
CALCULATING HISTORICAL FUND RESULTS. The f ollowing tables show
performance for each fund.
[For Target Timeline 2001, returns do not include the effect of the
fund's 0.50% short-term trading fee, applicable to shares held less
than 90 days.] [For Target Timeline 2003, returns do not include the
effect of the fund's 0.50% short-term trading fee, applicable to
shares held less than 90 days.]
HISTORICAL FUND RES ULTS. T he following tables show each fund's
yield and return for the fiscal period ended July 31, 1999.
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Average Annual Returns Cumulative Returns
Thirty-Day Yield One Year Life of Fund* One Year Life of Fund*
Target Timeline 2001 % % % % %
Target Timeline 2003 % % % % %
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* From February 8, 1996 (commencement of operations).
[Note: If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these
periods, [each fund/Target Timeline 200_]'s returns would have
bee n lower.]
[No te: If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these
periods, [Target Timeline 200_/Target Timeline 2001 and Target
Time line 2003]'s yield[s] would have been ___% [and ___%,
respectively].]
The following tables show the income and capital elements of each
fund's cumulative return. The tables compare each fund's return to the
record of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 5 00(registered
trademark)) , the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and the cost
of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), over the
same period. The CPI information is as of the month-end closest to the
initial investment date for each fund. The S&P 500 and DJIA
comparisons are provided to show how each fund's return compared to
the record of a broad unmanaged index of common stocks and a narrower
set of stocks of major industrial companies, respectively, over the
same period. Because each fund invests in fixed-income securities,
common stocks represent a different type of investment from the funds.
Common stocks generally offer greater growth potential than the funds,
but generally experience greater price volatility, which means greater
potential for loss. In addition, common stocks generally provide lower
income than fixed-income investments such as the funds. The S&P 500
and DJIA returns are based on the prices of unmanaged groups of stocks
and, unlike each fund's returns, do not include the effect of
brokerage commissions or other costs of investing.
The following tables show the growth in value of a hypothetical
$10,000 investment in each fund during the life of each fund, assuming
all distributions were reinvested. R eturns are based on past
results and are not an indication of future performance. Tax
consequences of different investments have not been factored into the
figures below.
During the perio d from February 8, 1996 (commencement of
operations) to July 31, 1999, a hypothetical $10,000 investment in
Target Timeline 2001 would ha ve grown to $______.
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Target Timeline 2001 INDEXES
July 31 Ended Value of Initial $10,000 Value of Reinvested Dividend Value of Reinvested Capital Total Value S&P 500
Investment Distributions Gain Distributions
1999 $ $ $ $ $
1998 $ $ $ $ $
1997 $ $ $ $ $
1996* $ $ $ $ $
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Target Timeline 2001 INDEXES
July 31 Ended DJIA Cost of Living**
1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
1996* $ $
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* From February 8, 1996 (commencement of operations).
** From month-end closest to initial investment date.
Explanatory Notes: With an initial investment of $10,000 in
Target Timeline 2001 on February 8, 1996, the net amount invested in
fund shares was $10,000. The cost of the initial investment ($10,000)
together with the aggregate cost of reinvested dividends and capital
gain distributions for the period covered (their cash value at the
time they were reinvested) amounted to $__ __ __. If
distributions had not been reinvested, the amount of distributions
earned from the fund over time would have been smaller, and cash
payments for the period would have amounted to $___ ___ for
dividends and $___ __ for capital gain distributions. [The fu nds
did not distribute any capital gains during the period.] [The figures
in the table do not include the effect of the fund's 0.50%
short-term trading fee applicable to shares held less than 90 days.]
During the p eriod from February 8, 1996 (commencement of
operations) to July 31, 1999, a hypothetical $10,000 investment in
Target Timeline 2003 would have grown to $______.
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Target Timeline 2003 INDEXES
July 31 Ended Value of Initial $10,000 Value of Reinvested Dividend Value of Reinvested Capital Total Value S&P 500
Investment Distributions Gain Distributions
1999 $ $ $ $ $
1998 $ $ $ $ $
1997 $ $ $ $ $
1996* $ $ $ $ $
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Target Timeline 2003 INDEXES
July 31 Ended DJIA Cost of Living**
July 31 Ended DJIA Cost of Living**
July 31 Ended DJIA Cost of Living**
July 31 Ended DJIA Cost of Living**
1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
1996* $ $
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* From February 8, 1996 (commencement of operations).
** From month-end closest to initial investment date.
Explanatory Notes: With an initial investment of $10,000 in Target
Timeline 2003 on Fe bruary 8, 1996, the net amount invested in
fund shares was $10,000. The cost of the initial investment ($10,000)
together with the aggregate cost of reinvested dividends and capital
gain distributions for the period covered (their cash value at the
time they were reinvested) amounted to $_ _____. If
distributions had not been reinvested, the amount of distributions
earned from the fund over time would have been smaller, and cash
payments for the period would have amounted to $ ______ for
dividends and $_____ for capital gain distributions. [The funds did
not distribute any capital gains during the period.] [The figures in
the table do not inc lude the effect of the fund's 0.50% short-term
trading fee applicable to shares held less than 90 days.]
PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS. A fund's performance may be compared to the
performance of other mutual funds in general, or to the performance of
particular types of mutual funds. These comparisons may be expressed
as mutual fund rankings prepared by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.
(Lipper), an independent service located in Summit, New Jersey that
monitors the performance of mutual funds. Generally, Lipper rankings
are based on return, assume reinvestment of distributions, do not take
sales charges or trading fees into consideration, and are prepared
without regard to tax consequences. Lipper may also rank based on
yield. In addition to the mutual fund rankings, a fund's performance
may be compared to stock, bond, and money market mutual fund
performance i ndexe s prepared by Lipper or other organizations.
When comparing these indexe s, it is important to remember the
risk and return characteristics of each type of investment. For
example, while stock mutual funds may offer higher potential returns,
they also carry the highest degree of share price volatility.
Likewise, money market funds may offer greater stability of principal,
but generally do not offer the higher potential returns available from
stock mutual funds.
From time to time, a fund's performance may also be compared to other
mutual funds tracked by financial or business publications and
periodicals. For example, a fund may quote Morningstar, Inc. in its
advertising materials. Morningstar, Inc. is a mutual fund rating
service that rates mutual funds on the basis of risk-adjusted
performance. Rankings that compare the performance of Fidelity funds
to one another in appropriate categories over specific periods of time
may also be quoted in advertising. A fund may advertise risk ratings,
including symbols or numbers, prepared by independent rating agencies.
A fund's performance may also be compared to that of each
benchmark index representing the universe of securities in which the
fund may invest. The return of e ach ind ex reflects reinvestment
of all dividends and capital gains paid by securities included i n
ea ch index. Unlike a fund's returns, however, eac h in dex's
returns do not reflect brokerage commissions, transaction fees, or
other costs of investing directly in the securities included in the
index.
Each fund may compare its perfo rmance to that of the Lehman
Brothers Aggregate Bond Index.
LEHMAN BROTHERS AGGREGATE BOND INDEX. Each fund c omp ares its
performance to the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, a market
value -weighted index for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed
securities. Issu es included in the index have an outstanding par
value of at least $150 million and maturities of at least one year.
Government and corporate issues include all public obligations of the
U.S. Treasury (excluding flower bonds and foreign-targeted issues) and
U.S. Government agencies, as well as nonconvertible investment-grade,
SEC-registered corporate debt. Mortgage-backed securities include 15-
and 30-year fixed-rate securities backed by mortgage pools of the
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), and Fannie Mae. Asset-backed securities
include credit card, auto, and home equity loans.
Each fund may also compare its performance to that of U.S. Treasury
STRIPS maturing near the fund's target maturity date. Performance for
each fund may be compared to the average performance of the two U.S.
Treasury STRIPS (evenly weighted by par amount) that mature closest to
the fund's target maturity dates (August 15 and November 15 of the
appropriate year).
U.S. Treasu ry STRIPS are zero-coupon bonds which pay principal and
interest on maturity. Because U.S. Treasury STRIPS mature (as will
these funds) , they may provide a better performance comparison
than other measures.
While the performance of U.S. Treasury STRIPS (2001 and 2003) may
provide a useful performance comparison, investors should not expect
their performance to be identical to that of the funds. The funds have
the ability to invest in securities other than U.S. Government
securities such as corporate bonds. Securities issued by the U.S.
Government offer the least amount of credit risk and therefore tend to
offer lower rates of return than more aggressive types of investments.
A fund may be compared in advertising to Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
or other investments issued by banks or other depository institutions.
Mutual funds differ from bank investments in several respects. For
example, a fund may offer greater liquidity or higher potential
returns than CDs, a fund does not guarantee your principal or your
return, and fund shares are not FDIC insured.
Fidelity may provide information designed to help individuals
understand their investment goals and explore various financial
strategies. Such information may include information about current
economic, market, and political conditions; materials that describe
general principles of investing, such as asset allocation,
diversification, risk tolerance, and goal setting; questionnaires
designed to help create a personal financial profile; worksheets used
to project savings needs based on assumed rates of inflation and
hypothetical rates of return; and action plans offering investment
alternatives. Materials may also include discussions of Fidelity's
asset allocation funds and other Fidelity funds, products, and
services.
Ibbotson Associates of Chicago, Illinois (Ibbotson) provides
historical returns of the capital markets in the United States,
including common stocks, small capitalization stocks, long-term
corporate bonds, intermediate-term government bonds, long-term
government bonds, Treasury bills, the U.S. rate of inflation (based on
the CPI), and combinations of various capital markets. The performance
of these capital markets is based on the returns of different
i ndexe s.
Fidelity funds may use the performance of these capital markets in
order to demonstrate general risk-versus-reward investment scenarios.
Performance comparisons may also include the value of a hypothetical
investment in any of these capital markets. The risks associated with
the security types in any capital market may or may not correspond
directly to those of the funds. Ibbotson calculates returns in the
same method as the funds. The funds may also compare performance to
that of other compilations o r ind exes that may be developed and
made available in the future.
In advertising materials, Fidelity may reference or discuss its
products and services, which may include other Fidelity funds;
retirement investing; brokerage products and services; model
portfolios or allocations; saving for college or other goals; and
charitable giving. In addition, Fidelity may quote or reprint
financial or business publications and periodicals as they relate to
current economic and political conditions, fund management, portfolio
composition, investment philosophy, investment techniques, the
desirability of owning a particular mutual fund, and Fidelity services
and products. Fidelity may also reprint, and use as advertising and
sales literature, articles from Fidelity Focus(Registered trademark),
a quarterly magazine provided free of charge to Fidelity fund
shareholders.
A fund may present its fund number, Quotron(trademark) number, and
CUSIP number, and discuss or quote its current portfolio manager.
VOLATILITY. A fund may quote various measures of volatility and
benchmark correlation in advertising. In addition, the fund may
compare these measures to those of other funds. Measures of volatility
seek to compare a fund's historical share price fluctuations or
returns to those of a benchmark. Measures of benchmark correlation
indicate how valid a comparative benchmark may be. All measures of
volatility and correlation are calculated using averages of historical
data. In advertising, a fund may also discuss or illustrate examples
of interest rate sensitivity.
MOMENTUM INDICATORS indicate a fund's price movements over specific
periods of time. Each point on the momentum indicator represents a
fund's percentage change in price movements over that period.
A fund may advertise examples of the effects of periodic investment
plans, including the principle of dollar cost averaging. In such a
program, an investor invests a fixed dollar amount in a fund at
periodic intervals, thereby purchasing fewer shares when prices are
high and more shares when prices are low. While such a strategy does
not assure a profit or guard against loss in a declining market, the
investor's average cost per share can be lower than if fixed numbers
of shares are purchased at the same intervals. In evaluating such a
plan, investors should consider their ability to continue purchasing
shares during periods of low price levels.
A fund may be available for purchase through retirement plans or other
programs offering deferral of, or exemption from, income taxes, which
may produce superior after-tax returns over time. For example, a
$1,000 investment earning a taxable return of 10% annually would have
an after-tax value of $1,949 after ten years, assuming tax was
deducted from the return each year at a 31% rate. An equivalent
tax-deferred investment would have an after-tax value of $2,100 after
ten years, assuming tax was deducted at a 31% rate from the
tax-deferred earnings at the end of the ten-year period.
As of July 31 , 1999, FMR advised over $__ billion in municipal fund
assets, $__ billion in taxable fixed-income fund assets, $__ billion
in money market fund assets, $_ __ billion in equity fund assets,
$__ billion in international fund assets, and $___ billion in Spartan
fund assets. The funds may reference the growth and variety of money
market mutual funds and the adviser's innovation and participation in
the industry. The equity funds under management figure represents the
largest amount of equity fund assets under management by a mutual fund
investment adviser in the United States, making FMR America's leading
equity (stock) fund manager. FMR, its subsidiaries, and affiliates
maintain a worldwide information and communications network for the
purpose of researching and managing investments abroad.
In addition to performance rankings, a fund may compare its total
expense ratio to the average total expense ratio of similar funds
tracked by Lipper. A fund's total expense ratio is a significant
factor in comparing bond and money market investments because of its
effect on yield.
ADDITIONAL PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION
If the Trustees determine that existing conditions make cash payments
undesirable, redemption payments may be made in whole or in part in
securities or other property, valued for this purpose as they are
valued in computing each fund's NAV. Shareholders receiving securities
or other property on redemption may realize a gain or loss for tax
purposes, and will incur any costs of sale, as well as the associated
inconveniences.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
DIVIDENDS. Because each fund's income is primarily derived from
interest, dividends from the fund generally will not qualify for the
dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
Short-term capital gains are t axable as divid ends, but do not
qualify for the dividends-received deduction. A portion of each fund's
dividends derived from certa in U.S. Government securities and
securities of certain other investment companies may be exempt from
state and local taxation.
CAPITAL GA IN DISTRIBUTIONS. Each fund's long-term capital gain
distributions are federally taxable to shareholders generally as
capital gains.
[A s of July 31 , 1999, Target Timeline 2001 had a capital
loss carryforward aggregating approximately $____. This loss
carryforward, of which $___, $___, and $___will expire on July
31 , 199_, ____, and ____ , respectively, is available to offset
future capital gains. ]
[ As of July 31 , 1999, Target Timeline 2003 had a capital
loss carryforward aggregating approximately $____. This loss
carryforward, of which $___, $___, and $___will expire on July
31 , 199_, ____, and ____ , respectively, is available to offset
future capital gains.]
RETURNS OF CAPITA L. If a fund's distributions exceed its taxable
income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a
portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be
recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of
capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce
each shareholder's cost basis in the fund and result in a higher
reported capital gain or lower repor ted capital loss when those
shares on which the distribution was received are sold.
FOREIGN TAX CREDIT OR DEDUCTION. Foreign governments may withhold
taxes on dividends and interest ear ned by a fu nd with respect
to foreign securities. Foreign governments may also impose taxes on
other payments or gains with respect to foreign securities. Because
each fund does not currently anticipate that securities of foreign
issuers will constitute more than 50% of its total assets at the end
of its fiscal year, shareholders should not expect to be eligible to
claim a foreign tax credit or deduction on their federal income tax
returns with respect to foreign taxes withheld.
TAX STATUS OF THE FUNDS. Each fund intends to qualify each year as a
"regulated investment company" un der Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income
and capital gains distributed to shareh olders. In order to qualify
as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal
income or excise taxes at the fund level, each fund intends to
distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net
realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a
fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules
applicable to regulated investment companies.
OTHER TAX INFORMATION. The information above is only a summary of some
of the tax consequences generally affecting each fund and its
shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax
consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine
whether the sale of shares of a fund resulted in a capital gain or
loss or other tax consequen ce to you. In addition to federal
income taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on
fund distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local
personal property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers
to determine whether a fund is suitable to their particular tax
situation.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of
the trust are listed below. The Bo ard of Trustees governs each fund
and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The
Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout
the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual
arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, and
review each fund's performanc e. Except as indicated, each
individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same
company for the last five years. All persons named as Trustees and
Members of the Advisory Board also serve in similar capacities for
other funds advised by FM R or its affiliates. The business
address of each Trustee, Member of the Advisory Board, and officer who
is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1 940 Ac t) is 82
Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, which is also the
address of FMR. The business address of all the other Trustees is
Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 9235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-9235.
Those Trustees who are "interested persons" by virtue of their
affiliation with either the trust or FMR are indicated by an asterisk
(*).
*EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d (6 9) , Trustee and President, is Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and
Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman
and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (1998),
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., and Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc.; and a Director of FDC. Abigail Johnson,
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Boston Street Trust, is Mr.
Johnson's daught er.
ABIGAIL P. JOHNSON (37), Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity
Boston Street Trust (1999), is Vice President of certain Equity Funds
(1997), and is a Director of FMR Corp. (1994). Before assuming her
current responsibilities, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity
funds. Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee and President of the Funds, is
Ms. Johnson's father.
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.
RALPH F. COX (6 7) , Trustee, is President of RABAR Enterprises
(management consulting-engineering industry, 1994). Prior to February
1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum
exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President
and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company
(exploration and production). He is a Director of USA Waste Services,
Inc. (non-hazardous waste, 1993), CH2M Hill Companies (engineering),
Rio Grande, Inc. (oil and gas production), and Daniel Industries
(petroleum measurement equipment manufacturer). In addition, he is a
member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University
of Texas at Austin.
PHYLLIS BURKE DAVIS ( 67 ), Trustee. Prior to her retirement in
September 1991, Mrs. Davis was the Senior Vice President of Corporate
Affairs of Avon Products, Inc. She is currently a Director of
BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation
(manufacturing, 1991), and the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores),
and previously served as a Director of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
(1985-1991) and Nabisco Brands, Inc. In addition, she is a member of
the President's Advisory Council of The University of Vermont School
of Business Administration.
ROBERT M. GATES ( 55 ), Trustee (1997), is a consultant, author,
and lecturer (1993). Mr. Gates was Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991-1993. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Gates
served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy
National Security Advisor. Mr. Gates is a Director of LucasVarity PLC
(automotive components and diesel engines), Charles Stark Draper
Laboratory (non-profit), NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and
manufacturing), and TRW Inc. (original equipment and replacement
products). Mr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International
Policy and of the Endowment Association of the College of William and
Mary. In addition, he is a member of the National Executive Board of
the Boy Scouts of America.
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.
DONALD J. KIRK (66 ), Trustee, is Executive-in-Residence (1995)
at Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a financial
consultant. From 1987 to January 1995, Mr. Kirk was a Professor at
Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was
Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Mr. Kirk
previously served as a Director of General Re Corporation
(reinsura nce, 1987- 1998) and Valuation Research Corp.
(appraisals and valuations, 1993-1995). He serves as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of National Arts Stabilization Inc., Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, Director
of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), a Member of the
Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995), and as a Public Governor of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996).
*PETER S. LYNCH ( 5 6), Trustee, is Vice Chairman and Director of
FMR. Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive
Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991); Vice
President of Fidelity Magellan Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader; and
Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of
Fidelity Investments Corporate Services (1991-1992). In addition, he
serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear
Infirmary, Historic Deerfield (1989) and Society for the Preservation
of New England Antiquities, and as an Overseer of the Museum of Fine
Arts of Boston.
WILLIAM O. McCOY ( 65 ), Trustee (1997), is the Vice President of
Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995).
Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman
of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications, 1984) and
President of BellSouth Enterprises (1986). He is currently a Director
of Liberty Corporation (holding company, 1984), Weeks Corporation of
Atlanta (real estate, 1994), Carolina Power and Light Company
(electric utility, 1996), and the Kenan Transport Co. (1996).
Previously, he was a Director of First American Corporation (bank
holding company, 1979-1996). In addition, Mr. McCoy serves as a member
of the Board of Visitors for the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill (1994) and for the Kenan-Flager Business School
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988).
GERALD C. McDONOUG H (7 1), Trustee and Chairman of the
non-interested Trustees, is Chairman of G.M. Management Group
(strategic advisory services). Mr. McDonough is a Director of York
International Corp. (air conditioning and refrigeration), Commercial
Intertech Corp. (hydraulic systems, building systems, and metal
products, 1992), CUNO, Inc. (liquid and gas filtration products,
1996), and Associated Estates Realty Corporation (a real estate
investment trust, 1993). Mr. McDonough served as a Director of
ACME-Cleveland Corp. (metal working, telecommunications, and
electronic products) from 1987-1996 and Brush-Wellman Inc. (metal
refining) from 1983-1997.
MARVIN L. MANN (66 ), Trustee (1993), is Chairman of the Board,
of Lexmark International, Inc. (office machines, 1991). Prior to 1991,
he held the positions of Vice President of International Business
Machines Corporation ("IBM") and President and General Manager of
various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Director of M.A.
Hanna Company (chemicals, 1993), Imation Corp. (imaging and
information storage, 1997).
*ROBERT C. POZEN (5 2) , Trustee (1997) and Senior Vice
President, is also President and a Director of FMR (1997); and
President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (1998), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1997), and
Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1997). Previously, Mr.
Pozen served as General Counsel, Managing Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
THOMAS R. WILLIAMS ( 7 0), Trustee, is President of The Wales
Group, Inc. (management and financial advisory services). Prior to
retiring in 1987, Mr. Williams served as Chairman of the Board of
First Wachovia Corporation (bank holding company), and Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of The First National Bank of Atlanta and
First Atlanta Corporation (bank holding company). He is currently a
Director of ConAgra, Inc. (agricultural products), Georgia Power
Company (electric utility), National Life Insurance Company of
Vermont, American Software, Inc., and AppleSouth, Inc. (restaurants,
1992).
DWIGHT D. CHURCH ILL (4 5), is Vice President of Bond Funds,
Group Leader of the Bond Group, Senior Vice President of FMR (1997),
and Vice President of FIMM (1998). Mr. Churchill joined Fidelity in
1993 as Vice President and Group Leader of Taxable Fixed-Income
Investments.
FRED L. HENNING, JR. (60 ), is Vice President of Fidelity's
Fixed-Income Group (1995), Senior Vice President of FMR (1995), and
Senior Vice President of FIMM (1998). Before assuming his current
responsibilities, Mr. Henning was head of Fidelity's Money Market
Division.
ERIC D. ROITER ( 50), Secretary (1998), is Vice President (1998)
and General Counsel of FMR (1998) and Vice President and Clerk of FDC
(1998). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm
of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner
(1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter was an
Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Columbia University Law School
(1996-1997).
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).
M ATTHEW N. KARSTETTER (38), Deputy Treasurer (1998), is Deputy
Treasurer of the Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR (1998).
Before joining FMR, Mr. Karstetter served as Vice President of
Investment Accounting and Treasurer of IDS Mutual Funds at American
Express Financial Advisors (1996-1998). Prior to 1996, Mr. Karstetter
was Vice President, Mutual Fund Services at State Street Bank &
Trust (1991-1996).
STANLEY N. GRI FFITH (52), Assistant Vice President (1998), is
Assistant Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Funds (1998) and
an employee of FMR Corp.
JOHN H. COSTELLO (52 ), Assistant Treasurer, is an employee of
FMR.
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).
THOMAS J. SIMP SON (41), Assistant Treasurer (1996), is Assistant
Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Funds (1998) and an employee of
FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and
Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995).
The following table sets forth information describing the compensation
of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of each fund for his
or her services for the fiscal year ended July 31, 19 99, or
calendar year ended December 31, 1998, as applicable.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
Trustees and Members of the Aggregate Compensation from Aggregate Compensation from Total Compensation from the
Advisory Board Target Timeline 2001 [B,]C Target Timeline 2003 [B,]D Fund Complex* A
Edward C. Johnson 3d ** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Abigail P. Johnson ** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
J. Gary Burkhead ** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Ralph F. Cox $ $ $ 223,500
Phyllis Burke Davis $ $ $ 220,500
Robert M. Gates $ $ $223,500
E. Bradley Jones $ $ $ 222,000
Donald J. Kirk $ $ $ 226,500
Peter S. Lynch ** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
William O. McCoy $ $ $ 223,500
Gerald C. McDonough $ $ $ 273,500
Marvin L. Mann $ $ $ 220,500
Robert C. Pozen** $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Thomas R. Williams $ $ $223,500
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* Information is fo r the ca lendar year ended December 31, 1998
for 237 funds in the complex.
** Interested T rustee s of the funds, Ms. Johnson and Mr.
Burkhead are compensated by FMR.
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 Comp ensation figures include cash, and may include amounts
required to be deferred and amounts deferred at the election of
Truste es.]
[C The followi ng amounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $__; Phyllis Burke Davis, $__;
Robert M. Gates, $__; E. Bradley Jones, $__; Donald J. Kirk, $__;
William O. McCoy, $__; Gerald C. McDonough, $__; Marvin L. M ann,
$__; and Thomas R. Williams, $__.]
[D The following am ounts are required to be deferred by each
non-interested Trustee: Ralph F. Cox, $__; Phyllis Burke Davis, $__;
Robert M. Gates, $__; E. Bradley Jones, $__; Donald J. Kirk, $__;
William O. McCoy, $__; Gerald C. McDonough, $__; Marvin L. Mann,
$_ _; and Thomas R. Williams, $__.]
[E Certain of the non-interested Trustees' aggregate compensation
from a fund includes accrued voluntary deferred compensation as
follows: [trustee name, dollar amount of deferred compensation, fund
name]; [trustee name, dollar amount of deferred compensatio n, fund
name]; and [trustee name, dollar amount of deferred compensation, fund
name].]
Under a deferred compensation plan adopted in September 1995 and
amended in November 1996 (the Plan), non-interested Trustees must
defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an
additional portion of, their annual fees. Amounts deferred under the
Plan are subject to vesting and are treated as though equivalent
dollar amounts had been invested in shares of a cross-section of
Fidelity funds including funds in each major investment discipline and
representing a majority of Fidelity's assets under management (the
Reference Funds). The amounts ultimately received by the Trustees
under the Plan will be directly linked to the investment performance
of the Reference Funds. Deferral of fees in accordance with the Plan
will have a negligible effect on a fund's assets, liabilities, and net
income per share, and will not obligate a fund to retain the services
of any Trustee or to pay any particular level of compensation to the
Trustee. A fund may invest in the Reference Funds under the Plan
without shareholder approval.
[As of J uly 31, 1999, approximately __% of Target Timeline 2001's
and __% of Target Timeline 2003's total outstanding shares were held
by [FMR] [[and] [an] FMR affiliate[s]]. FMR Corp. is the ultimate
parent company of FMR [[and] [this/these] FMR affiliate[s]]. By virtue
of his ownership interest in FMR Corp., as described in the
"Control of Investment Advisers" section on page 22, Mr. Edward C.
Johnson 3d, President and Trustee of the fund, may be deemed to be a
beneficial owner of these shares. As of the above date, with the
exception of Mr. Johnson 3d's deemed ownership of Target Timeline
2001's and Target Timeline 2003's shares, the Trustees, Members of the
Advisory Board, and officers of the funds owned, in the aggregate,
less than __% of each fund's total outstanding shar es.]
[As of July 31, 1999, the Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board,
and officers of each fund owned, in the aggregate, less than __% of
Target Timeline 2001's and __% of Target Timeline 2003's total
outstanding shares.]
[As of July 31, 19 99, the following owned of record or beneficially
5% or more (up to and including 25%) of [each fund/Target Timeline
200_]'s outstan ding shares:]
[As of July 3 1, 1999, approximately ____% of Target Timeline 2001's
total outstanding shares were held by [___] and approximately ___% of
Ta rget Timeline 2003's total outstanding shares were held
by[___].]
[A s hareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25%
of a fund's outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person.
That shareholder's vote could have a more significant effect on
matters presented at a shareholders' meeting than votes of other
shareholde rs.]
CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS
F MR Corp., organized in 1972, is the ultimate parent company of
FMR, FIMM, FMR U.K., and FMR Far East. The voting common stock of FMR
Corp. is divided into two classes. Class B is held predominantly by
members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d family and is entitled to 49% of
the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common stock. Class A
is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR
Corp. and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any
such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Class B
shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under
which all Class B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority
vote of Class B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is
presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than
25% of the voting stock of that company. Therefore, through their
ownership of voting common stock and the execution of the
shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be
deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with
r espect to FMR Corp.
At present, the principal operating activities of FMR Corp. are
those conducted by its division, Fidelity Investments Retail Marketing
Co mpany, which provides marketing services to various companies
within the Fidelity organization.
Fidelity invest ment personnel may invest in securities for their
own investment accounts pursuant to a code of ethics that sets forth
all employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds,
establishes procedures for personal investing and restricts certain
transactions. For example, all personal trades in most securities
require pre-clearance, and participation in initial public offerings
is prohibited. In addition, restrictions on the timing of personal
investing in relation to trades by Fidelity funds and on short-term
trading have been adopted.
MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
Each fund has entered into a management contract with FMR, pursuant to
which FMR furnishes investment advisory and other services.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Under the terms of its management contract with
each fund, FMR acts as investment adviser and, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the
fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and
limitations. FMR also provides each fund with all necessary office
facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments,
compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are
"interested persons" of the trust or of FMR, and all personnel of each
fund or FMR performing services relating to research, statistical and
investment activities.
In addition, FMR or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the
Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services
necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include
providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization;
supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents,
accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund;
preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting
shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the
registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and
making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing
management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing
reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the
Trustees.
MANAGEMENT-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to the management fee payable
to FMR and the fees payable to the transfer, dividend disbursing, and
shareholder servicing agent, pricing and bookkeeping agent, and
securities lending agent, as applicable, each fund pays all of its
expenses that are not assumed by those parties. Each fund pays for the
typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy materials to
shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor
and non-interested Trustees. Each fund's management contract further
provides that the fund will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing
prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and
reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of each fund's
transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears the costs of
providing these services to existing shareholders. Other expenses paid
by each fund include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, the
fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment
Company Institute dues, and the costs of registering shares under
federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state
securities laws. Each fund is also liable for such non-recurring
expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which the
fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its
officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.
MANAGEMENT FEES. For the services of FMR under the management
contract, each fund pays FMR a monthly management fee which has two
components: a group fee rate and an individual fund fee rate.
The group fee rate is based on the monthly average net assets of all
of the registered investment companies with which FMR has management
contracts.
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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 .3700% $ 0.5 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400 25 .2664
6 - 9 .3100 50 .2188
9 - 12 .2800 75 .1986
12 - 15 .2500 100 .1869
15 - 18 .2200 125 .1793
18 - 21 .2000 150 .1736
21 - 24 .1900 175 .1690
24 - 30 .1800 200 .1652
30 - 36 .1750 225 .1618
36 - 42 .1700 250 .1587
42 - 48 .1650 275 .1560
48 - 66 .1600 300 .1536
66 - 84 .1550 325 .1514
84 - 120 .1500 350 .1494
120 - 156 .1450 375 .1476
156 - 192 .1400 400 .1459
192 - 228 .1350 425 .1443
228 - 264 .1300 450 .1427
264 - 300 .1275 475 .1413
300 - 336 .1250 500 .1399
336 - 372 .1225 525 .1385
372 - 408 .1200 550 .1372
408 - 444 .1175
444 - 480 .1150
480 - 516 .1125
Over 516 .1100
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The group fee rate is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the
graduated fee rate schedule shown above on the left. The schedule
above on the right shows the effective annual group fee rate at
various asset levels, which is the result of cumulatively applying the
annualized rates on the left. For example, the effective annual fee
rate at $___ billion of group net assets - the approximate level
for July 31, 1999 - was [__%], which is the weighted average of the
respective fee rate s for each level of group net assets up to $__
billion.
Each fund's individual fund fee rate is [__%]. B ased on the
average group net assets of the funds advised by FMR for July 1999,
each fund's annual management fee rate would be calculated as follows:
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Group Fee Rate Individual Fund Fee Rate Management Fee Rate
Target Timeline 2001 0.___% + 0.___% = 0.___%
Target Timeline 2003 0.___% + 0.___% = 0.___%
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One-twelfth of the management fee rate is applied to each fund's
average net assets for the month, giving a dollar amount which is the
fee for that month.
The following table shows the amount of management fees paid by each
fund to FMR for the past three fiscal years.
Fund Fiscal Years Ended July Management Fees Paid to FMR
Target Timeline 2001 1999 $
1998 $
1997 $
Target Timeline 2003 1999 $
1998 $
1997 $
[(dagger)On [ month] [day], 19__, FMR reduced the [management
fee/individual fund fee] rate paid by [Name(s) of Fund(s)] from __% to
__% .]
FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of
a fund's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage
commissions, and extraordinary expenses), whic h is subject to
revision or t ermination. FMR retains the ability to be repaid for
these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below
the limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase a fund's returns and
yield, and repayment of the reimbursement by a fund will lower its
returns and yield.
[FMR vol untarily agreed to reimburse the funds if and to the
extent that the funds' aggregate operating expenses, including
management fees, were in excess of an annual rate of its average net
assets. T he tables below sh ow the periods of reimbursement and
levels of expense limit ations for the applic able funds; the
dollar amount of management fees incurred under each fund's contract
before reimbursement; and the dol lar amount of management fees
reimbursed by FMR under the expense reimbursement for each period.]
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Aggregate Operating Expense Fiscal Years Ended July 31 Management Fee Before Amount of Management Fee
Limitation Reimbursement Reimbursement
Target Timeline
2001 % 1999 $ $
% 1998 $ $
% 1997 $ $
Aggregate Operating Expense Fiscal Years Ended July 31 Management Fee Before Amount of Management Fee
Limitation Reimbursement Reimbursement
Target Timeline
2003 % 1999 $ $
% 1998 $ $
% 1997 $ $
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SUB-ADVISERS. FMR h as entered into a sub-advisory agreement with
FIMM pursuant to which FIMM has primary responsibility for choosing
investments for each fund.
Under t he terms of the sub-advisory agreements, FMR pays FIMM fees
equal to 50% of the management fee payable to FMR under its management
contract with each fund. The fees paid to FIMM are not reduced by any
voluntary or mandatory expense reimbursements that may be i n
effect from time to time.
Fees pai d to FIMM by FMR on behalf of Target Timeline 2001 and
Target Timeline 2003 for the fiscal period January 1, 1999 to July 31,
1999, are shown in the table below.
Fund Fiscal Year Ended July 31 Fees Paid to FIMM
Target Timeline 2001 1999 $
Target Timeline 2003 1999 $
SUB-ADVISERS. On behalf of Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline
2003, FMR has entered into sub-advisory agreements with FMR U.K. and
FMR Far East. Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreements, FMR may receive
investment advice and research services outside the United States from
the sub-advisers.
On behalf of each fund, FMR may also grant FM R U.K. and FMR Far
East investment management authority as well as the authority to buy
and sell securities if FMR believes it would be beneficial to the
funds.
Under the sub-advisory agreements FMR pays the fees of FMR U.K. and
FMR Far East. 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.
On behalf of each fund, for providing discretionary investment
management and executing portfolio transactions, FMR pays FMR U.K. and
FMR Far East a fee equal to 50% of its monthly management fee rate
with respect to each fund's average net assets managed by the
sub-adviser on a discretionary basis.
[For i nvestment advice and research services, no fees were paid to
FMR U.K. and FMR Far East on behalf of the funds for the past three
fisc al years.]
[ For providing investment advice and research services, fees paid
to FMR U.K. and FMR Far East on behalf of the funds for the past
three fiscal years are shown in the table below.]
Fiscal Year Ended July 31 FMR U.K. FMR Far East
Target Timeline 2001
1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
Target Timeline 2003
1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
[For dis cretionary investment management and execution of portfolio
transactions, no fees were paid to FMR U.K. and FMR Far East on
beh alf of the funds for the past three fiscal years.]
[For dis cretionary investment management and execution of portfolio
transactions, fees paid to FMR U.K. and FMR Far East on behalf of
t he funds for the past three fiscal years are shown in the table
below.]
Fiscal Year Ended July 31 FMR U.K. FMR Far East
Target Timeline 2001
1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
Target Timeline 2003
1999 $ $
1998 $ $
1997 $ $
[No fees w ere paid to FMR U.K. and FMR Far East on behalf of
the funds for the past three fiscal years.]
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Each fund ha s entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an
affiliate of FMR. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreements
call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other
business, to secure purchasers for shares of the fund, which are
continuously offered at NAV. P romotional and administrative
expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by
FMR.
The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans on behalf of
each fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the
Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not
engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except
pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The
Plans, as approved by the Trustees , allow th e funds and FMR to
incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect
payment by the funds of distribution expenses.
Under each Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR
is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of
its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. Each Plan
specifically recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenue,
as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for
expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to
result in the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services.
I n addition, each Plan provides that FMR, directly or through FDC,
may pay intermediari es, such as banks, broker-dealers and other
service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board
of Trustees has authorized such payments for Target Timeline 2001 and
Target Timeline 2003 shares.
[Payments ma de by FMR either directly or through FDC to
intermediaries for the fiscal year ended 1999 amounted to $____ for
Target Timeline 20 01 and $____ for Target Timeline 2003.]
[FMR made no pa yments either directly or through FDC to
intermediaries for the fiscal year ended 1999.]
Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all
pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and
determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will
benefit the fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees
noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by the fund other
than those made to FMR under its management contract with the fund. To
the extent that each Plan gives FMR and FDC greater flexibility in
connection with the distribution of fund shares, additional sales of
fund shares o r stabilization of cash flo ws may result.
Furthermore, certain shareholder support services may be provided more
effectively under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders
have other relationships.
The Glass-Steagall Act generally prohibits federally and state
chartered or supervised banks from engaging in the business of
underwriting, selling or distributing securities. Although the scope
of this prohibition under the Glass-Steagall Act has not been clearly
defined by the courts or appropriate regulatory agencies, FDC believes
that the Glass-Steagall Act should not preclude a bank from performing
shareholder support services, or servicing and recordkeeping
functions. FDC intends to engage banks only to perform such functions.
However, changes in federal or state statutes and regulations
pertaining to the permissible activities of banks and their affiliates
or subsidiaries, as well as further judicial or administrative
decisions or interpretations, could prevent a bank from continuing to
perform all or a part of the contemplated services. If a bank were
prohibited from so acting, the Trustees would consider what actions,
if any, would be necessary to continue to provide efficient and
effective shareholder services. In such event, changes in the
operation of the funds might occur, including possible termination of
any automatic investment or redemption or other services then provided
by the bank. It is not expected that shareholders would suffer any
adverse financial consequences as a result of any of these
occurrences. In addition, state securities laws on this issue may
differ from the interpretations of federal law expressed herein, and
banks and other financial institutions may be required to register as
dealers pursuant to state law.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with, and purchase
securities issued by, depository institutions that receive payments
under the Plans. No preference for the instruments of such depository
institutions will be shown in the selection of investments.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with FSC, an
affiliate of FMR. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC performs
transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for
each fund.
For providing transfer agency services, FSC receives an account fee
and an asset-based fee each paid monthly with respect to each account
in a fund. For retail accounts and certain institutional accounts,
these fees are based on account size and fund type. For certain
institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on fund type.
For certain other institutional retirement accounts, these fees are
based on account type and fun d type. The account fees are
subject to increase based on postage rate changes.
FSC also collects small account fees from certain accounts with
balances of less than $2,500.
In addition, FSC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency
fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualified state tuition
program (QSTP), as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act
of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate and each Fidelity Freedom
Fund, a fund of funds managed by an FMR affiliate, according to the
percentage of the QSTP's or Freedom Fund's assets that is invested in
a fund.
FSC pays out-of-pocket expenses associated with providing transfer
agent services. In addition, FSC bears the expense of typesetting,
printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional
information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to
existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Each fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with FSC.
Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and
dividends for each fund, maintains each fund's portfolio and general
accounting records, and administers each fund's securities lending
program.
For p roviding pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a
monthly fee based on each fund's average daily net assets throughout
the m onth.
The annual rates for pricin g and bookkeeping services for the funds
are 0.0275% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.0175%
of average net assets between $500 million and $3 billion, and 0.0010%
of average net assets in excess of $3 billion. The fee, not including
reimbursement for out -of-pocket expenses, is limited to a minimum
of $60,000 per year.
Pricing and bookkeeping fees, including reimbursement for
out-of-pocket expenses, paid by the funds to FSC for the past three
fiscal years are shown in the table below.
Fund 1999 1998 1997
Target Timeline 2001 $ $ $
Target Timeline 2003 $ $ $
For administering each fund's securities lending program, FSC receives
fees based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.
[For the fi scal years e nded July 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, the
funds paid no securities lending fees.]
[For the fi scal years ended July 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, [Target
Timeline 200_] paid securities lending fees of $__, $__, and $__,
respectively.]
[Sec urities lend ing fees paid by the funds to FSC for the past
three fiscal years are shown in the table below.]
Fund 1999 1998 1997
Target Timeline 2001 $ $ $
Target Timeline 2003 $ $ $
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
TRUST ORGANIZATION. Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003 are
funds of Fidelity Boston Street Trust, an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust on
December 31, 1989. In September 1995, Fidelity Boston Street Trust
changed its name from Spartan U.S. Treasury Money Market F und to
Fidelity Boston Street Trust. Currently, there are two funds in
Fid elity Bost on Street Trust: Target Timeline 2001 and Target
Timeline 2003. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds
i n the tr ust.
The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of
each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof,
subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and
constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets
of each fund in the tru st shall be charged with the liabilities
and expenses attributable to such fund. Any general expenses of the
trust shall be allocated between o r among any one or more of
the funds.
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY. The tr ust is an entity commonly known as a
"Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders
of such a trust may, unde r certain circumstances, be held
personally liable for the obligations of the trust.
The Declaration of Trust provides that the trust shall not have any
claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase
price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or
instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees
relating to the tr ust shall include a provision limiting the
obligations created thereby to the trust and its assets.
The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each
fund's property of any shareh older or former shareholder held
personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason
of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because
of his or her acts or omission s or f or some other reason. The
Declaration of Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request,
assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any
act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus,
the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of
shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund
itself would be unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in
view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is
remote.
VOTING RIGHTS. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial
interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each
dollar of net asset value that you o wn. The voting rights of
shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be
voted in the aggregate, by fund an d by cla ss.
The shar es have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are
fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading
"Shareholder Liability" above.
The trust or any fu nd may be terminated upon the sale of its assets
to another open-end management investment company, or upon liquidation
and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may, without shareholder
vote, liquidate each of Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003
after its maturity date as set forth in the then effective
registration statement for the fund. In the event of the dissolution
or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each fund are entitled to
receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution.
In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust,
shareholders of the fund are entitled to receive the underlying assets
of the fund available for distrib ution.
CUSTODIAN. The Bank of New York, 110 Washington Street, New York, New
York, is custodian of the assets of each fund. Each custodian
is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the
appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. The
Bank of New Yo rk, headquartered in New York, also may serve as
a special purpose custodians of certain assets in connection with
repurchase agreement transactions.
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, and members
of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions
with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain
funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include
mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of
FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not
influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund
relationships.
AUDITOR. ____ ___, serv es as independent accountant for each
fund. The auditor examines financial statements for the funds and
provides other audit, tax, and related services.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the
fiscal y ear ended July 31 , 1999, and report of the auditor,
are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein
by refere nce.
APPENDIX
Fide lity, Fideli ty Investments & (Pyramid) Design, and Fidelity
Focus are registered trademarks of FMR Corp.
Target Timeline is a service mark of FMR Corp.
THE THIRD PARTY MARKS APPEARING ABOVE ARE THE MARKS OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. Exhibits
(a) (1) Declaration of Trust, dated January 18, 1996 is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 24(b)(1)(a) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(2) Supplement to the Declaration of Trust, dated January 16,
1996 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 24(b)(1)(b) of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated May 19, 1994, are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2(a) of Fidelity Union
Street Trust's (File No. 2-50318) Post-Effective Amendment No. 87.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Management Contract between Fidelity Boston Street Trust,
on behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 1999, and Fidelity Management &
Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(a)
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(2) Management Contract between Fidelity Boston Street Trust,
on behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2001, and Fidelity Management &
Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(b)
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(3) Management Contract between Fidelity Boston Street Trust,
on behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2003, and Fidelity Management &
Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(c)
of Post-Effective Amendment No 20.
(4) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 1999, is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 5(d) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(5) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 1999, is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 5(e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(6) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2001, is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 5(f) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(7) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2001, is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 5(g) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(8) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2001, is filed herein as Exhibit
d(8).
(9) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2003, is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 5(h) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(10) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2003, is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 5(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(11) Sub-Advisory Agreement between Fidelity Management &
Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. on
behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2003, is filed herein as Exhibit
d(11).
(e) (1) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Target
Timeline 1999 and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 6(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
20.
(2) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Target
Timeline 2001 and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 6(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
20.
(3) General Distribution Agreement between Fidelity Target
Timeline 2003 and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 6(c) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
20.
(4) Amendments to the General Distribution Agreement between
the Registrant on behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 1999, Fidelity
Target Timeline 2001, Fidelity Target Timeline 2003, and Fidelity
Distributors Corporation, dated March 14, 1996 and July 15, 1996, are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(a) of Fidelity Court
Street Trust's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 (File No. 2-58774).
(f) (1) Retirement Plan for Non-Interested Person Trustees,
Directors or General Partners, as amended on November 16, 1995, is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 7(a) of Fidelity Select
Portfolio's (File No. 2-69972) Post-Effective Amendment No. 54.
(2) The Fee Deferral Plan for Non-Interested Person Directors
and Trustees of the Fidelity Funds, effective as of September 14, 1995
and amended through November 14, 1996, is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 7(b) of Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust's (File
No. 33-43529) Post-Effective Amendment No. 19.
(g) (1) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, dated December 1, 1994,
between The Bank of New York and the Registrant on behalf of Target
Timeline 1999, Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003 are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(a) of Fidelity Hereford
Street Trust's (File No. 33-52577) Post-Effective Amendment No. 4.
(2) Appendix A, dated May 19, 1999, to the Custodian Agreement,
dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New York and the
Registrant on behalf of Target Timeline 1999, Target Timeline 2001 and
Target Timeline 2003 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
g(2) of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust's (File No. 33-52577)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12.
(3) Appendix B, dated March 18, 1999, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New York and
the Registrant on behalf of Target Timeline 1999, Target Timeline 2001
and Target Timeline 2003 is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit g(3) of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust's (File No. 33-52577)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12.
(4) Addendum, dated October 21, 1996, to the Custodian
Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, between The Bank of New York and
the Registrant on behalf of Target Timeline 1999, Target Timeline 2001
and Target Timeline 2003 is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit g(4) of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust's (File No. 33-52577)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12.
(5) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among The Bank of
New York, J. P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and the Registrant on behalf
of Target Timeline 1999, Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline
2003, dated February 12, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 8(d) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No.
2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(6) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement
between The Bank of New York and the Registrant on behalf of Target
Timeline 1999, Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003, dated
February 12, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(e)
of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(7) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among Chemical
Bank, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., and the Registrant on behalf of
Target Timeline 1999, Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003,
dated November 13, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 8(f) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No.
2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(8) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement
between Chemical Bank and the Registrant on behalf of Target Timeline
1999, Target Timeline 2001 and Target Timeline 2003, dated November
13, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(g) of
Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Not applicable.
(m) (1) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity Target Timeline 1999 is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 15(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.
(2) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity Target Timeline 2001 is filed herein as Exhibit m(2).
(3) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity Target Timeline 2003 is filed herein as Exhibit m(3).
(n) Not applicable.
(o) Not applicable.
Item 24. Trusts Controlled by or under Common Control with this Trust
The Board of Trustees of the Trust is the same as the board of other
Fidelity funds, each of which has Fidelity Management & Research
Company, or an affiliate, as its investment adviser. In addition, the
officers of the Trust are substantially identical to those of the
other Fidelity funds. Nonetheless, the Trust takes the position that
it is not under common control with other Fidelity funds because the
power residing in the respective boards and officers arises as the
result of an official position with the respective trusts.
Item 25. Indemnification
Article XI, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust sets forth the
reasonable and fair means for determining whether indemnification
shall be provided to any past or present Trustee or officer. It states
that the Trust shall indemnify any present or past trustee or officer
to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability, and all
expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any
claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is involved by
virtue of his or her service as a trustee or officer and against any
amount incurred in settlement thereof. Indemnification will not be
provided to a person adjudged by a court or other adjudicatory body to
be liable to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his
or her duties (collectively, "disabling conduct"), or not to have
acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action
was in the best interest of the Trust. In the event of a settlement,
no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a
determination, as specified in the Declaration of Trust, that the
officer or trustee did not engage in disabling conduct.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its
directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against
any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the
reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss,
liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees
incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person
acquiring any shares, based upon the ground that the registration
statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information,
shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the
Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading
under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law. However,
the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it
harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the
Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case is the indemnity
of the Trust in favor of the Distributor or any person indemnified to
be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any
liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which the
Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance
of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement by which Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
("FSC") is appointed transfer agent, the Trust agrees to indemnify and
hold FSC harmless against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting
from:
(1) any claim, demand, action or suit brought by any person other
than the Trust, including by a shareholder, which names FSC and/or the
Trust as a party and is not based on and does not result from FSC's
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of
duties, and arises out of or in connection with FSC's performance
under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or
(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent
contributed to by FSC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
or reckless disregard of its duties) which results from the negligence
of the Trust, or from FSC's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably
believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person
duly authorized by the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in
reliance upon advice reasonably believed by FSC to have been given by
counsel for the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in reliance upon
any instrument or stock certificate reasonably believed by it to have
been genuine and signed, countersigned or executed by the proper
person.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers
(1) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMR)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
FMR serves as investment adviser to a number of other investment
companies. The directors and officers of the Adviser have held,
during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a
substantial nature.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR; President
and Chief Executive Officer
of FMR Corp.; Chairman of
the Board and Director of
FMR Corp., Fidelity
Investments Money
Management, Inc. (FIMM),
Fidelity Management &
Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR
U.K.), and Fidelity
Management & Research (Far
East) Inc. (FMR Far East);
Chairman of the Executive
Committee of FMR; Director
of Fidelity Investments
Japan Limited (FIJ);
President and Trustee of
funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of
FMR; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FIMM, FMR U.K.,
and FMR Far East;
Previously, General Counsel,
Managing Director, and
Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
Peter S. Lynch Vice Chairman of the Board
and Director of FMR.
John H. Carlson Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Dwight D. Churchill Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Bond
Funds advised by FMR; Vice
President of FIMM.
Laura B. Cronin Vice President of FMR and
Treasurer of FMR, FIMM, FMR
U.K., and FMR Far East.
Barry Coffman Vice President of FMR.
Arieh Coll Vice President of FMR.
Frederic G. Corneel Tax Counsel of FMR.
Stephen G. Manning Assistant Treasurer of FMR,
FIMM, FMR U.K., and FMR Far
East; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp.;
Treasurer of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
William Danoff Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Scott E. DeSano Vice President of FMR.
Penelope Dobkin Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Walter C. Donovan Vice President of FMR.
Bettina Doulton Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Margaret L. Eagle Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
William R. Ebsworth Vice President of FMR.
Richard B. Fentin Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Gregory Fraser Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Jay Freedman Assistant Clerk of FMR; Clerk
of FMR Corp., FMR U.K., FMR
Far East, and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Secretary of
FIMM; Associate General
Counsel FMR Corp.
David L. Glancy Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Barry A. Greenfield Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Boyce I. Greer Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Money
Market Funds advised by FMR;
Vice President of FIMM.
Bart A. Grenier Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of
High-Income Funds advised by
FMR.
Robert J. Haber Vice President of FMR.
Richard C. Habermann Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR.
Fred L. Henning Jr. Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of
Fixed-Income Funds advised
by FMR.
Bruce T. Herring Vice President of FMR.
Robert F. Hill Vice President of FMR and
Director of Technical
Research.
Abigail P. Johnson Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR; Director of
FMR Corp.; Associate
Director and Senior Vice
President of Equity Funds
advised by FMR.
David B. Jones Vice President of FMR.
Steven Kaye Senior Vice President of FMR
and of a fund advised by FMR.
Francis V. Knox Vice President of FMR;
Compliance Officer of FMR
U.K. and FMR Far East.
Harris Leviton Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Bradford E. Lewis Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Richard R. Mace Jr. Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Charles A. Mangum Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Kevin McCarey Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Neal P. Miller Vice President of FMR.
Jacques Perold Vice President of FMR.
Alan Radlo Vice President of FMR.
Eric D. Roiter Vice President, General
Counsel, and Clerk of FMR
and Secretary of funds
advised by FMR.
Lee H. Sandwen Vice President of FMR.
Patricia A. Satterthwaite Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Fergus Shiel Vice President of FMR.
Richard A. Silver Vice President of FMR.
Carol A. Smith-Fachetti Vice President of FMR.
Steven J. Snider Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Thomas T. Soviero Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Richard Spillane Senior Vice President of FMR;
Associate Director and
Senior Vice President of
Equity Funds advised by FMR;
Previously, Senior Vice
President and Director of
Operations and Compliance of
FMR U.K.
Thomas M. Sprague Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
Robert E. Stansky Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Scott D. Stewart Vice President of FMR.
Thomas Sweeney Vice President of FMR.
Beth F. Terrana Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of a fund
advised by FMR.
Yoko Tilley Vice President of FMR.
Joel C. Tillinghast Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
Robert Tuckett Vice President of FMR.
Jennifer Uhrig Vice President of FMR and of
funds advised by FMR.
George A. Vanderheiden Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of funds
advised by FMR; Director of
FMR Corp.
Steven S. Wymer Vice President of FMR and of
a fund advised by FMR.
(2) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC. (FMR U.K.)
25 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8LL, England
FMR U.K. provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management
& Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company. The
directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following
positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR U.K., FMR,
FMR Corp., FIMM, and FMR Far
East; President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
Director of Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited
(FIJ); President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of FMR
U.K.; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FIMM, FMR, and
FMR Far East; Previously,
General Counsel, Managing
Director, and Senior Vice
President of FMR Corp.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FMR U.K., FMR
Far East, FMR, and FIMM and
Vice President of FMR.
Stephen G. Manning Assistant Treasurer of FMR
U.K., FMR, FMR Far East, and
FIMM; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp.;
Treasurer of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
Francis V. Knox Compliance Officer of FMR
U.K. and FMR Far East; Vice
President of FMR.
Jay Freedman Clerk of FMR U.K., FMR Far
East, FMR Corp., and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Clerk of FMR;
Secretary of FIMM; Associate
General Counsel FMR Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K.,
FMR Far East, and FIMM.
Sarah H. Zenoble Senior Vice President and
Director of Operations and
Compliance.
(3) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (Far East) INC. (FMR Far East)
Shiroyama JT Mori Bldg., 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo 105,
Japan
FMR Far East provides investment advisory services to Fidelity
Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company.
The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following
positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FMR Far East,
FMR, FMR Corp., FIMM, and
FMR U.K.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Director of Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited
(FIJ); President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of FMR
Far East; Senior Vice
President and Trustee of
funds advised by FMR;
President and Director of
FIMM, FMR U.K., and FMR;
Previously, General Counsel,
Managing Director, and
Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
Robert H. Auld Senior Vice President of FMR
Far East.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FMR Far East,
FMR U.K., FMR, and FIMM and
Vice President of FMR.
Francis V. Knox Compliance Officer of FMR Far
East and FMR U.K.; Vice
President of FMR.
Jay Freedman Clerk of FMR Far East, FMR
U.K., FMR Corp., and
Strategic Advisers, Inc.;
Assistant Clerk of FMR;
Secretary of FIMM; Associate
General Counsel FMR Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Clerk of FMR Far
East, FMR U.K., and FIMM.
Stephen G. Manning Assistant Treasurer of FMR
Far East, FMR, FMR U.K., and
FIMM; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp.;
Treasurer of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
Billy Wilder Vice President of FMR Far
East; President and
Representative Director of
FIJ.
(4) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)
Contra Way, Merrimack, NH 03054
FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management &
Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have
held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past
two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d Chairman of the Board and
Director of FIMM, FMR, FMR
Corp., FMR Far East, and FMR
U.K.; Chairman of the
Executive Committee of FMR;
President and Chief
Executive Officer of FMR
Corp.; Director of Fidelity
Investments Japan Limited
(FIJ); President and Trustee
of funds advised by FMR.
Robert C. Pozen President and Director of
FIMM; Senior Vice President
and Trustee of funds advised
by FMR; President and
Director of FIMM, FMR U.K.,
and FMR Far East;
Previously, General Counsel,
Managing Director, and
Senior Vice President of FMR
Corp.
Fred L. Henning Jr. Senior Vice President of
FIMM; Senior Vice President
of FMR and Vice President of
Fixed-Income Funds advised
by FMR.
Boyce I. Greer Vice President of FIMM;
Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Money
Market Funds advised by FMR.
Dwight D. Churchill Vice President of FIMM;
Senior Vice President of FMR
and Vice President of Bond
Funds advised by FMR.
Laura B. Cronin Treasurer of FIMM, FMR Far
East, FMR U.K., and FMR and
Vice President of FMR.
Jay Freedman Secretary of FIMM; Clerk of
FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FMR
Corp., and Strategic
Advisers, Inc.; Assistant
Clerk of FMR; Secretary of
FIMM; Associate General
Counsel FMR Corp.
Susan Englander Hislop Assistant Clerk of FIMM, FMR
U.K., and FMR Far East.
Stephen G. Manning Assistant Treasurer of FIMM,
FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and
FMR; Vice President and
Treasurer of FMR Corp.;
Treasurer of Strategic
Advisers, Inc.
Item 27. Principal Underwriters
(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for
all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
(b)
Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices
Business Address* with Underwriter with Fund
Edward C. Johnson 3d Director Trustee and President
Michael Mlinac Director None
James Curvey Director None
Martha B. Willis President None
Eric D. Roiter Vice President Secretary
Caron Ketchum Treasurer and Controller None
Gary Greenstein Assistant Treasurer None
Jay Freedman Assistant Clerk None
Linda Holland Compliance Officer None
* 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
(c) Not applicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by
Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are
maintained by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Service
Company, Inc. or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, or the funds'
custodian, The Bank of New York, 110 Washington Street, New York, NY.
Item 29. Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 30. Undertakings
The Registrant, on behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2001 and
Fidelity Target Timeline 2003: (1) to call a meeting of shareholders
for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of a trustee or
trustees, when requested to do so by record holders of not less than
10% of its outstanding shares; and (2) to assist in communications
with other shareholders pursuant to Section 16(c)(1) and (2), whenever
shareholders meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 16(c)
seek the opportunity to communicate with other shareholders with a
view toward requesting a meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 8th day
of July 1999.
FIDELITY BOSTON STREET 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)
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d(DAGGER) President and Trustee July 8, 1999
Edward C. Johnson 3d (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Richard A. Silver Treasurer July 8, 1999
Richard A. Silver
/s/Robert C. Pozen Trustee July 8, 1999
Robert C. Pozen
/s/Ralph F. Cox* Trustee July 8, 1999
Ralph F. Cox
/s/Phyllis Burke Davis* Trustee July 8, 1999
Phyllis Burke Davis
/s/Robert M. Gates** Trustee July 8, 1999
Robert M. Gates
/s/E. Bradley Jones* Trustee July 8, 1999
E. Bradley Jones
/s/Donald J. Kirk* Trustee July 8, 1999
Donald J. Kirk
/s/Peter S. Lynch* Trustee July 8, 1999
Peter S. Lynch
/s/Marvin L. Mann* Trustee July 8, 1999
Marvin L. Mann
/s/William O. McCoy* Trustee July 8, 1999
William O. McCoy
/s/Gerald C. McDonough* Trustee July 8, 1999
Gerald C. McDonough
/s/Thomas R. Williams* Trustee July 8, 1999
Thomas R. Williams
(dagger) Signatures affixed by Robert C. Pozen pursuant to a power of
attorney dated July 17, 1997 and filed herewith.
* Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of
attorney dated December 19, 1996 and filed herewith.
** Signature affixed by Robert C. Hacker pursuant to a power of
attorney dated March 6, 1997 and filed herewith.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned President and Director, Trustee, or General
Partner, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Institutional Cash
Fidelity Advisor Series III Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series V Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Massachusetts
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Municipal Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Money Market Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Trust Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Municipal Trust
Trust II Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Concord Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Select Portfolios
Fidelity Daily Money Fund Fidelity Sterling Performance
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Performance Fidelity Trend Fund
Portfolio, L.P. Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Financial Trust Investments-Government
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Securities
Fidelity Government Fund, L.P.
Securities Fund Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Fidelity Yen Performance
Portfolio, L.P.
Newbury Street Trust
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
Variable Insurance Products
Fund III
in addition to 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 Robert C. Pozen 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, Form N-8A, 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 on my 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. This power of attorney is effective for all documents
filed on or after August 1, 1997.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d July 17, 1997
Edward C. Johnson 3d
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees, or General Partners, as the
case may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Government
Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Institutional Cash
Fidelity Advisor Series V Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Massachusetts
Trust Municipal Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Money Market Trust
Trust II Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Fidelity Capital Trust Trust
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Contrafund Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Court Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Daily Money Fund Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Daily Tax-Exempt Fund Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Fidelity Select Portfolios
Performance Fidelity Sterling Performance
Portfolio, L.P. Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Financial Trust Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity U.S.
Investments-Government
Securities
Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Fidelity Yen Performance
Portfolio, L.P.
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
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 Directors, Trustees, or
General Partners (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby 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 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 attorneys-in-fact or their
substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power
of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after January
1, 1997.
WITNESS our hands on this nineteenth day of December, 1996.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d /s/Peter S. Lynch
Edward C. Johnson 3d Peter S. Lynch
/s/J. Gary Burkhead /s/William O. McCoy
J. Gary Burkhead William O. McCoy
/s/Ralph F. Cox /s/Gerald C. McDonough
Ralph F. Cox Gerald C. McDonough
/s/Phyllis Burke Davis /s/Marvin L. Mann
Phyllis Burke Davis Marvin L. Mann
/s/E. Bradley Jones /s/Thomas R. Williams
E. Bradley Jones Thomas R. Williams
/s/Donald J. Kirk
Donald J. Kirk
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Director, Trustee, or General Partner, as the case
may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Government
Fidelity Advisor Annuity Fund Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Hereford Street Trust
Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Institutional Cash
Fidelity Advisor Series V Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Institutional
Fidelity Advisor Series VII Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Institutional Trust
Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Investment Trust
Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Massachusetts
Trust Municipal Trust
Fidelity California Municipal Fidelity Money Market Trust
Trust II Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Fidelity Capital Trust Trust
Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II
Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Contrafund Trust
Fidelity Corporate Trust Fidelity New York Municipal
Fidelity Court Street Trust Trust II
Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust
Fidelity Daily Money Fund Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Fidelity Daily Tax-Exempt Fund Fidelity School Street Trust
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Securities Fund
Fidelity Deutsche Mark Fidelity Select Portfolios
Performance Fidelity Sterling Performance
Portfolio, L.P. Portfolio, L.P.
Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Summer Street Trust
Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Trend Fund
Fidelity Financial Trust Fidelity U.S.
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.
Fidelity U.S.
Investments-Government
Securities
Fund, L.P.
Fidelity Union Street Trust
Fidelity Union Street Trust II
Fidelity Yen Performance
Portfolio, L.P.
Variable Insurance Products
Fund
Variable Insurance Products
Fund II
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 Director, Trustee, or
General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby 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, 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 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 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. This power
of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after March 1,
1997.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Robert M. Gates March 6, 1997
Robert M. Gates
Exhibit d(8)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
between
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC.
and
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of January, 1999, by and between Fidelity
Investments Money Management, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation with
principal offices at Contra Way, P.O. Box 9600, Merrimack, New
Hampshire (hereinafter called the ``Sub-Adviser") and Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation with
principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts
(hereinafter called the ``Adviser").
WHEREAS the Adviser has entered into a Management Contract with
Fidelity Boston Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may
issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter
called the ``Fund"), on behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2001
(hereinafter called the ``Portfolio"), pursuant to which the Adviser
is to act as investment manager and adviser to the Portfolio, and
WHEREAS the Sub-Adviser was formed for the purpose of providing
investment management of money market and fixed-income mutual funds,
both taxable and tax-exempt, advising generally with respect to money
market and fixed-income instruments, and managing or providing advice
with respect to cash management.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser agree
as follows:
1. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the
Adviser, direct the investments of all or such portion of the
Portfolio's assets as the Adviser shall designate in accordance with
the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the
Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from
time to time, the Investment Company Act of l940 and rules thereunder,
as amended from time to time (the ``l940 Act"), and such other
limitations as the Portfolio may impose by notice in writing to the
Adviser or Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish for the
use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary office facilities,
equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the
Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the
Sub-Adviser performing services for the Portfolio relating to
research, statistical and investment activities. The Sub-Adviser is
authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the
Portfolio or the Adviser, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in
any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on
behalf of the Portfolio. The investment policies and all other
actions of the Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the
control and direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations,
information or analyses to the Fund and the Adviser as the Fund's
Board of Trustees or the Adviser may request from time to time or as
the Sub-Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Sub-Adviser shall make
recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees with respect to
Portfolio policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted
by the Trustees. The Sub-Adviser shall, subject to review by the
Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Sub-Adviser
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and which are not otherwise
furnished by the Adviser.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale
of portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Sub-Adviser, which may include brokers or
dealers affiliated with the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser
shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions
at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission
rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In
selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular
transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide
brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or
the other accounts over which the Sub-Adviser, Adviser or their
affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Sub-Adviser is
authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and
research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction
for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission
another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that
transaction if the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such
amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the
brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer.
This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Sub-Adviser and
its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Fund shall periodically
review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the
commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable
in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
2. As compensation for the services to be furnished by the
Sub-Adviser hereunder, the Adviser agrees to pay the Sub-Adviser a
monthly fee equal to 50% of the management fee which the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Adviser under the Portfolio's Management Contract
with the Adviser in respect of that portion of the Portfolio's assets
managed by the Sub-Adviser during such month. Such fee shall not be
reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the
Adviser, if any, in effect from time to time.
3. It is understood that Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the
Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser or the
Sub-Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors,
officers and stockholders of the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser are or may
be or become similarly interested in the Fund, and that the Adviser or
the Sub-Adviser may be or become interested in the Fund as a
shareholder or otherwise.
4. It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all its expenses
other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Sub-Adviser
hereunder or by the Adviser under the Management Contract with the
Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall include,
without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions
and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of securities
and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses of the
Fund's Trustees other than those who are ``interested persons" of the
Fund, the Sub-Adviser or the Adviser; (iv) legal and audit expenses;
(v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi)
fees and expenses related to the registration and qualification of the
Fund and the Portfolio's shares for distribution under state and
federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing and mailing
reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of the
Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding meetings of
the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy solicitations therefor;
(ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net assets of the Portfolio
and other registered investment companies having Advisory and Service
or Management Contracts with the Adviser, of 50% of insurance premiums
for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its proportionate share of
association membership dues; (xi) expenses of typesetting for printing
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and
Statements of Additional Information and supplements thereto sent to
existing shareholders; and (xiii) such non-recurring or extraordinary
expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits or
proceedings to which the Portfolio is a party and the legal obligation
which the Portfolio may have to indemnify the Fund's Trustees and
officers with respect thereto.
5. The Services of the Sub-Adviser to the Adviser are not to be
deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Adviser being free to render services
to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such
other services and activities do not, during the term of this
Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Sub-Adviser's
ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering
investment advice hereunder. The Sub-Adviser shall for all purposes
be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the
Adviser or the Fund.
6. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part
of the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall not be subject to liability
to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for
any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering
services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the
purchase, holding or sale of any security.
7. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d)
of this paragraph 7, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 1999, and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Fund's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent subject to the
provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations
adopted by, or interpretive releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 7, the terms of any continuance or modification of the
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to such Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or by vote of a majority of its
outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically upon the termination of the Management Contract between
the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and the Adviser. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
8. The Sub-Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the
limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of
Trust or other organizational document of the Fund and agrees that any
obligations of the Fund or the Portfolio arising in connection with
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and the Sub-Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio.
Nor shall the Sub-Adviser seek satisfaction of any such obligation
from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
9. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF.
The terms ``registered investment company," ``vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities," ``assignment," and ``interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as
hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC.
By /s/Brian A. Clancy
Brian A. Clancy
Treasurer
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
By /s/Robert C. Posen
Robert C. Posen
President
Exhibit d(11)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
between
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC.
and
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of January, 1999, by and between Fidelity
Investments Money Management, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation with
principal offices at Contra Way, P.O. Box 9600, Merrimack, New
Hampshire (hereinafter called the ``Sub-Adviser") and Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation with
principal offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts
(hereinafter called the ``Adviser").
WHEREAS the Adviser has entered into a Management Contract with
Fidelity Boston Street Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may
issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter
called the ``Fund"), on behalf of Fidelity Target Timeline 2003
(hereinafter called the ``Portfolio"), pursuant to which the Adviser
is to act as investment manager and adviser to the Portfolio, and
WHEREAS the Sub-Adviser was formed for the purpose of providing
investment management of money market and fixed-income mutual funds,
both taxable and tax-exempt, advising generally with respect to money
market and fixed-income instruments, and managing or providing advice
with respect to cash management.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser agree
as follows:
1. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the
Adviser, direct the investments of all or such portion of the
Portfolio's assets as the Adviser shall designate in accordance with
the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the
Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from
time to time, the Investment Company Act of l940 and rules thereunder,
as amended from time to time (the ``l940 Act"), and such other
limitations as the Portfolio may impose by notice in writing to the
Adviser or Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish for the
use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary office facilities,
equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the
Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the
Sub-Adviser performing services for the Portfolio relating to
research, statistical and investment activities. The Sub-Adviser is
authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the
Portfolio or the Adviser, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in
any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on
behalf of the Portfolio. The investment policies and all other
actions of the Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the
control and direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations,
information or analyses to the Fund and the Adviser as the Fund's
Board of Trustees or the Adviser may request from time to time or as
the Sub-Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Sub-Adviser shall make
recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees with respect to
Portfolio policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted
by the Trustees. The Sub-Adviser shall, subject to review by the
Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Sub-Adviser
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and which are not otherwise
furnished by the Adviser.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale
of portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Sub-Adviser, which may include brokers or
dealers affiliated with the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser
shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions
at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission
rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In
selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular
transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide
brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or
the other accounts over which the Sub-Adviser, Adviser or their
affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Sub-Adviser is
authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and
research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction
for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission
another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that
transaction if the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such
amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the
brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer.
This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Sub-Adviser and
its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise
investment discretion. The Trustees of the Fund shall periodically
review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the
commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable
in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
2. As compensation for the services to be furnished by the
Sub-Adviser hereunder, the Adviser agrees to pay the Sub-Adviser a
monthly fee equal to 50% of the management fee which the Portfolio is
obligated to pay the Adviser under the Portfolio's Management Contract
with the Adviser in respect of that portion of the Portfolio's assets
managed by the Sub-Adviser during such month. Such fee shall not be
reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the
Adviser, if any, in effect from time to time.
3. It is understood that Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the
Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser or the
Sub-Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors,
officers and stockholders of the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser are or may
be or become similarly interested in the Fund, and that the Adviser or
the Sub-Adviser may be or become interested in the Fund as a
shareholder or otherwise.
4. It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all its expenses
other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Sub-Adviser
hereunder or by the Adviser under the Management Contract with the
Portfolio, which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall include,
without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions
and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of securities
and other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses of the
Fund's Trustees other than those who are ``interested persons" of the
Fund, the Sub-Adviser or the Adviser; (iv) legal and audit expenses;
(v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi)
fees and expenses related to the registration and qualification of the
Fund and the Portfolio's shares for distribution under state and
federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing and mailing
reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders of the
Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding meetings of
the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy solicitations therefor;
(ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net assets of the Portfolio
and other registered investment companies having Advisory and Service
or Management Contracts with the Adviser, of 50% of insurance premiums
for fidelity and other coverage; (x) its proportionate share of
association membership dues; (xi) expenses of typesetting for printing
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and
Statements of Additional Information and supplements thereto sent to
existing shareholders; and (xiii) such non-recurring or extraordinary
expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits or
proceedings to which the Portfolio is a party and the legal obligation
which the Portfolio may have to indemnify the Fund's Trustees and
officers with respect thereto.
5. The Services of the Sub-Adviser to the Adviser are not to be
deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Adviser being free to render services
to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such
other services and activities do not, during the term of this
Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Sub-Adviser's
ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering
investment advice hereunder. The Sub-Adviser shall for all purposes
be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the
Adviser or the Fund.
6. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part
of the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall not be subject to liability
to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for
any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering
services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the
purchase, holding or sale of any security.
7. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d)
of this paragraph 7, this Agreement shall continue in force until June
30, 1999, and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Fund's Board of Trustees or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent subject to the
provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations
adopted by, or interpretive releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 7, the terms of any continuance or modification of the
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to such Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the Portfolio may, at any
time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of
its Board of Trustees or Directors, or by vote of a majority of its
outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically upon the termination of the Management Contract between
the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and the Adviser. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
8. The Sub-Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the
limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of
Trust or other organizational document of the Fund and agrees that any
obligations of the Fund or the Portfolio arising in connection with
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and the Sub-Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio.
Nor shall the Sub-Adviser seek satisfaction of any such obligation
from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
9. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF.
The terms ``registered investment company," ``vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities," ``assignment," and ``interested
persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings
specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as
hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC.
By /s/Brian C. Clancy
Brian C. Clancy
Treasurer
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
By /s/Robert C. Posen
Robert C. Posen
President
Exhibit m(2)
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
of Fidelity Boston Street Trust:
Fidelity Target Timeline 2001
1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in
accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") of
Fidelity Target Timeline 2001 (the "Portfolio"), a series of shares of
Fidelity Boston Street Trust (the "Fund").
2. The Fund has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with
respect to the Portfolio with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the
"Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Management &
Research Company (the "Adviser"), under which the Distributor uses all
reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure
purchasers for the Portfolio's shares of beneficial interest
("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of
printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other
literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional
activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Portfolio
for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Advisor may use its
management fee revenues as well as past profits or its resources from
any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to
any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Portfolio
shares, including the activities referred to above.
3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to
the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and
other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render
shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing
office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine
inquiries regarding the Portfolio, processing shareholder transactions
and providing such other shareholder services as the Fund may
reasonably request.
4. The Portfolio will not make separate payments as a result of this
Plan to the Adviser, Distributor or any other party, it being
recognized that the Portfolio presently pays, and will continue to
pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments
made by the Portfolio to the Adviser, including payment of management
fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Portfolio
within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments
shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.
5. This Plan shall become effective upon the first business day of
the month following approval by a vote of at least a "majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio" (as defined in the
Act), the plan having been approved by a vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Act) and who have
no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan
or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent
Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on this Plan.
6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain
in effect from the date specified above until April 30, 2000 and from
year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is
subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees
of the Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.
This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees,
provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the
Portfolio to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the
sale of shares of the Portfolio, or to increase materially the amount
spent by the Portfolio for distribution shall be effective only upon
approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Portfolio, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall
be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first
sentence in this paragraph.
7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio.
8. During the existence of this Plan, the Fund shall require the
Adviser and/or Distributor to provide the Fund, for review by the
Fund's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least
quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with
financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
shares of the Portfolio (making estimates of such costs where
necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or Distributor to perform
any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any
specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result
in the sale of shares of the Portfolio.
10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set
forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or other organizational
document, any obligations assumed by the Portfolio pursuant to this
Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and shall not constitute
obligations of any other series of shares of the Fund.
11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan
shall not be affected thereby.
Exhibit m(3)
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
of Fidelity Boston Street Trust:
Fidelity Target Timeline 2003
1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in
accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") of
Fidelity Target Timeline 2003 (the "Portfolio"), a series of shares of
Fidelity Boston Street Trust (the "Fund").
2. The Fund has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with
respect to the Portfolio with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the
"Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Management &
Research Company (the "Adviser"), under which the Distributor uses all
reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure
purchasers for the Portfolio's shares of beneficial interest
("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of
printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other
literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional
activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Portfolio
for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Advisor may use its
management fee revenues as well as past profits or its resources from
any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to
any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Portfolio
shares, including the activities referred to above.
3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to
the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and
other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render
shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing
office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine
inquiries regarding the Portfolio, processing shareholder transactions
and providing such other shareholder services as the Fund may
reasonably request.
4. The Portfolio will not make separate payments as a result of this
Plan to the Adviser, Distributor or any other party, it being
recognized that the Portfolio presently pays, and will continue to
pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments
made by the Portfolio to the Adviser, including payment of management
fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Portfolio
within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments
shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.
5. This Plan shall become effective upon the first business day of
the month following approval by a vote of at least a "majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio" (as defined in the
Act), the plan having been approved by a vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Act) and who have
no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan
or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent
Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on this Plan.
6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain
in effect from the date specified above until April 30, 2000 and from
year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is
subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees
of the Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.
This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees,
provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the
Portfolio to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the
sale of shares of the Portfolio, or to increase materially the amount
spent by the Portfolio for distribution shall be effective only upon
approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Portfolio, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall
be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first
sentence in this paragraph.
7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio.
8. During the existence of this Plan, the Fund shall require the
Adviser and/or Distributor to provide the Fund, for review by the
Fund's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least
quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with
financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
shares of the Portfolio (making estimates of such costs where
necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or Distributor to perform
any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any
specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result
in the sale of shares of the Portfolio.
10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set
forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or other organizational
document, any obligations assumed by the Portfolio pursuant to this
Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and shall not constitute
obligations of any other series of shares of the Fund.
11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan
shall not be affected thereby.